Re: [Embedlets-dev] [HW] HDL, FPGA and other assorted acronyms....

[Holger B. <ho...@bi...>]

> Unless I missed something. ;-)
>
Yes, you are missing that this Description Language is a abstraction 
Layer regardless the level of implementation. There are much more 
complex things done in descriptive languages, than any embbedded 
devices should be care of. For example, the aJile Processor is 
available as a VHDL (AFAIRC, otherwise it is Verilog) description. But 
there is no problem to have a single NOR as an 'embedlet'.
The aJile ASIC himself is developed with this language, for most 
embedded Controller/Devices exist already HDL descriptions.

One is able to describe _any_ digital hardwaredevice, including 
temparature sensors and mainframe computers. You are able to use these 
bricks in any other construction and combination. HDL has inputs, 
outputs, events, vectors of bits, vectors of vectors etc. pp.

It is _not_ a modeling language, like UML, it is a reality language. 
Wiring-, Testing-, Simulation- Compilertools are parts of the language.

IMHO, if i read the docs of emblets - you are definig a second approach 
to HDL. The own OutPost HDL. I do not know ... looks like this second 
invention of the wheel for me.

bax