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前言

verilog中的generate块可以称为生成块,所谓生成,可以理解为复制。如果不太好理解,下面我们继续使用generate块。

generate块应用的场合通常是对模块进行批量例化,或者有条件的例化,使用参数进行控制对哪些模块进行例化,或者例化多少。

不仅限于模块例化,当同一个操作或模块实例需要多次重复,或者某些代码需要根据给定的Verilog参数有条件地包含时,这些语句特别方便。

generate块可以分为generate for和generate if或者generate case。

正文

下面根据实际例子对这几个generate块语句进行分析。

generate for

先设计一个半加器:

// Design for a half-adder
module ha ( input a, b,
output sum, cout);

assign sum = a ^ b;
assign cout = a & b;
endmodule

下面对半加器模块例化N次,N为输入变量的位宽,例如:

input [N-1:0] a, b;

每一次对输入变量的一位进行加法运算。

如下:

// A top level design that contains N instances of half adder
module my_design
#(parameter N=2)
( input [N-1:0] a, b,
output [N-1:0] sum, cout);

// Declare a temporary loop variable to be used during
// generation and won't be available during simulation
genvar i;

// Generate for loop to instantiate N times
generate
for (i = 0; i < N; i = i + 1) begin
ha u0 (a[i], b[i], sum[i], cout[i]);
end
endgenerate
endmodule

a[0]和b[0]的输出sum[0]和cout[0],而a[N-1]和b[N-1]的输出sum[1]和cout[1]。

对应的RTL图可想而知,就是多个半加器的复制。

如果N = 2,则为:

Verilog初级教程(12)Verilog中的generate块_参考资料

generate if

generate if中的条件必须是参数,这是很重要的一点,初学者容易误用,例如将generate if(),括号内给一个变量,根据其值选择执行哪一块语句。

下面设计一个仅用于仿真的例子:

我们先设计两个待选择模块:

// Design #1: Multiplexer design uses an "assign" statement to assign
// out signal
module mux_assign ( input a, b, sel,
output out);
assign out = sel ? a : b;

// The initial display statement is used so that
// we know which design got instantiated from simulation
// logs
initial
$display ("mux_assign is instantiated");
endmodule
// Design #2: Multiplexer design uses a "case" statement to drive
// out signal
module mux_case (input a, b, sel,
output reg out);
always @ (a or b or sel) begin
case (sel)
0 : out = a;
1 : out = b;
endcase
end

// The initial display statement is used so that
// we know which design got instantiated from simulation
// logs
initial
$display ("mux_case is instantiated");
endmodule

下面使用generate if语句来选择例化哪一个模块:

// Top Level Design: Use a parameter to choose either one
module my_design ( input a, b, sel,
output out);
parameter USE_CASE = 0;

// Use a "generate" block to instantiate either mux_case
// or mux_assign using an if else construct with generate
generate
if (USE_CASE)
mux_case mc (.a(a), .b(b), .sel(sel), .out(out));
else
mux_assign ma (.a(a), .b(b), .sel(sel), .out(out));
endgenerate

endmodule

USE_CASE就是一个参数,根据参数的值来选择例化哪一个模块。

设计仿真文件来验证:

module tb;
// Declare testbench variables
reg a, b, sel;
wire out;
integer i;

// Instantiate top level design and set USE_CASE parameter to 1 so that
// the design using case statement is instantiated
my_design #(.USE_CASE(1)) u0 ( .a(a), .b(b), .sel(sel), .out(out));

initial begin
// Initialize testbench variables
a <= 0;
b <= 0;
sel <= 0;

// Assign random values to DUT inputs with some delay
for (i = 0; i < 5; i = i + 1) begin
#10 a <= $random;
b <= $random;
sel <= $random;
$display ("i=%0d a=0x%0h b=0x%0h sel=0x%0h out=0x%0h", i, a, b, sel, out);
end
end
endmodule

上面仿真文件中将USE_CASE代入参数为1,因此,应该例化的是mux_case 被执行。

// When USE_CASE = 1
ncsim> run
mux_case is instantiated
i=0 a=0x0 b=0x0 sel=0x0 out=0x0
i=1 a=0x0 b=0x1 sel=0x1 out=0x1
i=2 a=0x1 b=0x1 sel=0x1 out=0x1
i=3 a=0x1 b=0x0 sel=0x1 out=0x0
i=4 a=0x1 b=0x0 sel=0x1 out=0x0
ncsim: *W,RNQUIE: Simulation is complete.

generate case

generate case语句和generate if语句用法无异,和普通的if与case一致,if具有优先级,case没有优先级。

举个例子,介绍其使用方法。

先设计一个半加器:

// Design #1: Half adder
module ha (input a, b,
output reg sum, cout);
always @ (a or b)
{cout, sum} = a + b;

initial
$display ("Half adder instantiation");
endmodule

在设计一个全加器:

// Design #2: Full adder
module fa (input a, b, cin,
output reg sum, cout);
always @ (a or b or cin)
{cout, sum} = a + b + cin;

initial
$display ("Full adder instantiation");
endmodule

设计顶层模块,令参数为ADDER_TYPE = 1;则如下:

// Top level design: Choose between half adder and full adder
module my_adder (input a, b, cin,
output sum, cout);
parameter ADDER_TYPE = 1;

generate
case(ADDER_TYPE)
0 : ha u0 (.a(a), .b(b), .sum(sum), .cout(cout));
1 : fa u1 (.a(a), .b(b), .cin(cin), .sum(sum), .cout(cout));
endcase
endgenerate
endmodule

设计仿真文件:

module tb;
reg a, b, cin;
wire sum, cout;

my_adder #(.ADDER_TYPE(0)) u0 (.a(a), .b(b), .cin(cin), .sum(sum), .cout(cout));

initial begin
a <= 0;
b <= 0;
cin <= 0;

$monitor("a=0x%0h b=0x%0h cin=0x%0h cout=0%0h sum=0x%0h",
a, b, cin, cout, sum);

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i = i + 1) begin
#10 a <= $random;
b <= $random;
cin <= $random;
end
end
endmodule

可见,代入参数为0,应该例化的为半加器模块:

ncsim> run
Half adder instantiation
a=0x0 b=0x0 cin=0x0 cout=00 sum=0x0
a=0x0 b=0x1 cin=0x1 cout=00 sum=0x1
a=0x1 b=0x1 cin=0x1 cout=01 sum=0x0
a=0x1 b=0x0 cin=0x1 cout=00 sum=0x1
ncsim: *W,RNQUIE: Simulation is complete.

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