CHAPTER 4 Design Languages
4.1 Introduction
Design languages provide the means by which to describe the operation of both software programs and hardware. These descriptions, usually text based, are developed and stored as ASCII text files within the computer on which the descriptions are being developed. Over the years, a large number of languages have been developed. Some are still in use today, while others have become obsolete.
Design languages are of two types, software programming languages (SPL) and hardware description languages (HDL). At one time, designers were either software or hardware designers, and design teams were clearly distinguished by these separate roles. Today, however, designers are involved in both software and hardware ...
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