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Chapter 5
Introduction to VHDL
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Hardware Description Language
• A computer language used to design circuits with text-based descriptions of the circuits.
• VHDL (VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language) is the industry-standard language used for programming PLDs.
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VHDL History
• Developed by defense contractors as a standard for programming circuits.
• Currently defined by IEEE Standard 1076-1993.
• Related standard for certain data types is IEEE Standard 1164-1993.
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VHDL – 1
• Used to describe the structure or behavior of hardware.
• Describes how the hardware should operate (modeling).
• Describes how how the hardware should be built (synthesis).
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VHDL – 2
• In VHDL the designer enters text according to the syntax of the language.
• Syntax: The rules of construction, or “grammar”, of a programming language.
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Entity and Architecture
• Two basic constructs required for all VHDL code.
• The entity declaration describes the inputs and outputs.
• The architecture body defines the relationships between the inputs and outputs.
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VHDL Entity
• Defines the external aspects of the function.
• Each input or output is a port.
• The type of port is defined by mode.
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AC BC AB Y
VHDL Entity
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VHDL Entity Declaration
ENTITY majority_vote IS PORT( a, b, c: IN BIT; y : OUT BIT);END majority_vote;
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VHDL Architecture Body
ARCHITECTURE maj_vote OF majority vote ISBEGIN y <= (a and b) or (b and c) or (a and c);END maj_vote;
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Port Types
• IN refers to a port used only for input.
• OUT refers to a port used only for output.
• BIT refers to the port type.
• A port designated as type BIT can have a value of either ‘0’ or ‘1’ .
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Boolean Operators in VHDL
• AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR are represented as written.
• VHDL has no order of precedence for Boolean operators.
• Expressions must be written explicitly with parentheses.
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Boolean Operators Example
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• Y <= (a and(not b)) or ((not a) and b and (not c));
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• Y <=not((a and b) or ((not a) and (not c)) or d);
CBA B AY
DCAAB Y
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Signal Concurrency
• Concurrent means simultaneous.• The statements in an architecture body are
evaluated at the same time, they are not dependent on the order in which they are written.
• A change in one input common to several circuits affects all the circuits at the same time.
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Signal Concurrency
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Signal Concurrency Example
• The order in which the statements are written is not important.
• Both are executed at the same time.
• This is how the hardware behaves.
b; and a carry_out
b; xora sum
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 1
• Created using the Quartus II Text Editor
• Start a New File.
• Select VHDL File from the Device Design Files tab.
• The text editor automatically opens.
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 2
• Name the file and save as type VHDL.
• Check Create new project based on this file.
• Click Save.
• Click Yes when asked if you want to create a new project from this file.
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 2
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 2
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 2
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 3
• VHDL code is entered in the Text Editor window.
• For reference, the text editor will number each line of code.
• Save and compile your completed VHDL code.
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Making a VHDL File in Quartus II – 3
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Simulation
Follow the process used for simulating a graphic design.
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Assigning Pin Numbers
Assigning pin numbers follows the same process for assigning pin numbers for a graphic design.
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Valid Names in VHDL – 1
Referenced in Altera’s style guideline from the help menu in Quartus II.
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Valid Names in VHDL – 2
• A valid name in Quartus is called a name identifier.
• All ports, signals, variables, entity names, architecture bodies, or similar objects must use names that are recognized by Quartus.
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Valid Names in VHDL – 3
• VHDL is not case sensitive.
• Name identifiers consists of a letter followed by any number of letters or numbers.
• A space in a name is considered invalid.
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Valid Names in VHDL – 4
• VHDL keywords should be capitalized.
• User names should be written in lowercase.
• An underscore can be written within a name but cannot start or end the name.
• Two consecutive underscores are not permitted.
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Reserved Keywords
• Reserved keywords are words that have a specific function in VHDL.
• They cannot be used as object names.
• A complete listing of the VHDL reserved keyword can be found in the Quartus II Help File.
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Comments
• A comment is explanatory text that is ignored by the compiler.
• Comments are preceded by two consecutive hyphens.
• Example: -- this is a comment.
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Port Modes – 1
• Defines the ports direction of data flow.• IN - data flows from an INPUT pin to the
CPLD's logic.• OUT – data flows from the CPLD's logic to an
OUTPUT.• INOUT - refers to a bidirectional port that
allows data to flow in both directions.
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Port Modes – 2
• BUFFER refers to a special case of OUT that has a feedback connection back into the CPLD logic that allows the port value to be changed by the CPLD.
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Port Modes – 3
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Port Modes – 4
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Type
• A type in VHDL is a property applied to a port, signal or variable that defines what values the object can have.
• Common types: BIT, STD_LOGIC and INTEGER.
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BIT
• BIT can have only two values ‘0’ and ‘1’.
• Values are placed in single quotes.
• VHDL treats them like ASCII characters.
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BIT_VECTOR
• BIT_VECTOR: a one-dimensional array of elements, each of type BIT.
• The range of the array is indicated by listing its upper and lower bounds.
• d: IN BIT_VECTOR (3 downto 0).
• d: IN BIT_VECTOR (0 to 3).
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IN BIT_VECTOR (3 downto 0)
d(3) <= ‘0’; d <= “0101”;
d(2) <= ‘1’;
d(1) <= ‘0’;
d(0) <= ‘1’
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IN BIT_VECTOR (0 to 3)
d(3) <= ‘0’; d <= “1010”;
d(2) <= ‘1’;
d(1) <= ‘0’;
d(0) <= ‘1’
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IN BIT_VECTOR (0 to 3)
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Making a Symbol from VHDL
• Open the VHDL file and its associated project.
• Select Create/Update from the File menu.
• Select Create Symbol Files for the Current File.
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VHDL Input & Output Definition
• A graphic symbol is derived from VHDL code: – VHDL code defining the inputs and outputs
as separate ports shows the inputs and outputs as thin lines.
– VHDL code defining inputs and outputs as vectors shows the inputs and outputs as thick lines.
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VHDL Input & Output Definition
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VHDL Input & Output Definition
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VHDL Input & Output Definition
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Selected Signal Assignment Statements
• Selected Signal Assignment Statements list alternatives that are available for each value of an expression, then select a course of action based on the value of the expression.
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D2 D1 D0 Y
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1
012012
ExpressionBoolean
DD D DDD Y
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Signal Assignment Statements – 1
• For
• WITH d SELECT
y <= ‘1’ WHEN “010”,
‘1‘ WHEN “111”,
‘0’ WHEN others;
012012 DD D DDD Y
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STD_LOGIC or STD_LOGIC VECTOR
• IEEE Std. 1164 Multi-Valued Logic.
• Gives a broader range of output values than just ‘0’ and ‘1’.
• Can be any of nine values.
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' U ' Uninitialized ' X ' Forcing Unknown ' 0 ' Forcing 0 ' 1 ' Forcing 1 ' Z ' High Impedance ' W ' Weak Unknown ' L ' Weak 0 ' H ' Weak 1 ' - ' Don't Care
IEEE Std. 1164 Multi-Valued Logic – 1
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IEEE Std. 1164 Multi-Valued Logic – 2
• The majority of applications can be handled by ‘X’ , ‘0’, ‘1’, and ‘Z’ values.
• To use STD_LOGIC in a VHDL file:– Include reference to the ieee VHDL library and the
std_logic_1164 package before the entity statement.
• The std_logic_1164 package contains all type definitions of the STD_LOGIC types.
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Integers – 1
• VHDL INTEGER types are represented by the range of 32-bit positive and negative numbers.
• –2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647.
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Integers – 2
• The following two expressions produce the same result in hardware:– d: IN_BIT_VECTOR (3 downto 0);– d: IN_BIT_INTEGER RANGE (0 to 7);
• Refer to Example 5.6
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NATURAL & POSITIVE Subtypes
• NATURAL:– The set of all integers greater than or equal
to ‘0’.
• POSITIVE:– The set of all integers greater than or equal
to 1.
• Constants in all these types are written in VHDL without quotes (e.g., y <= 3;).
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Signals in VHDL
• A signal is defined as an internal connection within a VHDL architecture that connects parts of the design together.
• Acts like an internal wire inside the design.
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Signals in VHDL
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A B C W X Y Z
0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 1 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1 0 1 0 0 0 1
1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Signals in
VHDL
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Signals in VHDL
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Concatenate
• Bundling or linking the ports together.
• Uses the & operator.
• inputs <= a & b & c;
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Concatenate
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Defining the OUTPUT Ports
• Using a concurrent signal assignment statement for each output: w <= outputs (3);
x <= outputs (2);
y <= outputs (1);
z <= outputs (0);
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Defining the OUTPUT Ports
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Defining the OUTPUT Ports
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Single- & Multiple-Bit Signals
• 3-bit port defined as:– d: IN_STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (2 downto 0);
• Single-bit port defined as:– enable: IN-STD_LOGIC;
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Combining Single- & Multiple-Bit Signals
• Define the signal: – SIGNAL : inputs STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3
downto 0);
• Concatenate the ports into a signal:– inputs <= enable & d;