Generic LFSR Generator
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Created: Jan 11, 2018
Updated: Jan 11, 2018
SVN Updated: Jan 11, 2018
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Development status:Beta
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License: LGPL
Description
An n-width Galois LFSR generator written in MyHDL with max-cycle tap positions for selected widths.
An table of taps for selected widths is used to generate n-width Galois LFSR modules. The table data is sourced from the work of Roy Ward and Tim Molteno, currently available at http://courses.cse.tamu.edu/walker/csce680lfsr_table.pdf
Users of the python script may generate a module of their own specification. Register width and starting value are specified.
Samples modules with randomized starting values are provided for each width in the project's tap table, so python is not actually needed in order to use take advantage of the efforts of this small project. Sample modules are available for both Verilog and VHDL.
TODO
- Use python to implement an algorithm for finding max-cyle taps. One such method is described by Ward and Molteno http://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/reports/electronicsETR2012-1.pdf
- Allow users to specify module parameters from the command line when generating new modules - eg "python lfsr_gen.py --width=8 init=44" - Currently, users must edit the python scripts to customize module output.