VHDL 101

Preface

VHDL, as with so many other languages, is difficult to teach as each part of the language requires the understanding of some other part of the language to make sense. This makes the traditional “linear” approach very difficult as it requires the reader to read the book from start to finish in order to have a sufficient grasp of the language to become useful. This book is experimenting with a different approach – it covers various aspects of the material multiple times! Each “loop” builds upon the previous and introduces new material along with practical application.

The introduction provides a “context” to the reader into the overall architecture of a generic FPGA and the “big picture” of how code becomes a working design. The reader then ...