Re: difference between accumulator and counter
Hi,
This question is more related to PLD, FPGA, AS IC and languages like VHDL...
Yes, a "counter" usually is a "binary counter". With a step size of "1".
It usually has
* an enable input
* a direction input
* a clock input
* sometimes a preset input.
* a known bit width
A counter is not meant to count in other increments than "1" or sometimes "-1".
One could formulate this as: A = A + 1
With an accumulator you have an extra input for step size.
One could formulate this as: A = A + S.
Klaus