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### Verilog Top-Level Code Example and Guidelines

In designing a top-level module in Verilog, several best practices should be followed to ensure that the design is robust, maintainable, and adheres to industry standards. The following sections provide guidance on structuring such modules.

#### Module Declaration and Interface Definition

A well-defined interface enhances modularity and reusability of components within larger designs. For instance:

module top_level_module (
    input wire clk,
    input wire rst_n,
    input wire [7:0] data_in,
    output reg [7:0] data_out
);

This snippet declares `top_level_module` with clock (`clk`), reset (`rst_n`), and data ports defined clearly[^1].

#### Instantiation of Submodules

Submodules can be instantiated within the body of the top-level module as follows:

// Instantiate submodule A
submodule_A u_submodule_A (
    .clk(clk),
    .rst_n(rst_n),
    .data(data_in)
);

// Instantiate submodule B
submodule_B u_submodule_B (
    .clk(clk),
    .rst_n(rst_n),
    .input_data(u_submodule_A.output_data),
    .output_data(data_out)
);

Each instantiation uses named port connections which improve readability compared to positional mapping[^2].

#### Timescale Directive Usage

At the beginning of any Verilog file containing simulation models or testbenches, it's common practice to specify time units and precision through the `timescale` directive:

`timescale 1ns / 1ps

Setting appropriate values ensures consistent timing behavior during simulations across different tools and platforms[^3].

#### Non-Blocking Assignments Within Always Blocks

For sequential logic operations like state machines or flip-flops, non-blocking assignments are preferred over blocking ones because they better model hardware concurrency characteristics:

always @(posedge clk or negedge rst_n) begin : proc_state_register
    if (!rst_n) begin
        current_state <= IDLE;
    end else begin
        case (current_state)
            ...
        endcase
    end
end

Non-blocking assignments allow all updates to occur simultaneously at the end of the process block rather than sequentially when encountered while executing lines one by one[^4].

--related questions--

1. How does hierarchical naming facilitate debugging complex digital systems?
2. Can unnamed blocks contain local parameters accessible from outside their scope?
3. What considerations must be taken into account regarding signal widths between interconnected modules?
4. Is there any difference between synthesizing combinational versus sequential circuits concerning assignment types used inside always blocks?
5. Why might specifying too fine-grained time precisions impact synthesis results negatively?