//------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // clogb2.svh // published as part of https://github.com/pConst/basic_verilog // Konstantin Pavlov, pavlovconst@gmail.com //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // INFO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Calculates counter width based on specified vector/RAM depth // see also: http://www.sunburst-design.com/papers/CummingsHDLCON2001_Verilog2001.pdf // // WARNING: // ======== // - clogb2() usage is a quite obsolete technique, left from Verilog-2001 era // when system function $clog2() was not supported or was implemented falcely // // - don`t use clogb2() for new designs! Instead: // // - use $clog2(DEPTH) when declaring wr_addr[] pointer, which can refer any // RAM element from 0 to DEPTH-1 // // - use $clog2(DEPTH+1) to declare counters, which should hold any walue from // 0 up to the DEPTH (inclusive) // // // Compared with system function $clog2(): // ======================================= // $clog2(0) = 0; clogb2(0) = 0; // $clog2(1) = 0; clogb2(1) = 1; // $clog2(2) = 1; clogb2(2) = 2; // $clog2(3) = 2; clogb2(3) = 2; // $clog2(4) = 2; clogb2(4) = 3; // $clog2(5) = 3; clogb2(5) = 3; // $clog2(6) = 3; clogb2(6) = 3; // $clog2(7) = 3; clogb2(7) = 3; // $clog2(8) = 3; clogb2(8) = 4; // $clog2(9) = 4; clogb2(9) = 4; // $clog2(10)= 4; clogb2(10)= 4; // $clog2(11)= 4; clogb2(11)= 4; // $clog2(12)= 4; clogb2(12)= 4; // $clog2(13)= 4; clogb2(13)= 4; // $clog2(14)= 4; clogb2(14)= 4; // $clog2(15)= 4; clogb2(15)= 4; // $clog2(16)= 4; clogb2(16)= 5; // // Function should be instantiated inside a module // But you are free to call it from anywhere by its hierarchical name // // To add clogb2 function to your module: // `include "clogb2.svh" // function integer clogb2; input [31:0] depth; for( clogb2=0; depth>0; clogb2=clogb2+1 ) begin depth = depth >> 1; end endfunction