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jozephka99
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4 years ago

RAM initialization with .mif using logic elements?

I write a ram module with Intel's template. It is working fine amd not uses any logic elements without initializing it. But when I initialize it with a .mif file that I created, it uses logic element...
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sstrell
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4 years ago

I'm not sure why it would use memory blocks when you're not initializing it but use logic when you do initialize it, but I wouldn't use "natural" for a logic design like this. Everything should be std_logic or std_logic_vector.

In the Quartus text editor, check out the templates for inferring a RAM with initialization. Maybe you'll get a clue about what's happening from there. Or you can add the RAM as an IP from the IP Catalog.