VHDL之code structure

 1　　VHDL units

VHDL code is composed of at least 3 fundamental sections:

1) LIBRARY declarations: Contains a list of all libraries to be used in the design. For example: ieee, std, work, etc.

2) ENTITY: Specifies the I/O pins of the circuit.

3) ARCHITECTURE: Contains the VHDL code proper, which describes how the circuit should behave (function).

2　　Library declarations

　　A LIBRARY is a collection of commonly used pieces of code. Placing such pieces inside a library allows them to be reused or shared by other designs.

　　To declare a LIBRARY(that is, to make it visble to the design) two lines of code are needed:

1 library library_name;
2 use library_name.package_name.package_parts;

　　Three packages from three different libraries, are usually needed in design:

　　- ieee.std_logic_1164 (from the ieee library)

　　- standard (from the std library)

　　- work (work library) 　　

1 library IEEE;
2 use ieee.std_logic_1164.all
3
4 library std;
5 use std.standard.all
6
7 library work;
8 use work.all;

　　The libraries std and work are made visible by default, so there is no need to declare them; only the ieee library must be explicitly written when the STD_LOGIC(or STD_ULOGIC) data type is employed in design.