HEUREKA monitor, various tests run on SD card on hardware with 256 registers, 32kB RAM @ 9600 baud

Author: sy2002

test_programs/uart.asm

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ _IO$GETC_LOOP   MOVE    @R0, R3             ; read status register
 
                 MOVE    @R1, R8             ; store received character ...
                 MOVE    R8, @R12            ; ... and write it to TIL
-                --MOVE    0, @R0              ; clear read latch
-
+                
 _IO$SETC_WAIT   MOVE    @R0, R3             ; read status register
                 AND     0x0002, R3          ; ready to transmit?
                 RBRA    _IO$SETC_WAIT, Z    ; loop until ready

vhdl/block_ram.vhd

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ end BRAM;
 architecture beh of BRAM is
 
 type bram_t is array (0 to BLOCK_RAM_SIZE - 1) of std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
-signal bram : bram_t := (others => x"baba");
+signal bram : bram_t := (others => x"0000");
 
 signal output : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
 

vhdl/env1.vhd

@@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ port (
 );
 end component;
 
+component SyTargetCounter is
+generic (
+   COUNTER_FINISH : integer;
+   COUNTER_WIDTH  : integer range 2 to 32 
+);
+port (
+   clk            : in std_logic;
+   reset          : in std_logic;
+   
+   cnt            : out std_logic_vector(COUNTER_WIDTH - 1 downto 0);
+   overflow       : out std_logic := '0'
+);
+end component;
+
 signal cpu_addr               : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
 signal cpu_data               : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
 signal cpu_data_dir           : std_logic;
@@ -168,6 +182,12 @@ signal til_reg1_enable        : std_logic;
 -- 50 MHz as long as we did not solve the timing issues of the register file
 signal SLOW_CLOCK             : std_logic := '0';
 
+-- reset generator: either use the button or the initial reset counter
+--signal reset_sig              : std_logic;
+--signal reset_done             : std_logic := '0';
+--signal reset_cnt              : std_logic_vector(5 downto 0);
+--signal reset_overflow         : std_logic;
+
 begin
 
    -- QNICE CPU
@@ -268,7 +288,33 @@ begin
       if rising_edge(CLK) then
          SLOW_CLOCK <= not SLOW_CLOCK;
       end if;
-   end process;
-   
+   end process; 
+ 
+--   reset_delay : SyTargetCounter
+--      generic map
+--      (
+--         COUNTER_FINISH => 63,
+--         COUNTER_WIDTH => 6
+--      )
+--      port map
+--      (
+--         clk => SLOW_CLOCK and not reset_done,
+--         reset => RESET_N,
+--         cnt => reset_cnt,
+--         overflow => reset_overflow
+--      );
+--      
+--   reset_done_handler : process (reset_overflow, RESET_N)
+--   begin
+--      if RESET_N = '0' then
+--         reset_done <= '0';
+--      else
+--         if rising_edge(reset_overflow) then
+--            reset_done <= '1';
+--         end if;
+--      end if;
+--   end process;
+-- 
+--   reset_sig <= reset_cnt(0) or reset_cnt(1) or reset_cnt(2) or reset_cnt(3) or reset_cnt(4) or reset_cnt(5);
 end beh;
 

vhdl/env1_globals.vhd

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ constant ROM_SIZE             : integer   := 2233;
 
 -- size of lower register bank: should be 256
 -- set to 16 during development for faster synthesis, routing, etc.
-constant SHADOW_REGFILE_SIZE  : integer   := 16;
+constant SHADOW_REGFILE_SIZE  : integer   := 256;
 
 -- size of the block RAM in 16bit words: should be 32768
 -- set to 256 during development for tracability during simulation
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ constant BLOCK_RAM_SIZE       : integer   := 32768;
 -- UART_DIVISOR = 100,000,000 / (16 x BAUD_RATE)
 --    2400 -> 2604
 --    9600 -> 651
+--    19200 -> 326
 --    115200 -> 54
 --    1562500 -> 4
 --    2083333 -> 3
-constant UART_DIVISOR          : natural  := 325; -- as long as we are using SLOW_CLOCK with 50 MHz
+constant UART_DIVISOR          : natural  := 326; -- as long as we are using SLOW_CLOCK with 50 MHz
 constant UART_FIFO_SIZE        : natural  := 16;
 
 end env1_globals;

vhdl/fifo_uart.vhd

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ end component;
 
 -- FIFO
 type FIFO_RAM is array(0 to FIFO_SIZE - 1) of std_logic_vector(8 downto 0);
-signal FIFO : FIFO_RAM;
+signal FIFO : FIFO_RAM := (others => "000000000");
 signal FIFO_WP : unsigned(integer(ceil(log2(real(FIFO_SIZE)))) - 1 downto 0) := (others => '0');
 signal FIFO_RP : unsigned(integer(ceil(log2(real(FIFO_SIZE)))) - 1 downto 0) := (others => '0');
 
@@ -101,10 +101,14 @@ begin
          tx => tx
       );
 
-   uart_rx : process(uart_rx_enable, uart_rx_data, rx_resetvalid, FIFO_RP, FIFO_WP)
+   uart_rx : process(uart_rx_enable, uart_rx_data, rx_resetvalid, FIFO_RP, FIFO_WP, reset)
    begin
-      if rx_resetvalid = '1' then
-         FIFO(to_integer(FIFO_RP))(8) <= '0';
+      if rx_resetvalid = '1' or reset = '1' then
+         if reset = '1' then
+            FIFO(0)(8) <= '0';
+         else
+            FIFO(to_integer(FIFO_RP))(8) <= '0';
+         end if;
       else
          if rising_edge(uart_rx_enable) then
             FIFO(to_integer(FIFO_WP))(7 downto 0) <= uart_rx_data;
@@ -113,23 +117,31 @@ begin
       end if;
    end process;
 
-   uart_inc_wp : process(uart_rx_enable, FIFO_WP)
+   uart_inc_wp : process(uart_rx_enable, FIFO_WP, reset)
    begin
-      if falling_edge(uart_rx_enable) then
-         FIFO_WP <= FIFO_WP + 1;
+      if reset = '1' then
+         FIFO_WP <= (others => '0');
+      else
+         if falling_edge(uart_rx_enable) then
+            FIFO_WP <= FIFO_WP + 1;
+         end if;
       end if;
    end process;
 
-   uart_inc_rp : process(rx_resetvalid, FIFO_RP)
-   begin      
-      if falling_edge(rx_resetvalid) then
-         FIFO_RP <= FIFO_RP + 1;
+   uart_inc_rp : process(rx_resetvalid, FIFO_RP, reset)
+   begin
+      if reset = '1' then
+         FIFO_RP <= (others => '0');
+      else
+         if falling_edge(rx_resetvalid) then
+            FIFO_RP <= FIFO_RP + 1;
+         end if;
       end if;
    end process;
 
    uart_cts_controller : process (FIFO_RP, FIFO_WP)
    begin
-      if abs(signed(FIFO_RP) - signed(FIFO_WP)) > 4 then
+      if abs(signed(FIFO_RP) - signed(FIFO_WP)) > (FIFO_SIZE / 4) then
          cts <= '1';
          cts_led <= '1';
       else
@@ -177,5 +189,7 @@ begin
       end if;
    end process;
 
+   
+   
 end beh;