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14 years ago

custom instruction multicycle: question on signal clk_en

Hello, i have a multicycle custom instruction which need to receive a data from its conduit port (the signal is imported from an other processor). i want to know if this custom instruction can ...
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14 years ago

Not sure what your problem is.

IIRC the 'clk_en' signal is basically an indication that the specific custom instruction is being executed. There may be a requirement that some of the output signals not be asserted unless clk_en is asserted - in order to avoid messing up other custom instructions.

What you do with any other signals is only constrained by your imagination (and the time available to execute the instruction).