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14 years ago

Nios Custom Component with sfixed type output

I'm writing a custom component for my nios II processor using fixed point library. When i import my vhdl files (also library files) in the new component wizard in qsys, it seems to not recognize t...
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14 years ago

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That doesnt make sense. you do not NEED sfixed inputs or outputs. Its easy just to convert to SLV and then convert back in another unit. From what you said, does that mean you're using it in 2 different places?

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While it's easy to convert fixed to a vector, it is not so easy to convert it back unless you make assumptions about the range of the fixed type.

Kevin Jennings