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Honored Contributorinteger'image(some_int) results in "Expression is not constant" error
What is the correct way to convert an always changing integer variable to a string (to be displayed on a VGA monitor)? I have a series of if statements that take care of padding (so that the resultin...
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Honored ContributorUsually, you would let software control something like this
You provide the processor with a memory the size of the VGA screen. The software can do all the fancy graphics rather easily. Doing it in HDL is rather long winded and cumbersum, as you're finding. it's just easier to send data directly to a processor, rather than a VGA screen.
