Advantages of Verilog
- Concise Syntax: Verilog has a straightforward syntax that allows for quick and efficient coding of digital circuits.
- Industry Standard: It is widely used and accepted in the semiconductor industry, making it easier to collaborate with others and access resources.
- Simulation and Synthesis: Verilog supports both simulation and synthesis, allowing designers to verify their designs and translate them into actual hardware.
- Hierarchical Design: Verilog enables hierarchical design, which allows for the creation of complex systems by breaking them down into smaller, manageable modules.
Getting Started with Verilog
For a long time, computer programming languages like FORTRAN, Pascal, and C were used to describe computer programs and their code execution is sequential. But there isn’t any language to describe the digital circuits. This is when Hardware Description Language(HDL) came into play. HDLs are even popular for verification purposes. There are mainly two types of HDL:
- Verilog HDL
- VHDL (Very High-Speed was Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language)
Note: Verilog HDL and VHDL aren’t the same. VHDL was used before Verilog came into existence. the difference between them will be discussed in the later part.
Table of Content
- What is Verilog?
- Gate Level Modeling
- Data-Flow Modeling
- Behavioral Modeling
- Operators
- Identifiers and Keywords
- Datatypes
- Module Declaration
- Classification of Verilog
- Verilog HDL Vs VHDL