big decoder

[bxbxb3]

hi,
I have a total of 13 lines and it must be decoded into 2^13=8192 unique
lines. Is there any way to reduce the burden of having to type the entire
number?

 

[Thomas Reinemann]

hi,
I have a total of 13 lines and it must be decoded into 2^13=8192 unique
lines. Is there any way to reduce the burden of having to type the entire
number?

How meaningful is it, to have 8192 lines, are you creating a memory?

Bye Tom

 

[Nicolas Matringe]

bxbxb3 a écrit :

hi,
I have a total of 13 lines and it must be decoded into 2^13=8192 unique
lines. Is there any way to reduce the burden of having to type the entire
number?

Quite easy:

library ieee.
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;
....
constant n : natural := 13;
signal addr : std_logic_vector(n-1 downto 0);
signal lines : std_logic_vector(2**n-1 downto 0);
....
process (addr)
begin
lines <= (others => '0');
lines(to_integer(unsigned(addr))) <= '1';
end process;
....

 

[bxbxb3]

Yes, I am creating a DDR-SDRAM memory module of 8192*256*32 size. Even
though I prefered complete RTL code, I think will have to code this one in
behavioral style, thanks to Nicholas Matringe for giving the much needed
idea.

 

[Paul Uiterlinden]

hi,
I have a total of 13 lines and it must be decoded into 2^13=8192 unique
lines. Is there any way to reduce the burden of having to type the entire
number?

Something along this way (not tested):

SIGNAL input: std_logic_vector(12 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL output: std_logic_vector(2**13-1 DOWNTO 0);

VARIABLE out_var: std_logic_vector(2**13-1 DOWNTO 0);
BEGIN
out_var := (OTHERS => '0');
out_var(to_integer(unsigned(input))) := '1';
ouput <= out_var;
END

 

[Nicolas Matringe]

Paul Uiterlinden a écrit :

Something along this way (not tested):

SIGNAL input: std_logic_vector(12 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL output: std_logic_vector(2**13-1 DOWNTO 0);

VARIABLE out_var: std_logic_vector(2**13-1 DOWNTO 0);
BEGIN
out_var := (OTHERS => '0');
out_var(to_integer(unsigned(input))) := '1';
ouput <= out_var;
END

Why do you use a variable? (just curious)

 

[Paul Uiterlinden]

Paul Uiterlinden a écrit :



Why do you use a variable? (just curious)

I guess it is not necessary. It was done in a paranoid mood, being
affraid that "output(some_variable) <= '1'" would create a driver for
all bits, resulting in all X-s. But that's not the case here (sequential
signal assignments).

Paul.