Expected time: Most users complete it in less than 1 hour.

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Getting started with a new language can be a very messy task. There can be a series of installations and plenty of things can go wrong. Also if you already work in a corporate setting then you might not want to do any installations and keep your personal practice separate. 

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Thankfully there is a very quick way to do that. 

So, let's get started. 

Step 1: Go to this URL: https://www.edaplayground.com).

If you are first time user, you might be asked to register, you can register using google and facebook. 

After successful login, you will be able to see something as below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If you might need it, check troubleshooting tips at bottom of the page. 

Step 2: 

You can start writing your design and  testbench code straightaway. But to run your code you will need to save the code and select right tools at the left. First let's start writing the code.

Step 4: Define a Module

• In the editor pane on the left side, begin by defining a module using the module keyword followed by the module name.

• For example, let's create a simple module called myModule like below:

  • module myModule;​

Step 5: Declare Inputs and Outputs

• Inside the module, declare the inputs and outputs using the input and output keywords, respectively. Each port declaration should include the data type and port name.

• For this example, let's create a module with two inputs (in1 and in2) and one output (out), all of type wire:

  • module myModule(
      input wire in1,
      input wire in2,
      output wire out
    );

Step 6: Implement the Functionality

• Inside the module, you can describe the functionality of your design using behavioral modeling constructs.

• For this tutorial, let's create a simple AND gate that assigns the output out to the logical AND of inputs in1 and in2:

  • module myModule(
      input wire in1,
      input wire in2,
      output wire out
    );

  •   // AND gate implementation
      assign out = in1 & in2;

  • endmodule

• If you don't understand the code yet, don't worry. This tutorial is just to give you the understanding of how tool works. 

Step 7: We have written the code now. Let's select the correct tool from the left side and save our program. You can save the program as public or private. For this tutorial, i have kept it public. 

Tools I have selected, design.sv and the output log when i run this program are as given below. 

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