frequency divider

Altera_Forum · ‎04-15-2010

i want ot create frequency divider which devide the frequency by 50 000 000 (so with 50 MHz clock i want ot reach 1 HZ (T=1s))

can i use this code:


 library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.std_logic_arith.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
entity counter is
port (CLK, RST :in std_logic;
devided_clk : out std_logic; 
Q :out std_logic_vector(16 downto 0)
) ;
end counter;
architecture beh of counter is
signal QL : std_logic_vector (16 downto 0);
begin
  process(CLK, RST )
    begin
      if (CLK'event and CLK = '1')
      then if RST='1' 
      then QL <= "00000000000000000"; devided_clk<= '0';
    else if (QL = "11101110011010110010100000000") then QL <= "00000000000000000"; devided_clk   <= '1'; else
        devided_clk   <= '0';
        QL <= QL+1;
      end if;
    end if;
  end if;
end process;
Q <= QL;
end beh;

Altera_Forum · ‎04-15-2010

process(CLK, RST) begin if RST then QL <= "11101110011010110010100000000"; devided_clk<= '0'; elseif (CLK'event and CLK = '1') then if QL == "00000000000000000" then // comparison with zero is cheaper QL <= "11101110011010110010100000000"; // half count reached, reload devided_clk <= ~devided_clk; // toggle output else QL <= QL - 1; // decrement instead of increment end if; end if; end process;

This code is better and simpler. Oh, and do not forget Altera likes async resets (unlike Xilinx). But you should sync the reset signal (it should be the output of a CLK clocked register).

Altera_Forum · ‎04-16-2010

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Oh, and do not forget Altera likes async resets.

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It's suggested by the FPGA core architecture, available without requiring additional LE input terms, but you are free to prefer synchronous resets in your designs.

Some complex Altera MegaFunctions only provide a synchronous reset - without an explicite specification in the user manual.

Altera_Forum · ‎04-16-2010

so with amilcar's code the time between two positive jumps (0->1) will be 1 sec ?

Altera_Forum · ‎04-16-2010

I did not calculate the constant, I just reused your value.

BTW you can replace "000000000" with "(others => '0')"

And you can write your constant Like this:

constant CLK_PERIOD_NS = 20; -- CLK period in [ns] units

constant DESIRED_PERIOD_NS = 1000000000; -- desired period in [ns] units

constant TIMER_RELOAD = DESIRED_PERIOD_NS/CLK_PERIOD/2-1;

And then just replace

"11101110011010110010100000000" with TIMER_RELOAD

Altera_Forum · ‎04-16-2010

so i think in amilcar example the half time must be 25 000 000 (i want from 50 MHz to reach 1 hz ) but i do not have fpga module and i do not know how to simulate frequency devision ?

any tips ?