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Altera_Forum
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16 years agoVHDL is more a hardware description language than a programming language. You can do simple logic and state machines quite easily. It can also be good to do repetitive tasks, such as filtering, video processing. But for complex algorithms, it may be a better idea to switch to a CPU and use a programming language such as C.
If you don't have a license for the Nios CPU, it will work in evaluation mode. It will work as long as you keep the USB cable connected, or if you disconnect it the CPU only works for a limited amount of time (1 hour, usually).