A 64-bit version of conv_std_logic_vector?

[Paul Boven]

Hi everyone,

The very first piece of VHDL I've written is a divisor (long division),
the final part of a reciprocal counter I've built (in a Spartan-3).
Because of the counter's high resolution, the number to be divided is 54
bits long. Instead of assigning 54 bit long vectors to my signals, I'd
rather use conv_std_logic_vector just to improve the readability of the
code. But the Xilinx tools I'm using won't go beyond 32 bits integers.
Is there a 64 bit or other equivalent of conv_std_logic_vector I could use?

Below is the long divisor I've coded, any hints on improving the
functionality or coding style would be welcomed.

Regards, Paul Boven.

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;

entity reciprocal is
port (clk, start: in std_logic;
done: out std_logic;
bits: out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0);
b: in std_logic_vector(27 downto 0));
end reciprocal;

architecture Behavioral of reciprocal is

signal bitsreg : std_logic_vector(31 downto 0);
signal counter: std_logic_vector(4 downto 0):= "00000";
signal aw,bw: std_logic_vector(53 downto 0);

begin
process (clk)
begin
if (clk'event and clk='1') then
if (counter = 0) then
done <= '0';
if (start = '1') then
bitsreg <= conv_std_logic_vector(0,32);
counter <= "00001";
-- aw = 800000000 (MHz, reference)
-- * 2^21 (prescaler)
-- * 10 (0.1Hz resolution)
aw <= "111011100110101100101000000000000000000000000000000000";
-- aw <= conv_std_logic_vector(16777216000000000,54);
-- aw <= std_logic_vector((800000000 * 2**21 * 10), 54);
bw <= b & conv_std_logic_vector(0,54-32);
end if; -- start = 1
elsif (counter = 28) then -- do 27 divisions
bits <= bitsreg;
done <= '1';
counter <= "00000";
else -- 0 < counter < 28
if (aw >= bw) then
bitsreg <= bitsreg (30 downto 0) & '1';
aw <= aw - bw;
else -- aw < bw
bitsreg <= bitsreg (30 downto 0) & '0';
end if;
counter <= counter + 1;
bw <= '0'& bw(53 downto 1);
end if; -- counter
end if; -- clk
end process;
end Behavioral;

 

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

The very first piece of VHDL I've written is a divisor (long division),
the final part of a reciprocal counter I've built (in a Spartan-3).
Because of the counter's high resolution, the number to be divided is 54
bits long.

-> In IEEE.numeric_std you will find the types "signed" and "unsigned"
(both derived from std_logic_vector) and with approriate arithmetics.
You can easily write "+" or whatever /and/ access every bit.

Instead of assigning 54 bit long vectors to my signals, I'd
rather use conv_std_logic_vector just to improve the readability of the
code. ....
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;

It is not recommended to use these libraries, because they are not
standard libraries. Every manufacurer of simulators or synthesis tools
may implement them differently. Furthermore you restrict yourself to
unsigned arithmetics for the complete component.

Ralf