Hello guys! How can we convert a 4 byte to int in VHDL ? I have for example these 4 bytes that I want to convert to int . hex: [3E 29 C3 39] Otherwise how do we convert it manually ?
Combine them into a 32-bit std_logic_vector, from there, convert it to signed or unsigned integer. http://www.lothar-miller.de/s9y/categories/16-Numeric_Std
Marthy .D wrote: > I have for example these 4 bytes that I want to convert to int . > hex: > [3E 29 C3 39] Hex is like decimal and like binary just a different view of the same number. An integer has 32 bits and a hex digit has 4 bits. Therefore 8 hex digits are exactly 32 bis and you can simply concatenate the hex values in some order (lets assume left to right) and interpret it as an integer: hex 3e29c339 = bin 111110001010011100001100111001 = dec 1042924345 But maybe the byte order is right to left the integer value is another one: hex 39c3293e = bin 111001110000110010100100111110 = dec 969091390 If this answer doesn't help you, then maybe because information is missing: where does that hex number come from? Is it really a hex number or is it just a hex view of a binary number?
Lothar M. wrote: > If this answer doesn't help you, then maybe because information is > missing: where does that hex number come from? Is it really a hex number > or is it just a hex view of a binary number? No this is actually what I need thank you very much . Another question : Is it possible to print a char in VHDL with the use of report ? Maybe I didn't search well on the internet but I can't find it. I only know how to print an integer but not a char .
Lothar M. wrote: > hex 3e29c339 = bin 111110001010011100001100111001 = dec 1042924345 > But maybe the byte order is right to left the integer value is another > one: > hex 39c3293e = bin 111001110000110010100100111110 = dec 969091390 And on a PDP-11 and similar computers or processors with mixed endianess it would be: hex 39c3293e = bin 001010010011111011100111000011
Marthy .D wrote: > Hello guys! > How can we convert a 4 byte to int in VHDL ? https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/45213.html
1 | LIBRARY ieee; |
2 | USE ieee.std_logic_1164.ALL; |
3 | USE ieee.numeric_std.ALL; |
4 | entity conv_test is |
5 | Port ( a : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); |
6 | b : out integer); |
7 | end conv_test; |
8 | |
9 | architecture Behavioral of conv_test is |
10 | |
11 | begin
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12 | |
13 | b <= to_integer(signed(a)); |
14 | |
15 | end Behavioral; |
16 | |
17 | Regards Alex. |
Alexander S. wrote: > Port ( a : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); So this is just one byte … the TO asked for concatenating 4 bytes. Besides, the diagram on Lothar's web page covers more than just one direction: http://www.lothar-miller.de/s9y/categories/16-Numeric_Std (Description is in German, but ought to be obvious enough.)
Alexander S. wrote: > Marthy .D wrote: >> Hello guys! >> How can we convert a 4 byte to int in VHDL ? > > https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/45213.html >
1 | |
2 | LIBRARY ieee; |
3 | USE ieee.std_logic_1164.ALL; |
4 | USE ieee.numeric_std.ALL; |
5 | entity conv_test is |
6 | Port ( a : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); |
7 | b : out integer); |
8 | end conv_test; |
9 | |
10 | architecture Behavioral of conv_test is |
11 | |
12 | begin
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13 | |
14 | b <= to_integer(signed(a)); |
15 | |
16 | end Behavioral; |
17 | |
18 | Regards Alex. |
Attached ModelSim project of next VHDL design :
1 | library ieee ; |
2 | |
3 | use ieee.std_logic_1164.all ; |
4 | use ieee.std_logic_arith.all; |
5 | use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all; |
6 | |
7 | entity IntegerConvert is |
8 | port
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9 | (
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10 | ClockIn, |
11 | nResetIn
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12 | : in std_logic; |
13 | DataIn -- Data for convert |
14 | : in std_logic_vector(15 downto 0); |
15 | DataOut -- Data Out |
16 | : out std_logic_vector(15 downto 0) |
17 | );
|
18 | end IntegerConvert; |
19 | |
20 | architecture ArchIntegerConvert of IntegerConvert is |
21 | signal Data : integer range 0 to 65535 := 0; |
22 | begin
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23 | |
24 | Name_Process: |
25 | process (ClockIn ) |
26 | begin
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27 | if(ClockIn'event and ClockIn = '1') then |
28 | case nResetIn is |
29 | when '0' => |
30 | Data <= 0; |
31 | DataOut <= (others => '0'); |
32 | when others => |
33 | Data <= conv_integer(signed(DataIn)); -- Convert 4 Bytes to integer |
34 | DataOut <= conv_std_logic_vector(Data,16); -- Convert integer to 4 Bytes |
35 | end case; |
36 | end if; |
37 | end process Name_Process; |
38 | |
39 | end ArchIntegerConvert; |
Regards Alex. P.S. conv_integer conv_std_logic_vector in real design isn't need be clockable. It's only exapmle of usebility of convert in VHDL.
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Alexander S. wrote: > It's only exapmle of usebility of convert in VHDL. Do not use the old fashioned and obsolete synopsys arithmetic libs! Use the IEEE 1076.3 numeric_std instead. And never ever use both togehter! See that: http://www.lothar-miller.de/s9y/categories/16-Numeric_Std Its German, but Google translate helps out with a very readable translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lothar-miller.de%2Fs9y%2Fcategories%2F16-Numeric_Std
Besides: Alexander S. wrote: > DataOut <= conv_std_logic_vector(Data,16); -- Convert > integer to 4 Bytes 16 bits just makes for two bytes …
Jörg W. wrote: > Besides: > > Alexander S. wrote: >> DataOut <= conv_std_logic_vector(Data,16); -- Convert >> integer to 4 Bytes > > 16 bits just makes for two bytes … You are righ :
1 | library ieee ; |
2 | |
3 | use ieee.std_logic_1164.all ; |
4 | use ieee.std_logic_arith.all; |
5 | -- use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
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6 | |
7 | entity IntegerConvert is |
8 | port
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9 | (
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10 | ClockIn, |
11 | nResetIn
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12 | : in std_logic; |
13 | DataIn -- Data for convert |
14 | : in std_logic_vector(31 downto 0); |
15 | DataOut -- Data Out |
16 | : out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0) |
17 | );
|
18 | end IntegerConvert; |
19 | |
20 | architecture ArchIntegerConvert of IntegerConvert is |
21 | signal Data : integer range 0 to 2147483647 := 0; |
22 | begin
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23 | |
24 | Name_Process: |
25 | process (ClockIn ) |
26 | begin
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27 | if(ClockIn'event and ClockIn = '1') then |
28 | case nResetIn is |
29 | when '0' => |
30 | Data <= 0; |
31 | DataOut <= (others => '0'); |
32 | when others => |
33 | Data <= conv_integer(unsigned(DataIn)); -- Convert 2 Bytes to integer |
34 | DataOut <= conv_std_logic_vector(Data,32); -- Convert integer to 4 Bytes |
35 | end case; |
36 | end if; |
37 | end process Name_Process; |
38 | |
39 | end ArchIntegerConvert; |
Regards Alex. P.S. A VHDL integer is defined from range -2147483648 to +2147483647. https://www.edaboard.com/threads/vhdl-highest-possible-integer.247443/#:~:text=A%20VHDL%20integer%20is%20defined%20from%20range%20%2D2147483648%20to%20%2B2147483647.
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Lothar M. wrote: > Alexander S. wrote: >> It's only exapmle of usebility of convert in VHDL. > Do not use the old fashioned and obsolete synopsys arithmetic libs! convert in VHDL is not synthesizable virtual function for sintezis tools. Attached example is the only pipe line without arithmetic function. See attached picture and Vivado design Regards Alex.
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Marthy .D wrote: > How can we convert a 4 byte to int in VHDL ? Try it that way:
1 | LIBRARY ieee; |
2 | USE ieee.std_logic_1164.ALL; |
3 | USE ieee.numeric_std.ALL; |
4 | |
5 | entity conv_test is |
6 | Port ( a,b,c,d : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); |
7 | x,y : out integer); |
8 | end conv_test; |
9 | |
10 | architecture Behavioral of conv_test is |
11 | begin
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12 | x <= to_integer(signed(a&b&c&d)); -- two different byte orders |
13 | y <= to_integer(signed(d&c&b&a)); |
14 | end Behavioral; |
Alexander S. wrote: > convert in VHDL is not synthesizable virtual function for sintezis tools. Where did you find this strange statement? > convert in VHDL is not synthesizable virtual function for sintezis tools. You do not get the trick at all? Of course: when you use the OLD and OBSOLETE std_logic_arith, then you MUST use the OLD and OBSOLETE std_logic_unsigned or the OLD and OBSOLETE std_logic_signed also. All I said is: use the numeric_std without any of those OLD and OBSOLETE Synopsys math packages. BTW: why the heck do you add latency (aka. flipflops) to a conversion?
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