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8 years ago

lpm functions and hdl

Hi all, So I'm trying to create a (synchronous) 8-bit loadable counter, as below but for some reason this synthesizes to around 28 LE's compared to the altera LPM 11 LE version. Any idea why? ...
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8 years ago

Unless you really need the resources, you should ALWAYS choose whichever option is easier for a fellow engineer (or yourself in 12 months time) to understand. Choosing an obscure "clever" option will never earn you brownie points with anyone.