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14 years ago

Variable inside and outside a process

Hi, I'm having an problem that all I can think about to solve this is to use a variable inside an component and on every clock, increment it. With a loop it would also be possible, but I must incr...
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14 years ago

you're thinking too much like software.

components are NOT like functions in C. They are like chips on a circuit board. They exist all the time, and cannot be called as and when needed.

I think you may benefit from reading up on how logic works and digital circuit design.