read data from file for implementation

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peace ! requesting some help with my vhdl code!

I'm writing code for image processing, what I nead is read

data(integer) from file (txt,xml or dat) to implemente the code in the board, the file is generated from matlab

Q1- what type of file should I use

Q2- does the txt file solve the problem( for simulation it's ok but the question is for the implementation)

Q3- could you advice me for some books or links

Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks for your time!....peace

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one way is to have a ram initialised by your mif data from file. You can update the file if your ram supports real time editing.

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could you advice me for some books or links

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This DSP tutorial has VHDL code and Tcl scripts for accessing hardware via JTAG, including uploading and downloading RAM via JTAG.

http://www.ovro.caltech.edu/~dwh/correlator/pdf/esc-104paper_hawkins.pdf

http://www.ovro.caltech.edu/~dwh/correlator/pdf/esc-104code_hawkins.zip

Cheers,

Dave