Even Numbers Filter - Vhdl Typing CST Test
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Even Numbers Filter — Vhdl Code
Outputs even numbers from a fixed array.
library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use IEEE.NUMERIC_STD.ALL;
entity EvenNumbers is
Port (
evens_out : out INTEGER_VECTOR(0 to 4)
);
end EvenNumbers;
architecture Behavioral of EvenNumbers is
signal nums : INTEGER_VECTOR(0 to 9) := (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10);
signal evens : INTEGER_VECTOR(0 to 4);
begin
process(nums)
variable idx : INTEGER := 0;
begin
idx := 0;
for i in 0 to 9 loop
if nums(i) mod 2 = 0 then
evens(idx) <= nums(i);
idx := idx + 1;
end if;
end loop;
end process;
evens_out <= evens;
end Behavioral;Vhdl Language Guide
VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) is a strongly typed, concurrent hardware description language used to model, simulate, and synthesize digital systems such as FPGAs, ASICs, and SoCs. Designed for reliability, formal precision, and hardware-level abstraction.
Primary Use Cases
- ▸FPGA design and development
- ▸ASIC/SoC prototyping
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- ▸High-reliability hardware (military/aerospace)
- ▸Hardware verification and simulation
Notable Features
- ▸Strong static typing
- ▸Concurrency built into the language
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- ▸Package- and library-based modularity
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Developed in the early 1980s by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) under the VHSIC program; standardized as IEEE 1076.
Industrial Note
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