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+/* Detects the common aligned positive edge for a 
+ * slow/fast clocks
+ * 
+ * NOTE: Assumes clocks are aligned and synchronous!
+ *
+ *    ___________             ___________
+ * __/           \___________/           \  SLOWCLK
+ *    __    __    __    __    __    __ 
+ *  _/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  FASTCLK
+ *       ___________             _________   
+ *    __/           \___________/           CLK45
+ *             ___________             ___   
+ *    ________/           \___________/     CLK135 
+ * 
+ * ____                    ______               
+ *     \__________________/      \________  FIRSTEDGE 
+ * 
+ */
+
+module edgealign (/*AUTOARG*/
+   // Outputs
+   firstedge,
+   // Inputs
+   fastclk, slowclk
+   );
+   
+   input  fastclk;
+   input  slowclk;
+   output firstedge;
+
+   reg 	  clk45;
+   reg 	  clk135;
+   reg 	  firstedge;
+
+   always @ (negedge fastclk) 
+     begin
+	clk45     <= slowclk;
+	clk135    <= clk45;
+	firstedge <= ~clk45 & ~clk135;
+     end
+
+  //TODO: parametrized based on 1/N ratios?
+   
+endmodule // edgealign
+
+
+