from myhdl import * ACTIVE = 0 DirType = enum('RIGHT', 'LEFT') def jc2(goLeft, goRight, stop, clk, q): """ A bi-directional 4-bit Johnson counter with stop control. I/O pins: -------- clk : input free-running slow clock goLeft : input signal to shift left (active-low switch) goRight : input signal to shift right (active-low switch) stop : input signal to stop counting (active-low switch) q : 4-bit counter output (active-low LEDs; q[0] is right-most) Operation: --------- The counter is triggered on the rising edge of the clock (clk). A low pulse on the goLeft input will cause the counter to start shifting left from its current state. A low pulse on the goRight input will cause the counter to start shifting right from its current state. A low pulse on the stop input will cause the counter to hold its current state until goLeft or goRight is pulsed. After power-up, the counter is stopped with all outputs low (LEDs lit). """ dir = Signal(DirType.LEFT) run = Signal(False) @always(clk.posedge) def logic(): # direction if goRight == ACTIVE: dir.next = DirType.RIGHT run.next = True elif goLeft == ACTIVE: dir.next = DirType.LEFT run.next = True # stop if stop == ACTIVE: run.next = False # counter action if run: if dir == DirType.LEFT: q.next[4:1] = q[3:] q.next[0] = not q[3] else: q.next[3:] = q[4:1] q.next[3] = not q[0] return logic