error with REM of numeric_std

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I am triying translate the C code:

int incrementarmodL(int input,int mod)
{
int salida;

salida = (input+2)%mod;
return salida;
}

to vhdl with REM operator

the code that I make is:

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use IEEE.NUMERIC_STD.ALL;
--use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
--use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;



entity inc2modL is
generic ( constant paso: std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="00000010";
constant cero: std_logic_vector(7 downto 0):="00000000"
);

port ( entrada : in std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
modulo : in std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
reset : in std_logic;
salida : inout std_logic_vector(7 downto 0)
);
end inc2modL;

architecture comportamiento of inc2modL is
signal ent2 : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
signal v1: UNSIGNED(7 downto 0);
signal v2: UNSIGNED(7 downto 0);
signal v3: UNSIGNED(7 downto 0);

begin

process(entrada,modulo,reset)

begin

if reset='1' then
salida <= cero;
else
ent2 <= entrada or paso;

v1 <= UNSIGNED(ent2);
v2 <= UNSIGNED(modulo);
v3 <= v1 REM v2;

salida <= std_logic_vector(v3);
end if;

end process;


end comportamiento;

when I synthesize, the reports said:

ERROR:Xst:769 - C:/Almacen/Proyecto/Proyectos/pfc/inc2modl.vhd line 40:
Operator <INVALID OPERATOR> must have constant operands or first
operand must be power of 2


Anybody Can help me. Thanks

 

[KJ]

ERROR:Xst:769 - C:/Almacen/Proyecto/Proyectos/pfc/inc2modl.vhd line 40:
Operator <INVALID OPERATOR> must have constant operands or first
operand must be power of 2

I think the error message is pretty clear....'v2' is not constant or a power

of 2 (i.e. 2, 4, 8, 16).

From a VHDL language perspective, 'v2' does not need to be a constant or a
power of 2 but the synthesis tool that is giving you the error requires it
to be constant or power of 2....which, by the way, is typical of a synthesis
tool since dividing or getting the remainder when the divisor is an
arbitrary number results in a huge chunk of logic.

If you need to synthesize and have an arbitrary number than you need to
write some code on your own

KJ