VHDL - 10% duty cycle

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Hello, I'm new to VHDL. I need to generate 500Hz from 50MHz clock 
frequency. I already got it. My problem here is how should the code to 
be adjusted if I want to change the duty cycle to 10%, 30%, and 50%?

Thank you.
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Chris Guest #4568190
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You should reformat your code. You cannot read which "else" belongs to 
which "if".
I don't kniwnif its even possible to add 1 to a std_logic_vector.
What you need, are 2 values. One for counting up and one for down. 
Typically you set a flag if you are counting up or not.
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Lothar M. Moderator (Company: Titel) #4569041
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Chris wrote:
> What you need, are 2 values. One for counting up and one for down.
Indeed 2 values are needed.
But only 1 for a counter, and the second for a compare value to toggle 
the output. Then its stupidly easy:
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library IEEE;

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use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

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use IEEE.numeric_std.ALL;

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entity PWM500Hz is

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    port( clock   : in STD_LOGIC; -- 50 Mhz

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          pwmout  : out STD_LOGIC);

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end PWM500Hz ;

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architecture Behavioral of PWM500Hz is

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  signal cnt: integer range 0 to (50000000/500)-1 := 0;

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  constant cmp: integer := (50000000/5000); -- PWM = 10%

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begin

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  process(clock) begin

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    if rising_edge(clock) then

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      if cnt<(50000000/500)-1 then cnt<=cnt+1;

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      else cnt<=0;

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      end if;

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    end if;

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  end process;

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  pwmout <= '1' when cnt<cmp else '0';

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end Behavioral;
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