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VHDL Seminar: Data Types

The document discusses different data types in VHDL including scalar, composite, access, and file types. Scalar types include enumeration, integer, physical, and floating point types and represent values that appear in sequential order. Composite types such as arrays and records represent collections of values. Access types are pointers to dynamically allocated objects. File types represent files in the host environment and allow communication between VHDL designs and the host. Common data types in VHDL include INTEGER, BOOLEAN, STRING, and BIT which have predefined operators for operations like addition and logical operations.

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VHDL Seminar: Data Types

The document discusses different data types in VHDL including scalar, composite, access, and file types. Scalar types include enumeration, integer, physical, and floating point types and represent values that appear in sequential order. Composite types such as arrays and records represent collections of values. Access types are pointers to dynamically allocated objects. File types represent files in the host environment and allow communication between VHDL designs and the host. Common data types in VHDL include INTEGER, BOOLEAN, STRING, and BIT which have predefined operators for operations like addition and logical operations.

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VHDL Seminar

Ajay K S
Reg. no. 13S06001

Data types

Data object:
A data object holds a value of
specified type. It is created by
means of an object declaration.
Eg: variable COUNT : INTEGER
Here data object called COUNT,
which hold integer values. The
object COUNT is also declared to be
of variable class.
Classes of data object:
1. Constant
2. Variable
3. Signal
4. File

Data Types:
Every data object in VHDL can hold a
value that belongs to a set of
values. This set of values is
specified by using a type
declaration. A type is a name that
has associated with a set of values
and a set of operations.
Eg: For INTEGER type operators are
+ for addition, - for subrtaction, *
for multiplication, / for division.

Data Types:
For BOOLEAN type some operators are
and, or, nor, nand, xor, xnor, not.
A major categories of data type are

1. Scalar types: Here values


belonging to these types appear in
sequential order.
Eg: BIT is a scalar type. The expression
0<1 is valid & has the value TRUE.

There are 4 kinds of scalar types.


Those are
a)

Enumeration type

b)

Integer type

c)

Physical type

d)

Floating type

A). Enumeration type:

It defines a type that has a set of


user defined values consisting of
identifiers and character literals.
Eg: type MVL is (U,0,1,z);
B). Integer type:
It defines a type whose set of values
fall within a specified integer
range.
Here range of integer is (2^31-1) to
+(2^31-1)
Eg: type INDEX is range 0 to 15;

C). Floating point type:


A floating point type has a set of values in
a given range of real numbers.
Eg: type TTL_VOLTAGE is range 5.5 to

9.5
D). Physical type:
It contain values that represent
measurement of some physical
quantity, like time, length, voltage,
current.
Eg: type CURRENT is range 0 to 19
units;

2. Composite type:
A composite type represents a collection
of values.
2 types are :
a)

Recorded type

b)

Array type

a). Array type:

It consist of elements that have same


type.
Eg: type ADRESS_WORD is array (0
to 63) of BIT;
b). Record type:

An object of a record type is


composed of elements of same or
different types.
Eg: type PIN_TYPE is range 0 to 10;

3. Access type:

A value belonging to access type are


pointers to a dynamically allocated
object of some other type.
Eg: type PTR is access MODULE;

4. File type:
Objects of the file type represent files in
the host environment. They provide a
mechanism by which a VHDL design
communicates with the host
environment.
Syntax of file type representationis.

file_type_name is file of
type_name;
Eg:
Type NAMES is file of STRING;

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