On 1/26/2013 6:41 PM, Alan Fitch wrote:
> On 26/01/13 16:18, valtih1978 wrote:
>> Does
>>
>> signal A: bit_vector(1 to 5);
>>
>> define 1 signal, A or 5 elementary signals or 6 signals, one for A and 5
>> elements?
>>
>> Is A(3 to 5) also a signal? If so, then, does the declaration define
>> 2^32 signals, for every aggregate we can combine?
>>
>> What is the target signal in 'A(1)<= value'? Is it an element,
>> composite or both?
>>
>
> See section 4.3 of the 2002 LRM
>
> "There are four classes of objects: constants, signals, variables, and
> files. The variable class of objects also has an additional subclass:
> shared variables. The class of an explicitly declared object is
> specified by the reserved word that must or may appear at the beginning
> of the declaration of that object.
>
> For a given object of a composite type, each subelement of that object
> is itself an object of the same class and subclass, if any, as the given
> object. The value of a composite object is the aggregation of the values
> of its subelements."
>
> So an element of signal A in your example is also a signal.
He also asked about A(3 to 5) ect, but I don't think that makes 2^32
signals. I think this makes 2^5 - 1 = 31. The null set of coefficients
shouldn't be a signal... A() I mean.
Rick
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