entity tb is end; architecture analyze of tb is component dut ... signal test_vector : std_logic_vector(...); signal result : std_logic_vector(...); begin UUT: dut port map (...); process begin -- Apply test cases wait for 10 ns; -- Assert expected assert result = expected report "Mismatch" severity error; wait; end process; end analyze;
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Navabi’s approach of mixing these styles allows for a highly flexible "top-down" design methodology, where complex systems are first modeled behaviorally and then refined into synthesizable structural netlists. Simulation and Synthesis