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9 years ago

integer'image(some_int) results in "Expression is not constant" error

What is the correct way to convert an always changing integer variable to a string (to be displayed on a VGA monitor)? I have a series of if statements that take care of padding (so that the resultin...
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9 years ago

Id be interested to see this rom - does it actually synthesise to a rom? with that many chars in the string, thats a massive lookup address..

Using a string is really a software concept and not a hardware one - hence why you have to do a massive workaround like you have found to get it working.