DUMMY Question

Hello,

Just to be sure: VHDL and Verilog are two different languages, I do not know if it is a typing error or a misunderstanding so I'd like to point out that you can not program in VHDL using Verilog.

Then, if you are using a CPLD (Max II or Max V), you can think of programming the chip while if you are using an FPGA (Stratix, Cyclone, Arria) you should think of "programming the memory that will store the chip configuration"; there are quite a lot of options that depend on the FPGA you have chosen (have a look of the programming and remote configuration chapter of the datasheet of your device). This is true for Altera devices and I assume you are not interested in other vendors since you came to write here.

The way to get the project out of a dev board is the same you use for a microcontroller: you (or you and some other guy from the design team) define a pin connection that suits your project (if you are lucky, you can copy the same pin-out of the project on the dev kit) then you assign the pins in the project (this is different from a microcontroller... look at Pinplanner and to Pin assignments... maybe the free on line course "Quartus II foundation" from Altera may give you the right advices). Of course, sometimes on microcontrollers it is easier: some dev kits permit to get the remove the chip and phisically transport it somewere else.

I've met some designers switching from microcontrollers to FPGA and the are sometimes confused by the big amount of information on the manuals. Have a look at the Altera Partners... you may find someone near you that may "sell a training". Where are you from?