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9 years ago

ieee.fixed_pkg in Quartus Prime 16.0 Lite Edition

Hi, I just recently started fiddling with FPGAs and I am currently trying to learn VHDL 2008. One of the textbooks I am following has an example of a MAC implementation that uses a type calle...
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9 years ago

PS. VHDL 2008 doesnt really add anything to the language for synthesis. Anything new in VHDL 2008 can be done with the 93 version.

In simulation, it adds many enhancements.

I would recommend you keep your synthesisable code in '93 as this will ensure maximum compatability. But please use the 2008 code in testbenches (as it makes life much easier).