Run Your First Verilog Program Online (No Installation Required)

Expected Time: Less than 1 hour

Getting started with a new language can be messy. There can be multiple installations, environment setup issues, and things that go wrong.

If you work in a corporate setting, you might not want to install tools on your system and mix personal practice with office setup.

Thankfully, there is a very quick and clean way to start learning Verilog — without installing anything.

Let’s get started.
 

Step 1: Open EDA Playground (Online Verilog Simulator)

Go to: https://www.edaplayground.com

If you are a first-time user, you might be asked to register.
You can register using Google or Facebook for quick access.

After successful login, you will see a workspace like this:

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f you face issues, check the troubleshooting tips available at the bottom of the page.

Step 2: Writing Your First Verilog Code

You can start writing your design and testbench code immediately.

But before running your code:

• You must save the code

• You must select the correct simulator/tool from the left panel

First, let’s write a simple Verilog module.

Step 3: Define a Module in Verilog

In the editor pane on the left side, define a module using the module keyword followed by the module name.

Example:

module myModule;

Step 4: Declare Inputs and Outputs

Inside the module, declare inputs and outputs using input and output.

For this example:

• Two inputs → in1, in2

• One output → out

• All of type wire
  
  module myModule(
    input wire in1,
    input wire in2,
    output wire out
  );
  
   

• Step 5: Implement Simple Logic (AND Gate Example)

• Now let’s implement simple functionality.

• We will create a basic AND gate using continuous assignment:

• module myModule( input wire in1, input wire in2, output wire out ); // AND gate implementation assign out = in1 & in2; endmodule

• If you don’t understand the syntax yet, don’t worry.

• This tutorial is mainly to:

• Understand how the tool works

• Learn how to write and run code

• Get comfortable with the workflow

• We will go deeper into concepts in upcoming articles.

• Step 6: Select Simulator and Run the Code

• Now:

• Select the simulator from the left panel

• Save your program

• Choose Public or Private

• Click Run

• After running, you will see the output log at the bottom.

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