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12 years ago

tracking time for real time control algorithm ??

Hi, i am new in VHDL, and i want to know if there is time() function at library that i can record time through for real time control algorithm using vhdl in my ALTERA DE2_70?? thanks
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12 years ago

No. How would you expect to do that in logic? Remember VHDL is NOT a programming language running on a processor.

you will need a counter and something to read the start and end values, then, as you know the clock speed, you can work out how long it's taken.