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11 years ago

Why the output of this Code is 'U' ?

Hi all

Why the Sum Value is 'U' in this code ? :


LIBRARY ieee;
USE ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
ENTITY Adder_4_Bit_2C IS
  PORT(
    A, B : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 DOWNTO 0);
    Mode : IN STD_LOGIC;
    Sum  : OUT STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 DOWNTO 0);
    AVF  : OUT STD_LOGIC
  );  
END Adder_4_Bit_2C;
ARCHITECTURE Structure OF Adder_4_Bit_2C IS
COMPONENT FullAdder_1_Bit IS
  PORT(
    X, Y : IN STD_LOGIC;
    CIn  : IN STD_LOGIC;
    FSum : OUT STD_LOGIC;
    COut : OUT STD_LOGIC
  );
END COMPONENT;
COMPONENT XORGate IS
  PORT(
    X1, X2 : IN STD_LOGIC;
    Y : OUT STD_LOGIC
  );  
END COMPONENT;
SIGNAL COut_Temp : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL XB : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 DOWNTO 0);
BEGIN  
  B_0 : XORGate PORT MAP(Mode, B(0), XB(0));
  B_1 : XORGate PORT MAP(Mode, B(1), XB(1));
  B_2 : XORGate PORT MAP(Mode, B(2), XB(2));
  B_3 : XORGate PORT MAP(Mode, B(3), XB(3));
  
  SUM_0 : FullAdder_1_Bit
  PORT MAP (A(0), XB(0), Mode, Sum(0), COut_Temp(0));
  
  SUM_1 : FullAdder_1_Bit
  PORT MAP (A(1), XB(1), COut_Temp(0), Sum(1), COut_Temp(1));
  
  SUM_2 : FullAdder_1_Bit
  PORT MAP (A(2), XB(2), COut_Temp(1), Sum(2), COut_Temp(2));
  
  SUM_3 : FullAdder_1_Bit
  PORT MAP (A(3), XB(3), COut_Temp(2), Sum(3), COut_Temp(3));
  
  AVF_COut : XORGate PORT MAP(COut_Temp(2), COut_Temp(3), AVF);  
END;

Sum , COut_Temp and AVF are 'U' ! , why ?!?

I Simulated this code with Model-Sim and Forced values of A, B and M but all Outputs are 'U' !

thanks ...

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    'U' implies they are uninitialised - ie. they have not yet been assigned a value.

    Trace back the connections to see why.
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    That is Output and mapped to Out port of adder , when A and B and Mode have value , Sum should have value too , Is it correct ?!

    I have tested that and Sum shown Output , then I closed project and opened another project with Model-Sim , And Opened this project again and now there is no output !
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    You haven't posted the adder code, nor the test bench code, so I have no idea what should happen. Did you actually run the simulation?