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VHDL Conventions

Enterprise Architect supports round-trip engineering of VHDL, where the following conventions are used.

Stereotypes

Stereotype

Applies To

Corresponds To

architecture

Class

An architecture.

 

asynchronous

Method

An asynchronous process.

 

configuration

Method

A configuration.

 

enumeration

Inner Class

An enum type.

 

entity

Interface

An entity.

 

part

Attribute

A component instantiation.

 

port

Attribute

A port.

 

signal

Attribute

A signal declaration.

 

struct

Inner Class

A record definition.

 

synchronous

Method

A synchronous process.

 

typedef

Inner Class

A type or subtype definition.

 

 
Tagged Values

Tag

Applies To

Corresponds To

isGeneric

Attribute (port)

The port declaration in a generic interface.

 

isSubType

Inner Class (typedef)

A subtype definition.

 

kind

Attribute (signal)

The signal kind (such as register, bus).

 

mode

Attribute (port)

The port mode (in, out, inout, buffer, linkage).

 

portmap

Attribute (part)

The generic / port map of the component instantiated.

 

sensitivity

Method (synchronous)

The sensitivity list of a synchronous process.

 

type

Inner Class (typedef)

The type indication of a type declaration.

 

typeNameSpace

Attribute (part)

The type namespace of the instantiated component.

 

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Page

Item

Action

VHDL

Architecture

Defines an architecture to be associated with a VHDL entity.

An architecture-stereotyped Class element.

 

 

Entity

Defines a VHDL entity to contain the Port definitions.

An entity-stereotyped interface element.

 

 

Enumeration

Defines an Enumerated Type.

An Enumeration element.

 

 

Struct

Defines a VHDL record.

A struct-stereotyped Class element.

 

 

Typedef

Defines a VHDL type or subtype.

A typedef-stereotyped Class element.

 

VHDL Features

Port

Defines a VHDL Port.

A port-stereotyped attribute.

 

 

Part

Defines a VHDL component instantiation.

A part-stereotyped attribute.

 

 

Signal

Defines a VHDL signal.

A signal-stereotyped attribute.

 

 

Procedure

·Concurrent
·Sequential
·Configuration.

Defines a VHDL process:

·An asynchronous-stereotyped method
·A synchronous-stereotyped method
·A configuration-stereotyped method

 

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