Trying to build a basic synthesizer in Vivado using a COE file generated from MATLAB.

[slopez]

Hello,
Im having some trouble with this: Trying to build a synthesizer that outputs a value from a lookup table. I have a COE file generated in MATLAB that has 100 samples of a single sine wave; the values are all in binary.
Im trying to load this COE file into a RAM module using Vivado's built in Block Memory Generator. I have the port A option write depth set to 100 since the COE file is only populated with 100 samples (Not sure if this is how this works). When trying to have the generator build out this design, i get an error message: Inavlid COE file- Invalid Binary Value detected in the COE File: 6
I checked Line 6 and it says:

CoefData = 0000000000000000,

can anyone help or suggest a better method for pulling this off?
Trying to implement a lookup table holding sine wave data in Vivado to output waveform values. This is for a school project.

Thank you

 

[barry]

Without seeing the header of your coe file, or your memory, it’s impossible to say. Maybe you’ve got your radix improperly declared.

 

[slopez]

after some trial and error, i went from

; XILINX CORE Generator(tm)Distributed Arithmetic FIR filter coefficient (.COE) File
; Generated by MATLAB(R) 9.9 and DSP System Toolbox 9.11.
; Generated on: 23-Oct-2021 17:38:02
Radix = 2;
Coefficient_Width = 16;
CoefData = 0000000000000000,

to

; XILINX CORE Generator(tm)Distributed Arithmetic FIR filter coefficient (.COE) File
; Generated by MATLAB(R) 9.9 and DSP System Toolbox 9.11.
; Generated on: 23-Oct-2021 17:38:02
memory_initialization_radix = 2;
;Coefficient_Width = 16
memory_initialization_vector= 0000000000000000,

and it seemed to except it.

Now the only question is how do i make a test-bench to test it?

 

[barry]

How would I know? YOU wrote the code; YOU know what it’s supposed to do.

Or is this just a general question about how to write test benches?