Structural Verilog - 2023.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Synthesis (UG901)
Document ID
UG901
Release Date
2023-11-01
Version
2023.2 English

Structural Verilog descriptions assemble several blocks of code and allow the introduction of hierarchy in a design. The following table lists the concepts of hardware structure and their descriptions.

Table 1. Basic Concepts of Hardware Structure
Concept Description
Component Building or basic block
Port Component I/O connector
Signal Corresponds to a wire between components

The following table lists the Verilog Components, the view, and what the components describe.

Table 2. Verilog Components
Item View Describes
Declaration External What is seen from the outside, including the component ports
Body Internal The behavior or the structure of the component
  • A component is represented by a design module.
  • The connections between components are specified within component instantiation statements.
  • A component instantiation statement:
    • Specifies an instance of a component occurring within another component or the circuit
    • Is labeled with an identifier.
    • Names a component declared in a local component declaration.
    • Contains an association list (the parenthesized list). The list specifies the signals and ports associated with a given local port.