i need help creating a state table to produce a VHDL program. The system is built upon D type flip flips The function of my program is to move between states in a sequence for example: 9, 2 , 6, 6, 1, 5, 2 and loop back to the beginning. Each transition needs to happen after 1 clock pulse. There is no other input to be characterised. So state can possible be shown as: A = 9 B = 2 C = 6 E = 1 F = 5 but the sequence the program must take is : 9,2,6,6,1,5,2 and loop Many thanks, also help or drawings/diagrams would be very much appreciated.
Search for state machines on the internet. there are at least several examples you could learn from. simply post your code, which doesnt work, as you expect, by mentioning your development environment and target.
I've read several finite state machine examples and after failing to see how they can resemble with my system I finally gave in and decided to register here. The reason I am not following with the examples online is because my system's only input is the clock, I am not feeding any other bits of data in to dictate the path the of the next state. Compared to all the examples I've seen they have when using a JK flip flop a J state and a K state or D type flip flop, a D state etc. I cannot see beyond this. I am more concerned about creating the state diagram and state table to then a transition table. I am well rehearsed in writing a VHDL program but cannot get a clear understanding of how to tackle my above problem. Much appreciated.
... ... wrote: > The reason I am not following with the examples online is because my > system's only input is the clock, I am not feeding any other bits of > data in to dictate the path the of the next state. So in the examples you read an external signal decided, what the next state should be. i.e. something like ... in state A: if ext_signal='1' then next_state <= B; else next_state<= C; end if; Well, if the next state does not depend on external signals, you can unconditionally code the next state. In state A you assign next_state <= B in state B you assign next_stae <= C ... No need for any other signal than CLK (maybe a reset is helpful, if you want to start in a definded state). In the beginning you wrote, that you want to go through the states in a sequence like 9,2,6,6,1,5 This sequence may represent the output of your state machine, but it may not be the sequence of the states itself. Cause it can not be, that the following state after state 6 is in one case 6, in another case 1. This would only be possible if you have external signals which tell you, if the following state after 6 should be 6 or 1. For any state, which occurs more than once in your sequence, you have to differentiate the different occurences (you need e.g. a state 6a and a state 6b, which may both give you the same output 6). ... ... wrote: > I am more concerned about creating the state diagram and state table to > then a transition table. What's the problem: draw a state diagramm with unconditional transistions.
A statmachine without inputs is a kind of counter. A statemachine without outputs doesn´t make any sense :-) So I think the numbers you have listed are the outputs of your statemachine. The sequence 9,2,6,6,1,5,2 has seven states. Each state outputs a number on your output-signals. e.g. State Output A 9 B 2 C 6 D 6 E 1 F 5 G 2 You can code this in the "classic" way as statemachines are coded. But if there are no inputs you can code a simple counter alternatively. The counter starts at "0", counts up to "6" and starts again. You can decode the output of the counter to get the proper output-signal. e.g. Counter Output of decoder 0 9 1 2 2 6 3 6 4 1 5 5 6 2
1 | if counter = 0 then |
2 | output <= 9; |
3 | elsif counter = 1 then |
4 | output <= 2; |
5 | ...
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6 | end if; |
Okay great thanks, I know that works. But what would that look like as a circuit? To me, that looks like a counter, made of 3 jk or d type flip flops (for counting 0 to 6 so only 3 bits), which outputs into some logic circuit (the decoder) which outputs the final value? Because I've tried doing that, using excitation table/ karnough maps etc. to get the logic circuit of the decoder, but it's not been working, maybe I'm going about it wrong? The other way I think it can work is a counter which feeds its outputs into a decoder into another set of flip flops which then output the final desired values. But that seems too long-winded to be right. I would verily appreciate all and any input you can provide.
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