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14 years ago

"/" - sign

Hi all, I saw "/reset" lable on a wire. what does "/" mean? does it metter if I lable it with "/" or without? Thanks ahead
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14 years ago

The symbol "/" is commonly used to designate an inverted logic signal, "#" is another candidate. But unfortunately, it's not compatible with high level languages. In the present schematic "reset" and "/reset" are different signals. I suggest "nreset" as a HDL compatible signal name.