lfsr_8bit.sv

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// Author: Igor Loi - University of Bologna
// Author: Florian Zaruba, ETH Zurich
// Date: 12.11.2017
// Description: 8-bit LFSR

/// 8 bit Linear Feedback Shift register
module lfsr_8bit #(
  parameter logic        [7:0] SEED  = 8'b0,
  parameter int unsigned       WIDTH = 8
) (
  input  logic                     clk_i,
  input  logic                     rst_ni,
  input  logic                     en_i,
  output logic [        WIDTH-1:0] refill_way_oh,
  output logic [$clog2(WIDTH)-1:0] refill_way_bin
);

  localparam int unsigned LogWidth = $clog2(WIDTH);

  logic [7:0] shift_d, shift_q;

  always_comb begin

    automatic logic shift_in;
    shift_in = !(shift_q[7] ^ shift_q[3] ^ shift_q[2] ^ shift_q[1]);

    shift_d = shift_q;

    if (en_i) shift_d = {shift_q[6:0], shift_in};

    // output assignment
    refill_way_oh = 'b0;
    refill_way_oh[shift_q[LogWidth - 1:0]] = 1'b1;
    refill_way_bin = shift_q;
  end

  always_ff @(posedge clk_i or negedge rst_ni) begin : proc_
    if (~rst_ni) begin
      shift_q <= SEED;
    end else begin
      shift_q <= shift_d;
    end
  end

  //pragma translate_off
  initial begin
    assert (WIDTH <= 8) else $fatal(1, "WIDTH needs to be less than 8 because of the 8-bit LFSR");
  end
  //pragma translate_on

endmodule