Richard T. wrote:
> i think i need 4 processes
I think you are substantially wrong. It seems you try to use VHDL as a 
programming language. Instead you must think in hardware and DESCRIBE 
this hardware (the D in VHDL).

In your screenshots you need only one array type definition. Then you 
instantiate four of those arrays of that type.

But it would be much more convenient when you attach a VHDL file instead 
of a screenshot. Then it would be easy to copy and edit your code. Got 
the trick?

i agree i keep approaching this as some c program to manipulate the 
design,i know VDHL is a hardware language and shows how different 
physical properties connect  together. three entity's have inputs and 
outputs and wires connecting them together.

but also if i want to send Data and then revive data while carrying out 
mathematical operations before giving a system response ,isn't this more 
like programing the functionality of this system?

how do i text wrap from modlesim neatly onto the forum,is there a 
function in modlesim.i cant see a function.

yes the reason why i set four arrays of different values is because i 
wanted to use them as a kind of constant that i could compare the 
incoming integer against and give me a value.

each value could the be added to the sum of eight bits,the lowest value 
would show me the wave that was being transmitted.

but i don't know how both to set up a constant in the architecture ,i 
thought you could set it up in a process but it didn't really seem to 
work.

i think if i had 8 processes looking at bit 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 of a 
constant separately,on a rising clock edge after 8 cycles i could read a 
complete waveform.

Richard T. wrote:
> the reason why i set four arrays of different values is because...
You did not only set up four arrays. You invoked four new data 
types. One data type for those four arrays would be enough.

Richard T. wrote:
> how do i text wrap from modlesim neatly onto the forum,is there a
> function in modlesim.i cant see a function.
Attach a VHDL file, not a text file. Eg  rx.vhd or rx.vhdl instead 
rx.txt. Or read those few lines named "Formatting Options"  above each 
editbox...

What information is in the
Rx:in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (31 downto 0)?
And what should happen to that information?

Hi

i have changed my receiver code to make four accumulators that receive a 
32 bit integer array rxd.

each time a bit of the array arrives i want each accumulator to be able 
to minus that value from a known value and to add this value up for 8 
bits of data until all four accumulators have different values.

e.g

incoming data 0,-3,-6,-3,0,3,6,3

1

accumulator 1 sum0<=abs(rxd-wav1(0)); 

2

accumulator 2 sum1<=abs(rxd-wav2(0)); 

3

accumulator 3 sum2<=abs(rxd-wav3(0));

4

accumulator 4 sum3<=abs(rxd-wav4(0));

if wav2 had this as the constant data etc then after 8 cycles it should 
=0
the others will have different values indicating wav2 was transmitting.

wav1 must be in the form of a look up table i guess so it can use the 
values.
but i don't know if this could be a constant in the process?

I might need to make sum larger than 7 downto 0 to make sure i get 8 
values

This is what i am trying to do

i have commented lines out as i would like to get it to actually work.

i need to create a table so i can compare what comes in against it.
i also don't understand how to form the sum correctly and how to 
increment each bit of data.e.g 5th clock cycle i need to -wav1(5).

Lothar M. wrote:
> Attach a VHDL file, not a text file.
You got it. Nearly...
Richard T. wrote:
> accumulator_1.vhd.bak
I cut off the *.bak and attached the vhd file to your post. Do you see 
the difference?
And I wrapped you VHDL code with the [vhdl] tags...

Richard T. wrote:
> This is what i am trying to do
Im sorry, i do not get the trick. Absolutely not. But it seems to me you 
want to do something very usual in a complicated way. Can you draw a 
picture showing the data flow of you design? What information is in the 
32 bit vector? And what should happen with that data?

rich_t wrote:
> dataflow.docx
*.docx is (beside the virus story) not a good and portable format 
because my smartphone can't handle it.
*.pdf is much better.
And a simple screenshot IN *.PNG FORMAT would be excellent.

> This entity takes a bit of data and using an accumulator or 4 i wish to
> subtract the incoming integer from my known 8 bit array one at a time
> each clock cycle and sum the absolute vale up for each of my 4 possible
> 8 bit arrays.
????

> I have gone back to the drawing board once again
Can you write your signals and ports to that sketch? What should happen 
inside the empty rectangles? Do those rectangles have a function or 
names?