vga-text-mode

Verilog code for VGA-compatible text mode on an FPGA.

Usage

1. Take files from src/ and add them to your own project. If you use hdlmake, you can add this repository itself as a remote module.
2. Other helpful modules are also available in this GitHub organization.
3. Consult the usage example in hdmi-demo for code that runs a demo over HDMI.
4. Read through the parameters in console.sv and tailor any instantiations to your situation.
5. Please create an issue if you run into a problem or have any questions.

Custom fonts

The default font is the well reputed Terminus font in 8x16. You can change the font to one of your liking using psf2verilog to generate a drop-in replacement for glyphmap.v.

To-do List

• Code point
• Foreground color
• Background color
• Blink
• Custom font sizes
  • Only fonts with sizes that are multiples of 8 work currently

Special Thanks

• Detailed Wikipedia article by Incnis Mrsi