the-vhsic-.pptx

INTRODUCTION
 The VHSIC Hardware Description (VHDL) is an
industry standard language used to
Language
describe hardware from
the abstract to concrete level .
 The language not only defines the syntax but also defines
very clear simulation semantics for each language construct .
 It is strong typed language and is often verbose to write .
 Provides extensive range of modeling capabilities,it is possible
to quickly assimilate a core subset of the language
easy and simple to understand without learning
that is both
the more
complex features .

Why Use VHDL?
 Quick Time -to-Market
• Allows designers to quickly develop designs requiring tens of
thousands of logic gates
• Provides powerful high -level constructs for describing complex
logic
and multiple levels of
• Supports modular design methodology
hierarchy
 One language for design and simulation
 Allows creation of device -independent designs that are portable to
multiple vendors . Good for ASIC Migration
 Allows user to pick any synthesis tool, vendor, or device

 CONCURRENCY.
 SUPPORTS SEQUENTIAL STATEMENTS.
 SUPPORTS FOR TEST & SIMULATION.
 STRONGLY TYPED LANGUAGE.
 SUPPORTS HIERARCHIES.
 SUPPORTS FOR VENDOR DEFINED LIBRARIES.
 SUPPORTS MULTIVALUED LOGIC.
BASIC FEATURES OF VHDL

CONCURRENCY
with respect to
 VHDL is a concurrent language .
 HDL differs with Software languages
Concurrency only.
 VHDL executes statements at the same time in parallel,as
in Hardware .

SUPPORTS SEQUENTIAL STATEMENTS
 VHDL supports sequential statements also, it executes one
statement at a time in sequence only .
 As the case with any conventional languages .
example:
if a=‘1’ then
y<=‘0’;
else
y<=‘1’;
end if ;

SUPPORTS FOR TEST & SIMULATION.
design is correct
to write another
as per the specifications, the
program known as “TEST
 To ensure that
designer has
BENCH” .
vectors and sends them to the design
 It generates a set of test
under test(DUT) .
 Also gives the responses made by the DUT against a
specifications for correct results to ensure the functionality .

STRONGLY TYPED LANGUAGE
 VHDL allows LHS & RHS operators of same type.
 Different types in LHS & RHS is illegal in VHDL.
 Allows different type assignment by conversion.
example:
A : in std_logic_vector(3 downto 0).
B : out std_logic_vector(3 downto 0).
C : in bit_vector(3 downto 0).
B <= A;
B <= C;
--perfect.
--type miss match,syntax error.

SUPPORTS HIRERCHIES
 Hierarchy can be represented using VHDL .
 Consider example of a Full -adder which is the top -level module,
being composed of three lower level modules i.e. Half-Adder and
OR gate .
example :
Half-adder
Or-gate
Half-adder

 Data Flow level
• In this style of modeling the flow of data through the entity is
expressed using concurrent signal assignment statements .
 Structural level
• In this style of modeling the entity is described as a set of
interconnected statements .
 Behavioral level .
• This style of modeling specifies the behavior of an entity as a
set of statements that are executed sequentially in the
specified order .
LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION

entity full_adder is
port(a,b,c:in bit;sum,cout:out bit);
end full_adder;
architecture fulladd_mix of full_adder is
component xor2
port(p1,p2:in bit; pz:out bit);
end component;
signal s1:bit;
begin
x1:xor2 port map(a,b,s1);
process(a,b,c)
variable t1,t2,t3:bit;
begin
t1:=a and b;
t2:=b and cin;
t3:=a and cin;
cout <= t1 or t2 or t3;
end process
sum <= s1 xor cin;
end fulladd_mix;
EXAMPLE SHOWING ABSTRACTION
LEVELS
structure
dataflow
behavior
x1
s1
a
b
c
sum
cout

VHDL IDENTIFIERS
 Identifiers are used to name items in a VHDL model.
 A basic identifier may contain only capital ‘A’ - ’Z’ , ‘a’ - ’z’,
‘0’- ’9’, underscore character ‘_’
 Must start with a alphabet.
 May not end with a underscore character.
 Must not include two successive underscore characters.
 Reserved word cannot be used as identifiers.
 VHDL is not case sensitive .

 There are three basic object types in VHDL
• Signal : represents interconnections that connect components
and ports.
• Variable : used for local storage within a process.
• Constant : a fixed value.
 The object type could be a scalar or an array.
OBJECTS

DATA TYPES IN VHDL
 Type
• Is a name which is associated with a set of values and a set of
operations .
 Major types :
• Scalar Types
• Composite Types

SCALAR TYPES
 Integer
Maximum range of integer is tool dependent
type integer is range implementation_defined
constant loop_no : integer := 345;
Signal my_int : integer range 0 to 255;
 Floating point
• Can be either positive or negative .
• exponents have to be integer .
type real is range implementation_defined

 Physical
Predefined type “Time” used to specify delays .
Example :
type TIME is range -2147483647 to 2147483647
 Enumeration
Values are defined in ascending order .
Example :
type alu is ( pass, add, subtract, multiply,divide )
SCALAR TYPES (Cont..)

COMPOSITE TYPES
 There are two composite types
 ARRAY :
• Contain many elements of the same type.
• Array can be either single or multidimensional.
• Single dimensional array are synthesizable.
• The synthesis of multidimensional array depends upon the
synthesizer being used.
 RECORD :Contain elements of different types.

THE STD_LOGIC TYPE
 It is a data type defined in the std_logic_ 1164 package of
IEEE library .
 It is an enumerated type and is defined as
type std_logic is (‘U’, ‘X’, ‘0’, ‘1’, ‘Z’, ‘W’, ‘L’, ‘H’,’-’)
‘u’
‘x’
‘0’
‘1’
‘z’
‘w’
‘l’
‘h’
‘-’
unspecified
unknown
strong zero
strong one
high impedance
weak unknown
weak zero
weak one
don’t care

ALIAS
 Alias is an alternative name assigned to part of an object
simplifying its access.
Syntax :
alias alias_name :subtype is name ;
Examples :
signal inst
alias opcode
alias srce
alias dest
: std_logic_vector( 7 downto 0);
: std_logic_vector( 3 downto 0) is inst (7 downto 4);

SIGNAL ARRAY
 A set of signals may also be declared as a signal array which is a
concatenated set of signals .
 This is done by defining the signal of type bit_vector or
std_logic_vector .
 bit_vector and std_logic_vector are types defined in the
ieee .std_logic_ 1164 package .
 Signal array is declared as : <type>(<range>)
Example :
signal data 1:bit_vector( 1 downto 0)
signal data 2: std_logic_vector( 7 down to 0);
signal address : std_logic_vector( 0 to 15);

SUBTYPE
constraints
 It is a type with a constraint
 Useful for range checking and for imposing additional
on types .
syntax :
subtype subtype_name is base_type range range_constraint ;
example :
subtype DIGITS is integer range 0 to 9;

MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS
Syntax
type array_name is array (index _ range , index_range) of element_ type ;
example :
type memory is array (3 downto 0, 7 downto 0);
 For synthesizers which do not accept multidimensional
arrays,one can declare two uni - dimensional arrays .
example :
type byte is array (7 downto 0) of std_logic ;
type mem is array (3 downto 0) of byte ;

OPERATORS
precedence Operator class
Operators
Low
High
Logical and or nand nor Xor xnor
Relational = /= < <= > >=
Shift sll srl sla sra rol ror
Add + - &
Sign + -
Multiply * / mod rem
Miscella -
neous
** abs not

of the entity without
 A Dataflow model specifies the functionality
explicitly specifying its structure .
 This functionality shows the flow of information through the
entity, which is expressed primarily using concurrent signal
assignment statements and block statements .
 The primary mechanism for modeling the dataflow behavior of an
entity is using the concurrent signal assignment statement .
DATAFLOW LEVEL

ENTITY
world
 Entity describes the design interface .
 The interconnections of the design unit with the external
are enumerated .
 The properties of these interconnections are defined .
entity declaration :
entity <entity_name> is
port ( <port_name> : <mode> <type>;
….
);
end <entity_name>;

 There are four modes for the ports in VHDL
in, out, inout, buffer
 These modes describe the different kinds of interconnections that
the port can have with the external circuitry.
Sample program:
entity andgate is
port ( c : out bit;
a : in bit;
b : in bit
);
end andgate;

ARCHITECTURE
 Architecture defines the function -
ality of the entity .
 It forms the body of the VHDL code.
 An architecture belongs to a speci -
fic entity .
 Various constructs are used in the
description of the architecture .
architecture declaration :
architecture <architecture_name> of
<entity_name> is
<declarations>
begin
<vhdl statements>
end <architecture_name> ;
entity
ports

EXAMPLE OF A VHDL ARCHITECTURE
entity andgate is
port (c : out bit;
a : in bit;
b : in bit
);
end andgate;
architecture arc_andgate of andgate is
begin
c <= a and b;
end arc_andgate;
a
b
c
and gate

 Syntax:
signal signal_name : type := initial_value;
 Equivalent to wires.
together and communicate changes in
 Connect design entities
values within a design .
 Computed value is assigned to signal after a specified delay called
as Delta Delay .
SIGNALS

 Signals can be declared in an entity (it can be seen by all the
architectures), in an architecture (local to the architecture), in a
package (globally available to the user of the package) or as a
parameter of a subprogram (I.e. function or procedure) .
 Signals have three properties attached to it .
 Type and Type attributes,value,Time (It has a history) .
outside a process & sequential
 Signal assignment operator : ‘<=‘.
 Signal assignment is concurrent
within a process .

CONCATENATION
signals into a single set
 This is the process of combining two
which can be individually addressed .
 The concatenation operator is ‘&’.
in double
is written
quotes
in single
 A concatenated signal’s value is written
whereas the value of a single bit signal
quotes .

WITH-SELECT
 The with -select statement is used for selective signal assignment.
 It is a concurrent statement.
Syntax
with expression select:
target <= expression 1 when choice1
expression 2 when choice2
.
.
.
expression N when others;
Example:
entity mux2 is
port ( i0, i1 : in bit_vector(1 downto 0);
y : out bit_vector(1 downto 0);
sel : in bit
);
end mux2;
architecture behaviour of mux2 is
begin
with sel select
y <= i0 when '0',
i1 when '1';
end behaviour;

WHEN -ELSE
syntax :
Signal_name<= expression1 when condition1 else
expression2 when condition2 else
expression3;
Example:
entity tri_state is
port (a, enable : in std -logic;
b : out std_logic);
end tri_state;
architecture beh of tri_state is
begin
b <= a when enable =‘1’ else
‘Z’;
end beh;

WHEN -ELSE VS. WITH-SELECT
 In the ‘with’ statement,choice is limited to the choices provided
by the with ‘express -ion’.
 In the ‘when’ statement each choice itself can be a separate
expression .
 when statement is prioritized ( since each choice can be a
different expression,more than one condition can be true at the
same time, thus necessitating a priority based assignment)
 with statement does not have any priority (since choices are
mutually exclusive) .

DELAYS IN VHDL
to include delay specifications,
 VHDL allows signal assignments
in the form of an ‘after’ clause .
of gate and
 The ‘after’ clause allows you to model the behavior
delays .
delays in
 Delay’s are useful in simulation models to estimate
synthesizable design .
Two fundamental delays are
• Inertial delay .
• Transport Delay .

INERTIAL DELAY
circuits
 Inertial Delay models the delays often found in switching
(component delays) .
 These are default delays .
 Spikes are not propagated if after clause is used .
 An input value must be stable for an specified pulse rejection limit
duration before the value is allowed to propagate to the output .

 Inertial delay is used to model component delay .
 Spike of 2ns in cmos component with delay of 10ns is normally
not seen at the output .
 Problem arises if we want to model a component with delay of
10ns, but all spikes at input > 5 ns are visible output .
 Above problem can be solved by introducing reject & modeling
as follows :
outp <= reject 5 ns inertial Inp after 10 ns ;
INERTIAL DELAY (Cont..)

TRANSPORT DELAY
of a wire, in which all
 Transport delay models the behavior
pulses (events) are propagated .
any inertial
 Pulses are propagated irrespective of width .
 Good for interconnect delays .
 Models delays in hardware that does not exhibit
delay .
 Represents pure propagation delay
 Routing delays can be modeled using transport delay
Z<= transport a after 10 ns ;

SIMULATION DELTAS
 It is used to achieve Concurrency & order independence in zero
delay models using event scheduling .
 A delta delay is an infinitesimal interval that never accumulated
to an absolute unit .
 To better understand the delta time concept, you should think of
simulation time to be two-dimensional .
 The following graph depicts the simulation activity of a
hypothetical VHDL model .

10 20 30 40 50
4
3
2
1
0
Delta
Time
Absolute simulation Time (ns)
A 0 -> 1
Y B
C
X 1 -> 0
The Required output equation is
C = (not(X) and Y) or (not(X))
SIMULATION DELTAS (Cont..)
N N+1  N+2 
X 0 0 0
Y 1 1 1
A 0 1 1
B 0 0 1
C 0 0 1
Case1:
A=not X
B=A and Y
C=A or B
N N+1  N+2 
X 0 0 0
Y 1 1 1
A 0 1 1
B 0 0 1
C 0 0 1
Case2:
B=A and Y
C=A or B
A=not X

DRIVERS
 Are created by signal assignment statements
assignment produces one driver for each
 Concurrent signal
signal assignment
u1
u2
i1
i2
i3
u1
i4
s1
Z

entity driving_signal is
port(a,b,c,d:in bit;z:out bit);
end entity;
architecture ar_driver of driving_signal is
signal rs1:wired_or bit;
component and2
port(a,b:in bit;z:out bit);
end component;
component inv
port(a:in bit;z:out bit);
end component;
Begin
a1:and2 port map(a,b,rs1);
a2:and2 port map(c,d,rs1);
i1:inv port map(rs1,z);
end ar_driver;
function wired_or (inputs:bit_vector)
return bit is
Begin
for j in inputs’range loop
if input(j)=‘1’ then
return ‘1’;
end if;
end loop
return ‘0’;
end wired_or;
DRIVERS EXAMPLE

is organizational only or for
 Main purpose of block statement
partitioning the design .
syntax :
block_label : block
<declarations>
begin
<concurrent statements>
end block block_label ;
does not directly affect the
 Introduction of a Block statement
execution of a simulation model.
adding
 Block construct only separates part of the code without
any functionality .
BLOCK STATEMENTS

BEHAVIOR LEVEL
 The behavior of the entity is expressed using sequentially
executed, procedural code, which is very similar in syntax and
semantics to that of a high level programming languages such as
C or Pascal .
 Process statement is the primary mechanism used to model the
behavior of an entity .
 Process statement has a declarative part (before the keyword
begin) and a statement part (between the keywords begin and
end process) .
 The statements appearing within the statement part are
sequential statements and are executed sequentially .

SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING (PROCESS)
 Process defines the sequential behavior of entire or some portion
of the design .
 Process is synchronized with the other concurrent statements
using the sensitivity list or wait statement .
 Statements, which describe the behavior in a process, are
executed sequentially .
 All processes in an architecture behave concurrently .
 Simulator takes Zero simulation time to execute all statements
in a process .
 Process repeats forever, unless suspended .

 Once the process has started it
takes time delta ‘t’ for it to be
moved back to waiting state .
This means that no simulation
time is taken to execute the
process .
PROCESS (Cont..)
 Process can be in waiting or
executing .
syntax :
process (sensitivity list)
<declarations>
begin
<sequential statements> ;
end process ;
process(clk,reset)
begin
if reset=‘1’ then
Z<=‘0’;
elsif clk’event and clk = ‘1’ then
Z<=(i1 and i2) and i3;
end if;
end process;
executing
start
waiting
reset
i1
i2
i3
clk
u1
u2
temp
Z
DFF

 Combinational process :
• Aim is to generate pure combinational circuit .
• All the inputs must be present in sensitivity list .
• Latches could be inferred by the synthesizer to retained the
old value, if an output is not assigned a value under all
possible condition
• To avoid inference of latches completely specify the values of
output under all conditions and include all ‘read’ signals in
the sensitivity list .
PROCESS TYPES

 Clocked processes :
several such
• Clocked processes are synchronous and
processes can be joined with the same clock.
registered(i .e.
• Generates sequential and combinational logic.
• All signals assigned within clock detection are
resulting flip -flop)
• Any assignment within clock detection will generate a Flip -flop
and all other combinational circuitry will be created at the ‘D’
input of the Flip -flop.
PROCESS TYPES (Cont..)

SIGNALS WITHIN PROCESS
 Process places only one driver on a signal .
is the last value
 Value that the signal is up -dated with
assigned to it within the process execution .
with their
 Signals assigned to within a process are not updated
new values until the process suspends .

SEQUENTIAL CONSTRUCTS
unlike
 The final output depends on the order of the statements,
concurrent statements where the order is inconsequential .
 Sequential statements are allowed only inside process .
 The process statement is the primary concurrent VHDL
statement used to describe sequential behavior .
 Sequential statements can be used to generate both combina -
tional logic and sequential logic.

SEQUENTIAL PROCESS TO MODEL
JK FLIP-FLOP
process (clk)
variable state : bit := ‘0’;
begin
if clk’event and clk=‘1’ then
if(j=‘1’ and k=‘1’) then
state:=not state;
elsif(j=‘0’ and k=‘1’) then
state:=‘0’;
elsif(j=‘1’ and k=‘0’) then
state:=‘1’;
end if;
Q<=state;
Qbar<=not state;
end if ;
end process;

a process statement or in
syntax :
variable variable_name : type := initial_value ;
 Can be declared and used inside
subprogram .
the entire simulation
 Variable assignment occurs immediately .
 Variables retain their values throughout
Sequential (inside process)
 Variable have only type and value attached to it.They don’t have
past history unlike signal.
 Require less memory & results in fast simulation
VARIABLES

syntax :
constant constant_name : type := value;
by the simulation
 Constants are identifiers with a fixed value .
 They should not be assigned any values
process .
 Constants improve the clarity and readability of a project .
 It is used in place of the value to make the code more readable
CONSTANTS

SIGNAL
 Connects design entities together
(acts as a wire) .
 Signals can be declared both
inside and out side of the process
(sequential inside process,
concurrent outside process)
 Signals have 3 properties
attached
• Type & Type Attributes .
• Value .
• Time .(it has a history)
 Signal is assigned it’s value after
a delta delay .
 Signals require more memory &
showers simulation .
VARIABLE
 These are identifiers within
process or subprogram .
 Variables can only be declared
inside a process . These cannot
be used to communicate
two concurrent
between
statements .
 Variables have only
• Type .
• Value .
 Variable is assigned its value
immediately .
 Variable require less memory
& enables fast simulation .
SIGNAL vs. VARIABLE

SIGNAL VARIABLE
process process
begin
wait for 10 ns;
begin
wait for 10 ns;
Sum1<=sum1+1;
Sum2<=sum1+1;
end process;
Sum1:=sum1+1;
Sum2:=sum1+1;
end process;
Time sum1 sum2 Time sum1 sum2
0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 10 1 2
10+1delta 1 1 10+1delta 1 2
20 1 1 20 2 3
20+1 delta 2 2 20+1 delta 2 3
30 2 2 30 3 4
30+1delta 3 3 30+1delta 3 4
SIGNAL vs. VARIABLE EXAMPLE

SEQUENTIAL STATEMENTS
 An if- elsif- else statement selects one or none of a sequence of
events to execute .
 The choice depends on one or more conditions .
 If-else corresponds to when else command in the concurrent part .
 if statements can be used to gene -rates prioritized structure .
 if statements can be nested .
syntax:
if <condition1> then
<statements>;
elsif <condition2> then
<statements>;
….
else
<statements>;
end if ;

CASE STATEMENT :
statement selects,one of a number of alternative
of statements depending on the value of the select
 The case
sequences
signals .
 All choices must be enumerated . ‘others’ should be used for
enumerating all remaining choices which must be the last choice .
Case statement results in a parallel structure .
Syntax
<seq_statements>
<seq_statements>
case expression is
when choice1 =>
when choice2 =>
……..
when others => <default_instruction>
end case;
SEQUENTIAL STATEMENTS (Cont..)

LOOP STATEMENTS
 Used to iterate through a set of sequential statements .
 No declaration is required explicitly for Loop identifier .
 Loop identifier cannot be assigned any value within Loop.
 Identifier outside the loop with the same name as loop identifier
has no effect on loop execution .

WHILE LOOP :
Syntax :
loop_label:while condition loop
<sequence of statements>
end loop loop_label
 Statements are executed continuously as long as condition is true.
 Has a Boolean Iteration Scheme.
 Condition is evaluated before execution .
FOR LOOP :
Syntax :
loop_label: for loop_parameter in discrete_range loop
<sequence of statements>
end loop loop_label;

 The wait statement gives the designer the ability to suspend the
sequential execution of a process or a sub -program .
 The wait statement specifies the clock for a process statement
that is read by synthesis tools to create sequential logic such as
registers and flip-flops.
 It can also be used for delaying process execution for an amount of
time or to modify the sensitivity list of the process dynamically .
 Three different options available for wait are
1) wait on signal 2) wait until Boolean_expr 3) wait for time_expr
WAIT STATEMENT :

WAIT ON signal:
 Specifies a list of one or more signals that the WAIT statement
will wait for events upon .if any signal list has an event occur on
it, execution continues with the statement following the wait
statement .
example : WAIT ON a,b;
WAIT UNTIL expression :
 Suspends execution of the process until the expression returns a
value of true.
example : WAIT UNTIL (( x * 10) < 100);
WAIT FOR time_expression :
 Suspends execution of the process for the time specified by the
time expression .
example : WAIT FOR 10 ns ;

 Simulator runs a process when
any one of the signals in the
sensitivity list changes .
 Process should either have a
“sensitivity list” or a “wait”
statement at the end ; but not
both .
 Only signal names are allowed
in the sensitivity list .
process
begin
if(A=‘1’ and B=‘1’ then)
Z<=‘1’;
else
Z<=‘0’;
end if;
wait on A,B;
end process;
process(A,B)
begin
if(A=‘1’ and B=‘1’ then)
Z<=‘1’;
else
Z<=‘0’;
end if;
end process;
suspends
at bottom
suspends
at “wait”
SENSITIVITY LIST vs. WAIT

ASSERT STATEMENT :
Used for reporting errors when a condition is FALSE
syntax
assert
report
<condition>
<message>
severity <level> ;
 If condition for an assert is not met, a message with severity
level is sent to user in simulator command window.
Using Assert we can,
 Test prohibited signal combinations .
 Test whether time constraint is being met or not .
 Test if any unconnected inputs are present for the component .
ASSERTIONS in VHDL

SEVERITY LEVELS IN ASSERTIONS :
Note : Used as a message for debugging .
 Warning : For timing violations, invalid data .
 Error : Error in the behavior of the model
 Failure : Catastrophic failure . Simulation is halted .
 Default Severity level at which VHDL simulator should abort
simulation is “ERROR” level, though it can be set
 Assert is both a sequential as well as a concurrent statement

STRUCTURAL LEVEL
connected by signals,
 An entity is modeled as a set of components
that is, as a netlist .
from its
 The behavior of the entity is not explicitly apparent
model .
primary
 The component instantiation statement is the
mechanism used for describing such a model of an entity .
 A component instantiated in a structural description must first
be declared using a component declaration .

HIERARCHICAL DESIGNS
 A larger design entity can call a smaller design unit in it .
 This forms a hierarchical structure .
 This is allowed by a feature of VHDL called component
instantiation .
 A component is a design entity in itself which is instantiated in
the larger entity .
 Components must be declared in the declarative part of the
architecture .
Syntax : component <comp_name>
port (<port_name : <mode> <type> );
end component ;

INSTANTIATION
The instance of a component in
the entity is described as
<instance_name>:<comp_name>port map
(<association list>);
Example program for following
Fig is given:
o
i1
i2
i3
u1
u2
temp
entity and3gate is
port (o : out std_logic;
i1 : in std_logic;
i2 : in std_logic;
i3 : in std_logic
);
end and3gate;
architecture arc_and3gate of and3gate is
component andgate is
port (c : out std_logic;
a : in std_logic;
b : in std_logic);
end component;
signal temp1 : std_logic;
begin
u1: andgate
port map(temp1, i1, i2);
u2: andgate
port map(o, temp1, i3);
end arc_and3gate;

SIGNAL ASSOCIATION
Positional association:
 The names of the signals in the higher level entity are mapped in
the order in which they are declared.
 The order in which the signals are written has to match with the
order of the ports of the component to which they should be
connected.
Named association:
 The signals of the higher level entity are connected to the ports of
the components by explicitly stating the connections.

 Generics are general mechanism used to pass information to an
instance of an entity .
 The most obvious and probably most used,information passed to
an entity is delay times for rising and falling delays of the device
being modeled .
 Generic can also be used to pass any user -defined data types .
 For synthesis parameters such as data path widths, signal
widths, and so on can be passed in as generics .
 All of the information passed to an entity is instance -specific
information .
GENERICS

as part of a simulation
 Generics cannot be assigned information
run .
 syntax : generic ( constant_name : type [ := value ]);
Sample program :
library ieee ;
use ieee .std_logic_ 1164 .all;
entity and_gate is
ganeric (N:NATURAL := 4)
port ( a : in std_logic_vector( 0 to N);
z : out std_logic );
end entity ;
GEN ERICS (Cont..)
architecture gen_ex of and_gate is
signal temp:std_logic_vector(N downto 0);
begin
temp(0)<=a(0) and a(1);
G1:for i in 1 to N -1 genarate
begin
temp(i)=temp(i -1) and a(i+1);
end generate;
Z<=temp(N -1);
end gen_ex;

 Generics
• Are specified in entities .
generic affects all
• Hence, any change in the value of a
architectures associated with that entity .
will be localized
 Constants
• Are specified in architectures .
• Hence, any change in the value of a constant
to the selected architecture only .
GENERICS vs. CONSTANTS

syntax:
 component declaration
component component -name is
generic (list -of-generics) ;
port (list -of-interface -ports);
end component ;
 component instantiation statement
component -label: component -name
generic map (generic -association -list)
port map (port association -list);
GENERIC IN COMPONENT
INSTANTIATIONS

CONFIGURATION
 This statement selects
several architectures for
one of
a single
entity .
 Components within architectures
can also be chosen .
 This allows use of different algo-
rithms and levels of abstractions
for an entity by defining different
architectures .
ENTITY
1 2 3
Architecture Bodies

compiled architecture is used for
 Unless specified,the last
simulation .
 Synthesis tool ignores configurations .
 Configuration saves re-compile time when some components need
substitution in a large design .
syntax:
configuration configuration_name of entity_name is
for architecture_name
for instantiation:component_name
use library_name. entity_name(architecture_name);
end for;
end for;
end configuration_name;
CONFIGURATION

CONFIGURATION (Cont..)
entity half_adder is
Port (A,B : in bit;
Sum, carry : out bit);
end half_adder;
architecture ha_stru of half_adder is
component xor_2
Port (c,d:in bit,
e:out bit);
end component;
Component and_2
Port(l,m:in bit,
n:out bit);
end component;
begin
X1: xor_2 port map (A,B,Sum);
A1: and_2 port map(A,B,Carry);
end ha_stru;
Configuration for Half -adder entity :
Library CMOS_LIB, MY_LIB;
configuration HA_BINDING of half_adder is
for HA_stru
for X1:xor_2
use entity
cmos_lib.xor_gate(dataflow);
end for;
for A1 : and_2
use configuration
MY_LIB.and_config;
end for;
end for;
end HA_BINDING ;

CONCURRENT CONSTRUCTS
are executed
 All concurrent statements in an architecture
simultaneously .
activity as is
 Concurrent statements are used to express parallel
the case with any digital circuit .
 Concurrent statements are executed with no predefined order by
the simulator . So the order in which the code is written doesn’t
have any effect on its function .
 They can be used for dataflow , behavioral and structural
descriptions .
statement in which sequential
 Process is the only concurrent
statements are allowed .

CONCURRENT AND SEQUENTIAL DATA
PROCESSING …. AT A GLANCE….
Concurrent VHDL Constructs
 Process statement
 When -Else statement
 With -select statement
 Signal declaration
 Block statement
Sequential VHDL Constructs
 If-then -else statement
 Case statement
 Loop statement
 Return statement
 Null statement
 Wait statement
 Variable Declaration
 Variable Assignment
Both
 Signal assignment
 Type and constant declaration
 Function and procedure calls
 Assert statement.
 After delay
 Signal attributes .

STATE MACHINE IN VHDL
 Only one state machine per module .
 Separate out any structural logic, e.g. muxes, counters, etc., from
the state machine . Ideally only random logic should be included .
 Make your state machine completely synchronous .
 Asynchronous state machine need extra care when they are
designed
 All the flip-flop should be clocked at the same clock. Having
multiple clocks will complicate the design and optimization to a
great extent .
 Always use dedicated clock and reset .

 Similarly it is extremely important that all the flip -flops recover
from reset simultaneously .
 Choose an optimum encoding for the state vector .(Binary and
One Hot)
 To improve design performance, you may divide large state
machines into several small state machines and use appropriate
encoding style for each .
 Every state machine should have a control signal ensuring the
machine in known state .

 To implement a state machine in VHDL, the State diagram is
the only requirement ..
 In VHDL, each State of FSM is translated into a case in a “case -
when” construct . and is simply one of the case statement
branches .
 State transitions are specified using “if-then -else” statements .
 The set of states is generally defined as an enumerated type :
type device_states is (idle, grant_to_zero, S5,error);
signal state :device_states ;

PACKAGES
 It is a collection of commonly used subprograms, data types,
constants,attributes and components .
 It allows designer to use shared constant or function or data type .
 Packages are stored in libraries for convenience purposes .
Package consists of two parts :
 Declaration
 Body
 “USE” statement is used to access the package .

PACKAGES
 Package declaration :
package <Package_name> is
{set of declarations}
end package_name
 Defines the similar
behavior of
interface
function
for the package
does not appear here, only
as entity(e .g.
functional
interface) .
as subprogram, type,
 Can be shared by many design units .
 Contains a set of declarations such
constant, signal, variable, etc.

PACKAGES
of the package (Similar as archi -
Package body:
package body package_name is
<declarations> ;
<sub program body> ;
end package_name ;
 Specifies the actual behavior
tecture) .
 A Package Declaration can have only one Package body, both
having the same names . (Contrast to entity architecture)
Package
declaration
Package
Body
Only one -to-one association

 Package body Contains the hidden details of a package.
 Completes constant declarations for deferred constant .
(Deferred constant : constant declaration without value specified)
 Is used to store private declarations that should not be visible .
 If Package declaration has no function or procedure or deferred
constant declaration than no package body is required .
PACKAGES

 STANDARD and TEXTIO are provided in the STD library which
defines useful data types and utilities .
example :
• library IEEE ;
• use IEEE .Std_Logic_ 1164 .all;
• Use IEEE .std_Logic_unsigned .all ;
• Use IEEE .std_Logic_signed .all;
• Use IEEE .std_Logic_arith .all ;
• Use IEEE .numeric_std .all;
• Library design_lib ;
• Use design_Lib .Ex_pack .D_FF ;
PACKAGES
Selective
importing package
declaration

storage facility for
in the work library as
 It is an implementation -dependent
previously analyzed design units .
 Compiled VHDL design unit is saved
default .
 In order to use components and packages from a particular
library, the library and packages must be specified in VHDL code
using
Library <library_name> ;
use <library_name> .<package_name> .all;
LIBRARY

ATTRIBUTES
be used to for modeling hardware
 Attributes can
characteristics .
 An attribute provides additional information about an object
(such as signals, arrays and types) that may not be directly
related to the value that the object carries .
 Attributes can be broadly classified as :
• Predefined - as a part of 1076 std .
• Vendor Defined .
Ex:- type bit_array is array (1 to 5) of bit;
variable L : integer := bit_array ‘ left;
-- L takes left most bound I.e. 1

SUB PROGRAM
 There are two types of subprograms in VHDL
• FUNCTION 
• PROCEDURE 
Returns a single value
Can return multiple values
 Although subprograms can be defined either in a package,
architecture or process it is usually defined in a package so that
they can be reused .
 VHDL code is sequential inside subprograms .

impure if they modify or depend on
 Subprograms are termed
parameters not defined in their formal parameter list . ONLY
VHDL’ 93 SUPPORTS IMPURE FUNCTION .
process or
 Subprograms can be called sequentially within a
concurrently in the architecture
 A function has to be on the right hand size of a signal
assignment whereas a procedure can be called independently .
SUB PROGRAM

PROCEDURE
 A procedure is subroutine which performs operations using all
the parameters and objects, and which can change one or more
of the parameters and objects in accordance with rules governing
those parameters and objects .
 A concurrent procedure has an implied wait statement at the
mode has been
end of the procedure on the signal whose
declared as IN or INOUT .
 A sequential procedure has no implied wait .
syntax :
procedure name ( parameter_list ) is
< declarations>
begin
< statements >
end name;

cannot change its argument and
 Unlike procedure, a function
can only return a value .
 Function parameters can only be of type constant or signal . The
mode is always in. Default class is constant .
values even if the
 An impure function may return different
parameters are the same . Whereas a pure function always
returns the same values as parameters .
 A function has to have a return statement with an expression
the value of the expression defines the result returned by the
function
FUNCTION

Syntax :
function name (parameter list) return type is
<declarations>
begin
<statements>
return (expression) ;
end name ;
The resolution function
 The resolution function resolves the value to be assigned to a
signal when there are multiple drivers for the given signal .
 The simulator implicitly invokes the resolution function .
 The resolution function
FUNCTION

GENERATE STATEMENT
process .
 This is a type of loop, which can be used outside the
 Label for the loop is must .
selected or
 Concurrent statements can be conditionally
replicated using “generate” statement .
such as
 Used to create multiple copies of components or blocks
 Provides a compact description of regular structures
memories, registers, and counters .

 Two forms of “generate” statement
• for…generate
• Number of copies is determined by a discrete range
Syntax :
label : for identifier in range generate
{concurrent_statement}
end generate [ label ]
Range must be a computable integer, in either of these forms :
• integer_expression
• integer_expression
to integer_expression
downto integer_expression
GENERATE STATEMENT

 The key advantage of VHDL when used for systems design is that
it allows the behavior of the required system to be modeled and
simulated before synthesis tools translate the design into real
hardware (gates and wires) .
 VHDL allows the description of a concurrent system (many parts,
each with its own sub-behavior, working together at the same
time) . This is unlike many of the other computing languages such
as BASIC, Pascal, C, or lower -level assembly language which runs
at machine code level, which all run sequentially, one instruction
at a time on Von Neumann architecture .
 A final point is that when a VHDL model is translated into the
"gates and wires" that are mapped onto a programmable logic
device such as a CPLD or FPGA , then it is the actual hardware
being configured, rather than the VHDL code being "executed" as if
on some form of a processor chip .
CONCLUSION

REFERENCE
,TATA McGraw
Douglas L. Perry, VHDL Programming by Example
Hill.
J Bhasker, A VHDL Primer.
IEEE, IEEE Standard 1076 -1993 VHDL Language Reference Manual.
Pellerin, David and Douglas Taylor, VHDL Made Easy , Prentice Hall,
1996.
Armstrong and Gray, Structured logic Design with VHDL ,Prentice
Hall,1996.
Internet: comp.lang.vhdl, http://www.vhdl.org.

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