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8 years ago

help in sintax for various inputs to single internal signal vector binary and decimal

hello,,, i have a problem,, i need read 8 inputs from a digital encoder position d1,d2,d3,d4,d5,d6,d7,d8 : in std_logic, each with (0 or 1 state). but my problem is convert these inputs to a si...
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8 years ago

Ultimately, your integer deci will have 8 bits, and hence 8 output pins.

If you need to send it to a PC over Serial (RS232 I assume) you will need to serialise these bits - ie. send one at a time. RS232 has a protocol you must follow - and there are many examples out there on the internet.