AeroMan wrote:
I'm not stating that we should ignore what was done in Verilog and try to rewrite everything in VHDL. It was just one comment from them I would like to share.
Sure, but the comment is invalid.
AeroMan wrote:
Actually, one of them is PHD... What they told me in that discussion is that there are some stuff that you can implement in VHDL easier than in Verilog
Not true. Trust me I've worked as a Verilog and VHDL designer for over 10 years. Ask them to name something, just out of curiosity.
AeroMan wrote:
but it is more difficult to learn.
It depends. If you've never done C (software) then you'll find both equally difficult. If you've done any C then you'll probably favour verilog as its syntax is quite similar.
AeroMan wrote:
as Assembly and C are also languages and althrough C is very powerful, there are things that can't be done using it. You can do everything in Assembly, but it is way more difficult.
Nice simile. Unfortunately not a valid one. C is a high level language and Assembler is a low level language. VHDL and Verilog are both equally high level languages.
Verilog has pro's and cons, VHDL has pro's and cons. The majority are not valid for MiniMig as they centre on verification and code reuse.
AeroMan wrote:
With the 60% number that AJCopland said below, I can tell the hardware needs prevision for a second FPGA or a bigger one.
No you cant, cos you dont know how more complex AGA is over ECS. Dont try to tell me you do, cos you dont :-P
The only thing you could work out is if we had enough I/O for 32-bit CPU/RAM interface and 24-bit video interface.
