MyHDL
MyHDL[1] is a Python based hardware description language (HDL).
Features of MyHDL include:
- The ability to generate VHDL and Verilog code from a MyHDL design.[2]
- The ability to generate a testbench (Conversion of test benches[3]) with test vectors in VHDL or Verilog, based on complex computations in Python.
- The ability to convert a lists of signals.[4]
- The ability to convert output verification.[5]
- The ability to do Co-simulation with Verilog.[6]
- An advanced datatype system, independent of traditional datatypes. MyHDL's translator tool automatically writes conversion functions when the target language requires them.
MyHDL is developed by Jan Decaluwe.[7]
Conversion Examples
Here, you can see some examples of conversions from MyHDL designs to VHDL and/or Verilog.[8]
A small combinatorial design
The example is a small combinatorial design, more specifically the binary to Gray code converter:
def bin2gray(B, G, width):
""" Gray encoder.
B -- input intbv signal, binary encoded
G -- output intbv signal, gray encoded
width -- bit width
"""
@always_comb
def logic():
Bext = intbv(0)[width+1:]
Bext[:] = B
for i in range(width):
G.next[i] = Bext[i+1] ^ Bext[i]
return logic
You can create an instance and convert to Verilog and VHDL as follows:
width = 8
B = Signal(intbv(0)[width:])
G = Signal(intbv(0)[width:])
bin2gray_inst = toVerilog(bin2gray, B, G, width)
bin2gray_inst = toVHDL(bin2gray, B, G, width)
The generated Verilog code looks as follows:
module bin2gray (
B,
G
);
input [7:0] B;
output [7:0] G;
reg [7:0] G;
always @(B) begin: BIN2GRAY_LOGIC
integer i;
reg [9-1:0] Bext;
Bext = 9'h0;
Bext = B;
for (i=0; i<8; i=i+1) begin
G[i] <= (Bext[(i + 1)] ^ Bext[i]);
end
end
endmodule
The generated VHDL code looks as follows:
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
use IEEE.numeric_std.all;
use std.textio.all;
use work.pck_myhdl_06.all;
entity bin2gray is
port (
B: in unsigned(7 downto 0);
G: out unsigned(7 downto 0)
);
end entity bin2gray;
architecture MyHDL of bin2gray is
begin
BIN2GRAY_LOGIC: process (B) is
variable Bext: unsigned(8 downto 0);
begin
Bext := to_unsigned(0, 9);
Bext := resize(B, 9);
for i in 0 to 8-1 loop
G(i) <= (Bext((i + 1)) xor Bext(i));
end loop;
end process BIN2GRAY_LOGIC;
end architecture MyHDL;
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/manual/conversion.html
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/whatsnew/0.6.html#conversion-of-test-benches
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/whatsnew/0.6.html#conversion-of-lists-of-signals
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/whatsnew/0.6.html#conversion-output-verification
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/manual/cosimulation.html
- ↑ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7542
- ↑ http://www.myhdl.org/doc/current/manual/conversion_examples.html
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