Re: [myhdl-list] Proposal: New class, ClockDomain

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

On 05/15/2013 03:47 AM, Christopher Lozinski wrote:
>   Clock domain is a great idea.
>
> There should be a rich and interesting library of Hardware modules
> available as a library in MyHDL.
>
> It makes life so much easier for the Newbies.
>
> Sure it is not that much code for the experienced guys to write one
> class, but it has to do with mindsets.  As an experienced object
> oriented developer
> new to MyHDL, I expect a rich and interesting class library to exist and
> be available for reuse.
>
> Here is one such suggested library.
>
> http://www.oohdl.com/HarwareModuleClassLibrary

BTW - I hate that classification - way too much level. Not
useful for real HDL work.

> Then I could make a blinking light out of a clock, and a counter.
> Just watch the 22nd bit on the counter, to see it blink at human speed.
>
> http://www.oohdl.com/Blinking_Light
>
> Much better than writing it from scratch.
>
> The fact that such a library  does not exist, that it is discouraged,
> that there is no culture of publishing and sharing class libraries in
> MyHDL gives me pause.
>
> Perhaps it is more efficient to write things from scratch, but for us
> newbies, it is way way easier to reuse existing class libraries.
>


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