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A one bit in vector is not assigned when assigment is out of the process

TSvob
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CheckOnes_P: process(gray_vector, no_ones_below) begin for i in 1 to WIDTH_C loop no_ones_below(i) <= no_ones_below(i-1) and not gray_vector(i-1); end loop; no_ones_below(0) <= '1'; end process;

Bit 0 of no_ones_below vector is not assigned in simulation when this line is written out of the process. Why?

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RichardTanSY_Altera
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VHDL uses a process to model signal assignments that are based on an event and the signal assignments do not take place until the process ends.

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TSvob
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Sure, I know it, but assigment can be also done outside the proces. Note, that line 8 is placed outside the process - it will cuase (in simulation) that bit 0 is not assigned (it get U value)

CheckOnes_P: process(gray_vector, no_ones_below) begin for i in 1 to WIDTH_C loop no_ones_below(i) <= no_ones_below(i-1) and not gray_vector(i-1); end loop; --- no_ones_below(0) <= '1'; end process; no_ones_below(0) <= '1';

 

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RichardTanSY_Altera
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Please help to share your design files and testbench so I can look into the simulation behaviour.

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