( ESNUG 285 Item 7 ) ----------------------------------------------- [4/3/98]
Subject: Nine Different VHDL-Based Text Editors That Run On Windows NT
> Can anybody recommend a text editor that works well w/ ModelSim on NT4.0?
> We would especially like to be able to compile and read back error
> messages from within the editor. Features like configurability, macros,
> and VHDL syntax highlight would also be good.
>
> - Jacob Nielsen
> Ernitec A/S Hoerkaer, Denmark
From: molenkam@cs.utwente.nl (Bert Molenkamp)
Try WinEdit at "http://www.windowware.com". You can compile from within
WinEdit, you can highlight the VHDL keywords, etc. You may use it for
evaluation for a month.
- Egbert Molenkamp
University of Twente Enschede, the Netherlands
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From: "Pak Khong" <pak.khong@fujitsu.com.au>
I have found ED4W-HDL to be very good. It has all the features that you
mentioned above (compile and read back error messages from within the
editor include jump to the error line when doubling clicking the error
message, VHDL syntax highlight, automatic testbench generation, VHDL
models, etc) and works on NT4.0 as well. You can download an evaluation
version from www.silicon-systems.com.
- Pak Khong
Fujitsu Australia Limited
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From: Malcolm Box <M.D.F.Box@nortel.co.uk>
Emacs. I use it and love it. Infinitely configurable, full programming
language, great VHDL highlighting and source templates. It will easily
hook up to the compiler and jump to error points.
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html for more
- Malcolm Box
Nortel
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From: "Byron Reams" <byron.reams@MCI2000.com>
For all you "vi" bigots out there, you might want to get vim (v5.0).
http://www.vim.org
One of the new features is color syntax highlighting and included in the
install package are files to handle verilog and VHDL syntax. One of the
links has Win32 binaries so no compiling is required...
Also, for those of you familiar with vim v4.6, this latest version has a GUI
interface and resizeable windows.
- Byron Reams
Intel
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From: markg@vulcanasic.com (Mark Goodson)
We sell an HDL editor called Sledgehammer. It does pretty much everything
that you require and works with VHDL, Verilog and ABEL.
- Mark Goodson
Vulcan ASIC Ltd
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From: tom@erinet.com (Tom Palermo)
Try UltraEdit by IDM. I've been using it for years with very good results.
It has syntax highlighting and source templates plus a lot of other advanced
editing features. I don't know if has the capability to jump to errors
since I compile on a Unix network but edit locally on my NT box. You can
get an eval copy at: http://www.idmcomp.com
I've also got the syntax highlighting setup for EDIF files, log & report
files, and other FPGA vendor specific files.
- Tom Palermo
Cincinnati Electronics
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From: "Mehrban Jam" <jam@hpl.hp.com>
I use CodeWright from Premia. Besides syntax highlighting you can use it as
IDE with ModelSim. You can edit, run the compiler, and jump to error
locations all in one place in CodeWright.
- Mehrban Jam
Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
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From: s_clubb@netcomuk.co.uk (Stuart Clubb)
Sorry, got in on the thread a bit late. Please do visit:
http://www.saros.co.uk/
You will find a very nice editor called Turbowriter. A Free 30 day eval
license is available.
It is based around Codewright and has nice features like testbench harness
generation, component generation (for easy instantiation) and there are
templates based around two letter mnemonics. It will analyse your code to
find your named processes, variables, signals, etc. and stick them in a
navigation window so that you can move around real quick. Oh yes, it colour
codes, and hooks directly to Modelsim. Plus when you get an error report
from Modelsim, it'll take you to the offending line.
Try it, I think you will like it. I do, but I could be considered biased
as I just started work for Saros this week. :-)
- Stuart Clubb
Saros
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From: "John Maher" <jmaher@silicon-systems.com>
Try visiting http://www.silicon-systems.com for a free 45 day trial of a
windows 3.1/95/NT VHDL/Verilog editor.
It provides: colorised keywords, automatic testbench generation, automatic
template expansion, dozens of free models which can be automatically
inserted at cursor, comment of selected area, and error tracking for
MODEL SIM (VSYSTEM from Model Tech)
New "Expert" release due very shortly, with more enhancements!
- John Maher
Silicon-Systems
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> For emacs I have 19.34 on Win95, but I don't have a VHDL mode - is there
> one? How do you do the syntax highlight?
>
> - Evan Shattock
> Riverside Machines Ltd.
From: "Thomas D. Tessier" <tomt@hdl-design.com>
Yes, look on the links in http://www.vhdl.org.
Recently updated looks very slick but I am still using the one I customized
over a year ago. Can't let go of a good thing.
- Thomas D. Tessier
T2Design
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From: Edwin Naroska <edwin@mira.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de>
You will find a vhdl-mode at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/8287/
- Edwin Naroska
University of Dortmund Dortmund, Germany
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