1.2.3. Values

1.2.3.1. Port Types

The port types can be, input, output and inout.

1.2.3.2. Data Types

There are two types of data in Verilog, one is called net and the other is called reg. A reg declaration is used to store some temporary data and a net is used to connect blocks and processes.

1.2.3.2.1. Net

Net declarations can be wire , tri, supply0 and supply1.

wire	represents a node or connection
tri	represents a tri-state node
supply0	represents the logic 0
supply1	represents the logic 1

1.2.3.2.2. Reg

Reg declarations can be reg , integer, time and realtime. A variable of type reg can be designated only by a procedure statement, task, or function. A variable of type reg cannot be the output of a port or an assign statement.

1.2.3.3. Data Input Output Rules

If you have a variable of type net, it can be declared as input, output, or inout. A variable of type reg can only be declared of type output.

1.2.3.4. Assign Values

In Verilog numbers can be assigned with size or not. If it is not declared the size it defaults to 32 bits. Also you must choose the base of the number and the options are decimal, hexadecimal, octal and binary. If not specified the base it defaults to the decimal base.

Examples:

122 - Unsized number with no base, so it is a 32 bit wide number with the value 122 in the decimal base.

3’b010 - 3 bit wide with the value 010 in base two or 2 in decimal base.

8’hAA- 8 bit wide with the value AA in the hexadecimal base.

6’o77 - 6 bit wide with the value 77 in the octal base.

‘b010 - 32 bit wide with the value 2 in the decimal base.

‘d2 - Same as before.

1.2.3.5. Negative Numbers

Negative numbers are stored as compliment two and the minus sign must be included before the specification of size.

Example:

-10’d5 10 bit number stored as complement two of 5.

10’d-5 Illegal representation.

1.2.3.6. Special Number Characters

Character	Function	Example
_	used for readability	16’h15_ab_cd_ef
x or X	specify unknown bits	16’h15abx
z or Z	specify high impedance value	16’hz

1.2.3.7. References

Verilog HDL Basics - Altera