Re: [myhdl-list] Reset functionality "synthesis"

[Christopher F. <chr...@gm...>]

On Friday, July 6, 2012, Jan Decaluwe wrote:

> On 07/06/2012 05:00 AM, Christopher Felton wrote:
>
>
> >    From my understanding (and what I agree with) is that the
> > /@always_seq/ requires a reset.  If you don't want a reset
> > you will need to use the /@always(clock.posedge)/.  If you
> > use the /@always_seq/ it requires a reset.
>
> That's not quite right.
>
> The @always_seq decorator needs a reset *argument*, that is
> correct. However it can be 'None' to indicate explicitly that
> you don't want a reset:
>
> @always_seq(clock.posedge, reset=None)
> ...
>
> A reviewer will have no doubt what the intention is.
> In the case of a traditional always block, he may think
> you have delayed the reset coding (e.g. because it's
> boring) and forgotten about it.
>
>
How quickly I forget.  Thanks for the correction, it all makes sense.

Chris