Hi Robert 
This is the first time I heard about System-C, is that a new language?
Any links would be appreciated.
Best regards
		Luis 

Luis Moreira
luis.moreira@jet.uk
tel. 01235464615
JET PSU Department
UKAEA Culham Division
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-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Robert Young
Sent: 30 June 2005 21:07
To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
Subject: RE: [OT]: VHDL how to start?

> 
> 
> Herbert, Rober, Alex,
> 
> All three of you recommended same softwares and Verilog 
> instead of VHDL. There is a company who wants to hire me but 
> the requirement is I have to 
> know
> VHDL too on top of PIC, PCB layout. I do know when am I 
> suppose to use 
> all this
> but to me PIC itself is already enough for one person to deal 
> with. I just wanted to appreciate all of you for fast reply 
> and  recommendation I will start searching Verilog after I 
> sent this e-mail. once again thank you very much.
> 
> Andre

If the requirement is to use VHDL (and check that it is a legitimate
requirement) then go ahead and learn VHDL over Verilog.  If you can do
one, you can do the other.  Like learning C and then switching to Pascal
later.  Many of the concepts are similar.  You will have a learning
curve for both but the steepest curve will be for the first language.
The second (and later maybe System-C) will come easier.

One thing (mostly based on personal experience so I'm expecting to be
shot at for this) about Verilog vs. VHDL, it is VERY easy to write code
in VHDL that will not synthesize.  Verilog code seems a bit closer to
the hardware while VHDL can be much more abstract, so much so that you
can produce designs that cannot be directly realized in hardware.

Rob
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