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Honored ContributorData type used in VHDL
Hi, I am newbie to VHDL design. I came across a question of using VHDL. I'd like to output a 17 bit data through one port (one pin in an Altera chip) to my DSP on the the same circuit bo...
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Honored ContributorYou need to serialise the 17 data bits and use a std_logic type. When using a std_logic_vector type as an ouput each bit will tie up with one pin on your device.
