SystemVerilog probes · 15Vivado: supported
generate for with genvar (named block), for (genvar j..) with if-generate, case-generate
Vivado: supported. The open-source chain: all four stages pass.
| stage | today |
|---|---|
| rtl, simulation | pass |
| synth, synthesis | pass |
| netlist, the netlist | pass |
| bit, the bitstream | pass |
What does Vivado do with it?
Supported. UG901 v2023.2 Ch.10 Table 27 (p.288): 'Generate constructs: Supported'
What does the open-source chain do with it?
All four stages pass; expect.tsv records no message for this probe.
What is the probe's code?
From test/sv/15_generate.
design.sv
module top #(parameter bit USE_XOR = 1) (input logic [15:0] sw, output logic [15:0] led);
genvar i;
generate
for (i = 0; i < 4; i = i + 1) begin : g_and
assign led[i] = sw[i] & sw[i+4];
end
endgenerate
for (genvar j = 0; j < 4; j++) begin : g_sel
if (USE_XOR) begin : g_x
assign led[4+j] = sw[j] ^ sw[j+4];
end else begin : g_o
assign led[4+j] = sw[j] | sw[j+4];
end
end
localparam int MODE = 2;
case (MODE)
1: begin : c1 assign led[15:8] = 8'h11; end
2: begin : c2 assign led[15:8] = sw[15:8]; end
default: begin : cd assign led[15:8] = '0; end
endcase
endmodule
tb.sv
module tb;
reg clk = 1'b0;
reg btnC = 1'b0, btnU = 1'b0, btnD = 1'b0, btnL = 1'b0, btnR = 1'b0;
reg [15:0] sw = 16'h0000;
wire [15:0] led; wire [6:0] seg; wire dp; wire [3:0] an;
task tick; begin #5 clk = 1'b1; #5 clk = 1'b0; end endtask
initial begin #200000 $display("FAIL: timeout"); $finish; end
top dut(.sw(sw), .led(led));
initial begin
sw = 16'h0F6A; #1
if (!(led === 16'h0FC2)) begin $display("FAIL: generate for/if/case (led=%h seg=%b an=%b)", led, seg, an); $finish; end
$display("PASS"); $finish;
end
endmodule
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