Memory

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class torii.hdl.mem.DummyPort(*, data_width, addr_width, domain='sync', name=None, granularity=None)

Dummy memory port.

This port can be used in place of either a read or a write port for testing and verification. It does not include any read/write port specific attributes, i.e. none besides 'domain'; any such attributes may be set manually.

class torii.hdl.mem.Memory(*args, src_loc_at: int = 0, **kwargs)

A word addressable storage.

Parameters:
  • width (int) – Access granularity. Each storage element of this memory is width bits in size.

  • depth (int) – Word count. This memory contains depth storage elements.

  • init (list of int) – Initial values. At power on, each storage element in this memory is initialized to the corresponding element of init, if any, or to zero otherwise. Uninitialized memories are not currently supported.

  • name (str) – Name hint for this memory. If None (default) the name is inferred from the variable name this Signal is assigned to.

  • attrs (dict) – Dictionary of synthesis attributes.

Variables:
read_port(*, src_loc_at=0, **kwargs) ReadPort

Get a read port.

See ReadPort for details.

Parameters:
Return type:

An instance of ReadPort associated with this memory.

write_port(*, src_loc_at=0, **kwargs) WritePort

Get a write port.

See WritePort for details.

Parameters:
  • domain (str)

  • granularity (int)

Return type:

An instance of WritePort associated with this memory.

class torii.hdl.mem.ReadPort(*args, src_loc_at: int = 0, **kwargs)

A memory read port.

Parameters:
  • memory (Memory) – Memory associated with the port.

  • domain (str) – Clock domain. Defaults to 'sync'. If set to 'comb', the port is asynchronous. Otherwise, the read data becomes available on the next clock cycle.

  • transparent (bool) – Port transparency. If set (default), a read at an address that is also being written to in the same clock cycle will output the new value. Otherwise, the old value will be output first. This behavior only applies to ports in the same domain.

Variables:
  • memory (Memory)

  • domain (str)

  • transparent (bool)

  • addr (Signal(range(memory.depth)), in) – Read address.

  • data (Signal(memory.width), out) – Read data.

  • en (Signal or Const, in) – Read enable. If asserted, data is updated with the word stored at addr.

Raises:

ValueError

class torii.hdl.mem.WritePort(*args, src_loc_at: int = 0, **kwargs)

A memory write port.

Parameters:
  • memory (Memory) – Memory associated with the port.

  • domain (str) – Clock domain. Defaults to "sync". Writes have a latency of 1 clock cycle.

  • granularity (int) – Port granularity. Defaults to memory.width. Write data is split evenly in memory.width // granularity chunks, which can be updated independently.

Variables:
  • memory (Memory)

  • domain (str)

  • granularity (int)

  • addr (Signal(range(memory.depth)), in) – Write address.

  • data (Signal(memory.width), in) – Write data.

  • en (Signal(memory.width // granularity), in) – Write enable. Each bit selects a non-overlapping chunk of granularity bits on the data signal, which is written to memory at addr. Unselected chunks are ignored.

Raises: