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[SOLVED] writting pipeline with process

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Hello
I want to write the following equation with process
F=aX1 + bX2 + cX3 + m
Where a,b,c are coefficients and m is a fix value.
I want to execute it according to the following stages:

S1 : r1=a*x1,r2= b*x2,r3= c*x3
( the above multiplies must execute simultaneously)

S2 : r4=r1+r2, r5=r3+m

S3 : r6=r4+r5

I wrote the above equation in vhdl by using components ( full structural) and it executed pipeline, but I do'nt know how to write it with process. For instance in structural way I wrote S1 by three components and all the multiplies executed pipeline, but how can I do it with process ( do all the multiplies simultaneously! But we know process execute sequentially)

Sorry for a long question and
Hope to see your comments
Thanks
 

You setup pipelined operation by using signals in a process

Code: 
process (clk)
  begin
    if rising_edge(clk) then
      -- S1
      r1 <= a*x1;
      r2 <= b*x2;
      r3 <= c*x3;
      -- S2
      r4 <= r1+r2; 
      r5 <= r3+m;
      -- S3
      r6 <= r4+r5;
    end if;  
  end;
 
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Thanks dear Fvm
I did it according to your comment, but what is the following error!

My code:
Code: 
library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
entity P1 is
    Port ( X1 : in  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
           X2 : in  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
           X3 : in  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
           O  : out  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0);
           clk : in  STD_LOGIC);
end P1;

architecture Behavioral of P1 is

signal r1,r2,r3 : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0);
signal r4,r5,r6 : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
signal a1 : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="00100000";
signal b1 : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="00001010";
signal c1 : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="00010110";
signal m : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="10000000";

begin

process (clk)
begin

if rising_edge (clk) then

-- s1
r1 <= a1*X1;
r2 <= b1*X2;
r3 <= c1*X3;

-- s1
r4 <= r1(7 downto 0)+r2(7 downto 0);
r5 <= r3(7 downto 0)+m;

-- s1
r6 <= r5+r4;

end if;

end process;
O  <= r6;
end Behavioral;


Error:
Line 57: found '0' definitions of operator "*", cannot determine exact overloaded matching definition for "*"

line 57 is "r1"

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ooopps, I [forgot to add the library
 

you cannot do arithmatic with std_logic_vectors, because they do not represent numbers, just a collection of bits
You need to include the ieee.numeric_std library and use signed/unsigned types.
 
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Thanks dear TrickyDicky

I wrote the following code based on your comment:
Code: 
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;


entity P1 is
   port(X1     : in unsigned(7 downto 0);
        X2     : in unsigned(7 downto 0);
        X3     : in unsigned(7 downto 0);
        clk    : in std_logic;
		  op     : out unsigned(7 downto 0)  
		  );
end P1;

architecture Behavioral of P1 is

signal r1,r2,r3 : unsigned(15 downto 0);
signal r4,r5,r6 : unsigned(7 downto 0);
signal a1 : unsigned(7 downto 0):="00100100";
signal b1 : unsigned(7 downto 0):="00101100";
signal c1 : unsigned(7 downto 0):="00100000";
signal m  : unsigned(7 downto 0):="00100110";

begin

process (clk)
begin

if rising_edge (clk) then

-- s1
r1 <= a1*X1;
r2 <= b1*X2;
r3 <= c1*X3;

-- s1
r4 <= r1(7 downto 0)+r2(7 downto 0);
r5 <= r3(7 downto 0)+m;

-- s1
r6 <= r5+r4;

end if;

end process;
op  <= r6;
end;

The code synthesized but its schematic is strange for me.
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There isn't any multiplier for X3, and this input connected to three flip flop instead of a multiplier ( the blue line in the attached image ).
while the report says that three dsp48 used!
what is the problem?

thanks in advance
 

X3 is multiply by a constant c1 of 32. When multiplying by a power of 2 number, it can be simplified by a left shift.

After that, you are taking only the lower 8 bits of r3 for your sum of r5.

The tool optimized this by taking only the 3 LSB of X3 and padding the remaining bits with '0'. i.e. r5 <= X3(2 downto 0) & "00000" + m;


Just to make sure that I'm right, change c1 to something else like 31 and check for the synthesis result.
 
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You get exactly the logic that is described by your VHDL program.

I guess, you didn't yet consider what the program means. E.g. c1 in combination with stripping the 8 most significant result bits of the multiiply results in only 3 bits from input x3 being propagated and 5 bits ignored.

I suggest to visualize your logic description with pencil and paper method, or using a pocket calculator.
 
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Thanks dear Tetik, you were right :)

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Thanks dear Fvm for your advis :)
 

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