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17 years ago

[beginner] Where is display and delay instructions

Hello, When I try to compile the code like that: module hello_world ; initial begin $display ("Hello World "); # 15 $display ("Hello World again "); end endmodule I get such erro...
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17 years ago

As far as I know, those two things aren't synthesizable anywhere, and are purely abstractions used in simulation. Verilog is hardware, and there is no display on your hardware until you build it, and there is no sense of time until you've built it. You may want to look at Nios II, as putting a soft processor(and a display peripheral) might be more what you're looking for.