Get Knowledge of Delay Types in VHDL

In VHDL, delays are specified only in signal assignment not in variable assignment. Delays are not synthesizable. There are two types of delay in VHDL Language.

1. Transport Delay
2. Inertial Delay

• Transport Delay : It is the delay model just delay the signal or change the value of the signal by the time specified in the after clause. It is the characteristic of the hardware elements that exhibits infinite frequency response. Any pulse is transmitted no matter how small it is.

Design BCD to 7-Segment Decoder using VHDL Code

Given below VHDL code will convert 4 bit BCD into equivalent seven segment number. It will accept 4 bit input and generate seven bit output. One seven segment can show zero to nine digit, so there is 4 bit input. Code is written for Common Cathode seven segment LED.So, LEDs will glow when the input is high. Find out Verilog Code here.

Common Cathode Seven Segment Display

Design Johnson Counter and Test with Test Bench using VHDL Code

Johnson Counter is one kind of Ring Counter. It is also known as Twisted Ring Counter. A 4-bit Johnson Counter passes blocks of four logic "0" and then passes four logic "1". So it will produce 8-bit pattern. For example, "1000" is initial output then it will generate 1100, 1110, 1111, 0111, 0011, 0001, 0000 and this patterns will repeat so on. Find out Verilog Code here.

Sr. No.	Name of the Pin	Direction	Width	Description
1	Clk	Input	1	Clock Signal
2	Rst	Input	1	Reset Signal
3	Op	Output	4	Output Signal

VHDL Code for Ring Counter

Ring Counter is composed of Shift Registers. The data pattern will recirculate as long as clock pulses are applied. For example, if we talk about 4-bit Ring Counter, then the data pattern will repeat every four clock pulses. If pattern is 1000, then it will generate 0100, 0010, 0001, 1000 and so on. Find out Verilog Code here.

Ring Counter

Sr. No.	Name of the Pin	Direction	Width	Description
1	Clk	Input	1	Clock Signal
2	Rst	Input	1	Reset Signal
3	Op	Output	4	Output Signal

Verilog and VHDL Code for Digital Clock

Given below code is Simple Digital Clock. It accepts one input as 50 MHz clock and gives three output as Hour, Minute and Second. This code converts internally 50 MHz into 1 Hz Clock Frequency. In this code first process converts frequency from 50 MHz to 1 Hz. in the second process at every clock event second value will increment but up to 59 and then again zero. Same way Minute value will also increment after second value will reach to 59, but up to 59. Hour value will increment when minute value reaches to 59 and goes up to 23 and again goes to zero. In the last integer values of ss, mm and hr are converted into standard logic vector and assign to Second, Minute and Hour respectively. If you want to display this clock on your 7 segment or LCD display then you have write another code that accepts these inputs and generates equivalent output to be displayed.