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8 years ago

task vs always

Hello, i know that always executes always when some parameter in the sensitivity list changes. in what cases task executes? if i have a task block and always block one after the other' which one...
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8 years ago

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What do you mean by this? A task is a procedure that must be called by from a running process.

An always block is a continuously running process.

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Maybe Im getting myself confused. In VHDL a procedure can be called outside of a process and in doing so you have an implicit process. I thought the same could be done in verilog - mistaken.