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16 years ago

[vhdl] artificial neural network

Hello, I'm interested in neural networks currently :) I've written some basic ANN implementation in java with ADELINE neurons. (Actually, this is only the background of the problem) I'd lik...
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16 years ago

What are you trying to acheive with VHDL. VHDL has the real type for modelling and simulation only - you cannot synthesise them and put them on hardware/FPGA. you have to use std_logic_vector/unsigned/signed/fixed point. Floating point always has to be represented by vectors. The real type is NOT a vector.

If you are using VHDL solely to produce a model, then it is fine, but if you do not intend to put anything onto and FPGA, Id stick to java.