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![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-5
Task Definition and Calls
// port list style
task [automatic] task_identifier;
[declarations] // include arguments
procedural_statement
endtask
// port list declaration style
task [automatic] task_identifier ([argument_declarations]);
[other_declarations] // exclude arguments
procedural_statement
endtask
task [automatic] task_identifier(task_port_list); … endtask](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-5-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-6
A Task Example
// count the zeros in a byte
module zero_count_task (data, out);
input [7:0] data;
output reg [3:0] out;
always @(data)
count_0s_in_byte(data, out);
// task declaration from here
task count_0s_in_byte(input [7:0] data, output reg [3:0] count);
integer i;
begin // task body
count = 0;
for (i = 0; i <= 7; i = i + 1)
if (data[i] == 0) count= count + 1;
end endtask
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-6-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-9
A Dynamic Task Example
// task definition starts from here
task automatic check_counter;
reg [3:0] count;
// the body of the task
begin
$display ($realtime,,"At the beginning of task, count = %d", count);
if (reset) begin
count = 0;
$display ($realtime,,"After reset, count = %d", count);
end
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-9-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-11
Function Definition and Calls
// port list style
function [automatic] [signed] [range_or_type] function_identifier;
input_declaration
other_declarations
procedural_statement
endfunction
// port list declaration style
function [automatic] [signed] [range_or_type]
function_identifier (input_declarations);
other_declarations
procedural_statement
endfunction
function [automatic] [signed] [range_of_type] … endfunction](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-11-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-12
A Function Example
// count the zeros in a byte
module zero_count_function (data, out);
input [7:0] data;
output reg [3:0] out;
always @(data)
out = count_0s_in_byte(data);
// function declaration from here.
function [3:0] count_0s_in_byte(input [7:0] data);
integer i;
begin
count_0s_in_byte = 0;
for (i = 0; i <= 7; i = i + 1)
if (data[i] == 0) count_0s_in_byte = count_0s_in_byte + 1;
end
endfunction
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-12-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-15
Automatic (Recursive) Functions
// the use of reentrant function
module factorial(input [7:0] n, output [15:0] result);
// instantiate the fact function
assign result = fact(7);
// define fact function
function automatic [15:0] fact;
input [7:0] N;
// the body of function
if (N == 1) fact = 1;
else fact = N * fact(N - 1);
endfunction
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-15-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-16
Constant Functions
module RAM (addr_bus, data_bus);
parameter RAM_depth = 1024;
input [count_log_b2(RAM_depth)-1:0] addr_bus;
output reg [7:0] data_bus;
// function declaration from here
function integer count_log_b2(input integer depth);
begin // function body
count_log_b2 = 0;
while (depth) begin
count_log_b2 = count_log_b2 + 1;
depth = depth >> 1;
end
end
endfunction
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-16-2048.jpg)
![Chapter 5: Tasks, Functions, and UDPs
Digital System Designs and Practices Using Verilog HDL and FPGAs @ 2008~2010, John Wiley 5-32
Instantiation of UDPs
// an example of sequential UDP instantiations
module ripple_counter(clock, clear, q);
input clock, clear;
output [3:0] q;
// instantiate the T_FFs.
T_FF tff0(q[0], clock, clear);
T_FF tff1(q[1], q[0], clear);
T_FF tff2(q[2], q[1], clear);
T_FF tff3(q[3], q[2], clear);
endmodule](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tasksfunctionsandudps-250701032734-b54c0bcb/75/Tasks-Functions-and-UDPs-in-verilog-ppt-32-2048.jpg)
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