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Trying to come up with a simple divide by 16 counter. Please Help!

constant DIVIDER: integer:= 16;
signal OVERFLOW: boolean;
singnal CNT, CNT_NEXT: integer range 0 to DIVIDER - 1;

OVERFLOW <= (CNT = DIVIDER - 1);

process(CNT: integer)
begin
if OVERFLOW then
CNT_NEXT <= CNT + 1;
else
CNT_NEXT <= 0;
end if;
end process;

process (CLK, RST)
begin
if RST = '1' then
CNT <= 0;
else if CLK = '1' and CLK'event then
CNT <= CNT_NEXT;
end if;
end process;

"Mushmech" <> wrote in message news:<IM2ec.57861$z%>...
> Trying to come up with a simple divide by 16 counter. Please Help!

This is a variation on the divider in the VHDL FAQ; if the modulus is
even, the output clock is symmetrical, otherwise the high and low
clock output times differ by 1 clock period:

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library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.all;
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entity clock_divider is
generic(modulus: in positive range 2 to integer'high);
port( clk_in : in std_logic;
enable : in std_logic := '1';
reset : in std_logic := '0';
clk_out : out std_logic );
end clock_divider;

architecture behavior of clock_divider is
begin
process (clk_in, reset, enable )

variable count: natural range 0 to modulus - 1;

begin
if reset = '1' then
count := 0;
clk_out <= '0';
elsif rising_edge( clk_in ) then
if enable = '1' then
if count = modulus - 1 then
count := 0;
else
count := count + 1;
end if; --count = modulus - 1
else
count := count;
end if; --enable = '1'
if count >= modulus/2 then
clk_out <= '0';
else
clk_out <= '1';
end if; --count >= modulus/2
end if; --rising_edge( clk_in )
end process;
end behavior;


Charles