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Learn about ASM charts as an alternative method to represent FSMs, providing a more detailed and descriptive approach for complex control path implementations. Dive into ASM blocks and examples to guide you through creating effective state machines in VHDL.
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Lab 5 - Mealy Outputs Ref: Chapter 10, RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL • State diagram
Mealy Outputs Revised state diagram (sm2) / Y=1 Y=1 / Y=0 / Y=0
ASM Chart An algorithm state machine (ASM), is an alternative method for representing an FSM. Although an ASM chart contains the same amount of information as a state diagram, it is more descriptive. It is usually used to specify complex sequence of events and actions needed to implement a control path. An ASM is composed of a network of ASM blocks.
ASM Block To reduce clutter, sometimes only the signals that are activated (asserted) are shown in the ASM. Example 1:
ASM Block Example 2:
ASM – More examples Example 3:
ASM – More examples A counter from 0 to 8; ASM representation: