Consistent Coding Guidelines are Key

Signal Naming Conventions

Blocking vs Non-blocking ops

Signals vs variables (VHDL)

Sync vs Async resets

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Indentation

Begin/End closure

Commenting do’s/don’ts

Use of constants/defines

Design for test constructs

State machine coding

Technology portability

In _n

L_out

Not_clk

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4 of many ways to name

active low signals. Pick one!

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