read from a file

[axr0284]

Hi,
I am getting an error from my simulator, Aldec Active HDL with the
following code:
<CODE>
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use std.textio.ALL;
use ieee.std_logic_textio.all;
....
....
....
signal current : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0);
signal voltage : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0);
file voltage_file_stimulus: TEXT open read_mode is
"vhdl_voltage_data.dat";
file current_file_stimulus: TEXT open read_mode is
"vhdl_current_data.dat";
begin
....
....
....
process
variable lineFromFile : line;
variable v_current : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0);
variable v_voltage : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0);
begin
reset <= '1';
absolutethreshold <= x"01BF3A11";
wait for 100 ns;
reset <= '0';
wait for 100 ns;

while (NOT endfile(voltage_file_stimulus)) AND (NOT endfile
(voltage_file_stimulus)) loop
readline(voltage_file_stimulus, lineFromFile); -- Read 1 line
read(lineFromFile,v_voltage);
voltage <= v_voltage;

readline(current_file_stimulus, lineFromFile); -- Read 1
line
read(lineFromFile,v_current);
current <= v_current;

wait for CLK_PERIOD;

end loop;

wait;
end process;
</CODE>

The text files contains the following data set:
560
386F
3087
3326
3E85
AD5
FBA
9C4
3D07
325C

I am getting these errors:
# KERNEL: Time: 0 ps, Iteration: 2, Instance: /UUT/
ray_event_classification_block/area_summer, Process: line__2260.
# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '5'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.
# EXECUTION:: Time: 200 ns, Iteration: 0, TOP instance, Process:
line__67.
# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '3'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.
# EXECUTION:: Time: 200 ns, Iteration: 0, TOP instance, Process:
line__67.
# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '3'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.
# EXECUTION:: Time: 210 ns, Iteration: 0, TOP instance, Process:
line__67.
# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '3'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.
# EXECUTION:: Time: 210 ns, Iteration: 0, TOP instance, Process:
line__67.
# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '3'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.
# EXECUTION:: Time: 220 ns, Iteration: 0, TOP instance, Process:
line__67.
# KERNEL: ERROR : TextIO internal error: Could not read type "STRING"
from line.

I would appreciate any help figuring this out. Thanks a lot,
Amish

 

[Mike Treseler]

axr0284 wrote:

I am getting an error from my simulator, Aldec Active HDL with the
following code:
CODE
....
The text files contains the following data set:
560
386F
3087
3326
3E85
AD5
FBA
9C4
3D07
325C

I am getting these errors:

# EXECUTION:: ERROR : READ(STD_ULOGIC_VECTOR) Error: Character '5'
read, expected STD_ULOGIC literal.

Textio is a pain.
Try a constant array as demonstrated below.

-- Mike Treseler

_______________________________________________________________________
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
package expect_pkg is
constant vec_len_c : positive := 16;
constant array_len_c : positive := 10;
subtype vec_t is std_logic_vector(vec_len_c-1 downto 0);
type array_t is array (0 to array_len_c-1) of vec_t;
constant expect_c : array_t
:= (
x"0560",
x"386F",
x"3087",
x"3326",
x"3E85",
x"0AD5",
x"0FBA",
x"09C4",
x"3D07",
x"325C"
);
end package expect_pkg;
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use work.expect_pkg.all;
entity test_expect is
end entity test_expect;
architecture sim of test_expect is

begin -- architecture sim

p : process is
begin
assert expect_c(0) = x"0560";
assert expect_c(9) = x"325C";
report "Test complete. Expect no assertions above";
wait;
end process p;
end architecture sim;


--58 Fri Jul 31 /evtfs/home/tres/vhdl/play> vcom expect_pkg.vhd
---- Loading package standard
---- Loading package std_logic_1164
---- Compiling package expect_pkg
---- Loading package expect_pkg
---- Compiling entity test_expect
---- Compiling architecture sim of test_expect

--59 Fri Jul 31 /evtfs/home/tres/vhdl/play> vsim -c test_expect
--# vsim -c test_expect
--# Loading /flip/usr1/modeltech/linux/../std.standard
--# Loading /flip/usr1/modeltech/linux/../ieee.std_logic_1164(body)
--# Loading work.expect_pkg
--# Loading work.test_expect(sim)
--VSIM 1> run
--# ** Note: Test complete. Expect no assertions above
--# Time: 0 ns Iteration: 0 Instance: /test_expect
--VSIM 2>

 

[JimLewis]

Amish,
The error message is telling you that when you read std_logic_vector,
it is expecting std_ulogic (std_logic) character values. Meaning
bits of 1 and 0.

In the std_logic_textio package that you referenced, there is an
hread. You will want to try this.

You will still have problems though. Since v_current and v_voltage
are 16 bits, you will need to read 4 hexadecimal characters. So
you will need to revise your file to have leading 0 where the
character is 0.

Cheers,
Jim Lewis
SynthWorks VHDL Training