Attribute event requires a static signal prefix in 8 -bit Multiplier in vhdl - vhdl

Question

I am implementing a multiplier in which i multiply A (8 bits) and B (8 bits), and store result at S. Number of bit required for output S is 16 bits. S have higher part SH and lower part SL.Every time i shift ,add operation is performed
i am getting following errors in my controller part :-
Attribute event requires a static signal prefix
is not declared.
"**" expects 2 arguments
and my code is:-
library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use ieee.std_logic_arith.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
entity PIPO is
port (reset: in std_logic ;
B:IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0 );
LOAD:in std_logic ;
SHIFT:in std_logic ;
ADD:in std_logic ;
Sum:IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0 );
C_out:in std_logic ;
CLK:in std_logic ;
result: out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (15 downto 0) ;
LSB:out std_logic ;
TB:out std_logic_vector (7 downto 0) );
end ;
architecture rtl OF PIPO is
signal temp1 : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
----temp2 -add
signal temp2 : std_logic ;
begin
process (CLK, reset)
begin
if reset='0' then
temp1<= (others =>'0');
temp2<= '0';
elsif (CLK'event and CLK='1') then
if LOAD ='1' then
temp1(7 downto 0) <= B;
temp1(15 downto 8) <= (others => '0');
end if ;
if ADD= '1' then
temp2 <='1';
end if;
if SHIFT= '1' then
if ADD= '1' then
------adder result ko add n shift
temp2<= '0';
temp1<=C_out & Sum & temp1( 7 downto 1 );
else
----only shift
temp1<= '0' & temp1( 15 downto 1 );
end if;
end if;
end if;
end process;
LSB <=temp1(0);
result<=temp1( 15 downto 0 );
TB <=temp1(15 downto 8);
end architecture rtl;
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library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use ieee.std_logic_arith.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
entity Controller is
Port ( ADD :OUT STD_LOGIC;
SHIFT:OUT STD_LOGIC;
LOAD:OUT STD_LOGIC;
STOP:OUT STD_LOGIC;
STRT:IN STD_LOGIC;
LSB:IN STD_LOGIC;
CLK:IN STD_LOGIC;
reset:IN STD_LOGIC );
end ;
architecture rtl OF Contoller is
---RTL level code is inherently synchronous
signal count : unsigned (2 downto 0);
----differnt states
type state_typ is ( IDLE, INIT, TEST, ADDs, SHIFTs );
signal state : state_typ;
begin
--controller : process (ADD,SHIFT,LOAD,STOP,STRT,LSB,CLK,reset)
process (state)--(CLK, reset,ADD,SHIFT,LOAD,STOP,STRT,LSB)
begin
if reset='0' then
state <= IDLE;
count <= "000";
elsif (CLK'event and CLK='1') then
case state is
when IDLE =>
if STRT = '1' then
--- if STRT = '1' then
state <= INIT;
else
state <= IDLE;
end if;
when INIT =>
state <= TEST;
when TEST =>
if LSB = '0' then
state <= SHIFTs;
else
state <= ADDs;
end if;
when ADDs =>
state <= SHIFTs;
when SHIFTs =>
if count = "111" then
count <= "000";
state <= IDLE;
else
count<= std_logic_vector(unsigned(count) + 1);
state <= TEST;
end if;
end case;
end if;
end process ;
STOP <= '1' when state = IDLE else '0';
ADD <= '1' when state = ADDs else '0';
SHIFT <= '1' when state = SHIFTs else '0';
LOAD <= '1' when state = INIT else '0';
end architecture rtl;
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---multiplicand
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
entity multiplicand is
port (A : in std_logic(7 downto 0);
reset :in std_logic;
LOAD : in std_logic;
TA : OUT STD_LOGIC(7 downto 0);
CLK : in std_logic );
end entity;
architecture rtl OF multiplicand is
begin
process (CLK, reset)
begin
if reset='0' then
TA <= (others =>'0'); -- initialize
elsif (CLK'event and CLK='1') then
if LOAD_cmd = '1' then
TA(7 downto 0) <= A_in; -- load B_in into register
end if;
end if ;
end process;
end architecture rtl;
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---Full Adder
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
entity Full_Adder is
port (A : in std_logic;
B : in std_logic;
C_in : in std_logic;
Sum : out std_logic ;
C_out : out std_logic);
end;
architecture struc of Full_Adder is
begin
Sum <= A xor B xor C_in;
C_out <= (A and B) or (A and C_in) or (B and C_in);
end struc;
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library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
entity Adder is
Port ( TA : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
TB : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
Sum : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
C_in : in STD_LOGIC;
C_out : out STD_LOGIC);
end Adder;
architecture struc of Adder is
component Full_Adder is
port(A : in std_logic;
B : in std_logic;
C_in : in std_logic;
Sum : out std_logic ;
C_out : out std_logic);
end component;
signal C: std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
begin
FA0:Full_Adder port map(TA(0), TB(0), C_in, Sum(0), C(0));
FA1: Full_Adder port map(TA(1), TB(1), C(0), Sum(1), C(1));
FA3: Full_Adder port map(TA(2),TB(2), C(1), Sum(2), C(2));
FA4: Full_Adder port map(TA(3), TB(3), C(2), Sum(3), C(3));
FA5: Full_Adder port map(TA(4), TB(4), C(3), Sum(4), C(4));
FA6: Full_Adder port map(TA(5), TB(5), C(4), Sum(5), C(5));
FA7: Full_Adder port map(TA(6), TB(6), C(5), Sum(6), C(6));
FA8: Full_Adder port map(TA(7), TB(7), C(6), Sum(7), C(7));
C_out <= C(7);
end struc;
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library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use ieee.std_logic_arith.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
entity multiplier is
Port ( num1 : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
num2 : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
result : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (15 downto 0);
CLK:in std_logic ;
reset:IN STD_LOGIC;
STRT:IN STD_LOGIC;
STOP:OUT STD_LOGIC );
end multiplier;
architecture rtl of Multiplier is
signal ADD :STD_LOGIC;
signal SHIFT :STD_LOGIC;
signal LOAD :STD_LOGIC;
signal LSB :STD_LOGIC;
signal A : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
signal B :STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
signal Sum:STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
signal C_out:STD_LOGIC;
component Controller
port (
ADD :OUT STD_LOGIC;
SHIFT:OUT STD_LOGIC;
LOAD:OUT STD_LOGIC;
STOP:OUT STD_LOGIC;
STRT:IN STD_LOGIC;
LSB:IN STD_LOGIC;
CLK:IN STD_LOGIC;
reset:IN STD_LOGIC );
end component;
component Adder
port (
TA : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
TB : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
Sum : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
C_in : in STD_LOGIC;
C_out : out STD_LOGIC);
end component;
component PIPO
port (reset: in std_logic ;
B:IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0 );
LOAD:in std_logic ;
SHIFT:in std_logic ;
ADD:in std_logic ;
Sum:IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0 );
C_out:in std_logic ;
CLK:in std_logic ;
result: out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (15 downto 0) ;
LSB:out std_logic ;
TB:out std_logic );
end component;
component multiplicand
port (A : in std_logic (7 downto 0);
reset :in std_logic;
LOAD : in std_logic;
TA : OUT STD_LOGIC(7 downto 0);
CLK : in std_logic );
end component ;
begin
inst_Controller: Controller
port map (ADD => ADD,
SHIFT =>SHIFT,
LOAD =>LOAD ,
STOP =>STOP,
STRT =>STRT,
LSB =>LSB ,
CLK =>CLK ,
reset =>reset
);
inst_multiplicand :multiplicand
port map (A =>A,
reset=>reset,
LOAD =>LOAD,
TA => TA(7 downto 0),
CLK => CLK
);
inst_PIPO :PIPO
port map ( reset => reset,
B => B ,
LOAD =>LOAD,
SHIFT=>SHIFT,
ADD=>ADD,
Sum=>Sum,
C_out=>C_out,
CLK=>CLK,
result=>result,
LSB=>LSB,
TB=>TB
);
inst_Full_Adder : Full_Adder
port map ( TA => TA,
TB =>TB,
Sum=>Sum ,
C_in=>C_in,
C_out=>C_out
);
end rtl;

Answer 1

Actually the space between CLK and the apostrophe/tick isn't significant
david_koontz#Macbook: token_test
elsif (CLK 'event and CLK ='1') then
KEYWD_ELSIF (151) elsif
DELIM_LEFT_PAREN ( 9) (
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) CLK
DELIM_APOSTROPHE ( 8) '
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) event
KEYWD_AND (134) and
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) CLK
DELIM_EQUAL ( 25) =
CHAR_LIT_TOKEN ( 2) '1'
DELIM_RIGHT_PAREN ( 10) )
KEYWD_THEN (211) then
gives the same answer as:
david_koontz#Macbook: token_test
elsif (CLK'event and CLK ='1') then
KEYWD_ELSIF (151) elsif
DELIM_LEFT_PAREN ( 9) (
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) CLK
DELIM_APOSTROPHE ( 8) '
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) event
KEYWD_AND (134) and
IDENTIFIER_TOKEN (128) CLK
DELIM_EQUAL ( 25) =
CHAR_LIT_TOKEN ( 2) '1'
DELIM_RIGHT_PAREN ( 10) )
KEYWD_THEN (211) then
In vhdl, there is no lexical element parsing requiring a lack of white space. (Sorry Russel).
Correcting the other syntax ambiguities of your code (see below, missing context clause, Controller misspelled in the architecture declaration, count used as both a scalar and array subtype), results in two different VHDL analyzers swallowing the space between CLK and ' just fine.
The problem is in the tool you are using not actually being standard compliant or the code you present as having the problem isn't actually representational of the code generating the error. If a non-compliant tool it's likely a shortcoming you can live with, although there may be more things a bit more irksome.
david_koontz#Macbook: ghdl -a controller.vhdl
david_koontz#Macbook: nvc -a controller.vhdl
david_koontz#Macbook:
(no errors, it also elaborates without a test bench in ghdl, nvc disallows top level ports - which it is permitted to do by the standard)
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;
entity Controller is
Port (
ADD: OUT STD_LOGIC;
SHIFT: OUT STD_LOGIC;
LOAD: OUT STD_LOGIC;
STOP: OUT STD_LOGIC;
STRT: IN STD_LOGIC;
LSB: IN STD_LOGIC;
CLK: IN STD_LOGIC;
reset: IN STD_LOGIC
);
end entity;
architecture rtl OF Controller is
---RTL level code is inherently synchronous
signal count : std_logic_vector (2 downto 0);
----differnt states
type state_typ is ( IDLE, INIT, TEST, ADDs, SHIFTs );
signal state : state_typ;
begin
NOLABEL:
process (CLK, reset)
begin
if reset='0' then
state <= IDLE;
count <= "000";
elsif (CLK 'event and CLK ='1') then
case state is
when IDLE =>
if STRT = '1' then
state <= INIT;
else
state <= IDLE;
end if;
when INIT =>
state <= TEST;
when TEST =>
if LSB = '0' then
state <= SHIFTs;
else
state <= ADDs;
end if;
when ADDs =>
state <= SHIFTs;
when SHIFTs =>
if count = "111" then -- verify if finished
count <= "000"; -- re-initialize counter
state <= IDLE; -- ready for next multiply
else
count <= -- increment counter
std_logic_vector(unsigned(count) + 1);
state <= TEST;
end if;
end case;
end if;
end process;
---end generate; ???
STOP <= '1' when state = IDLE else '0';
ADD <= '1' when state = ADDs else '0';
SHIFT <= '1' when state = SHIFTs else '0';
LOAD <= '1' when state = INIT else '0';
end architecture rtl;
The error message appears to stem from the signal CLK (the prefix for the event attribtute). There is no other use of the event attribute in your code presented with the question. A signal is one of the elements of entity_class that can be decorated with an attribute.
In the VHDL LRM's section on predefined attributes 'EVENT can only decorate a signal, and CLK is a signal (declared in a port). In that section the prefix is required to be denoted by a static signal name.
Is CLK a static signal name? Yes it is. It's a scalar subtype declared in the entity declaration and is locally static (available at analysis time - it's a scalar, a simple name and not involving a generic).
And about now you might get why someone would wonder if the code in the question is representational of the code generating the error or the VHDL tool used is not compliant.
The error message you report is usually associated with trying to use 'EVENT with an indexed signal name, e.g. w(i)'event. (See Signal attributes on a signal vector).

Answer 2

You're going to kick yourself for this one:
elsif (CLK 'event and CLK ='1') then
Should be:
elsif (CLK'event and CLK ='1') then
See the difference?
Even better:
elsif rising_edge(CLK) then

Answer 3

It seems you're missing a clk entry in the process
Change the line reading:
process (state)--(CLK, reset,ADD,SHIFT,LOAD,STOP,STRT,LSB)
to read:
process (clk, reset)