Tri-State output port

[HenkNep]

Hi,

I have a simple tri-state output signal

sc_out<sc_logic> ctrlout;

If I write to it directly compilation fails:

ctrlout.write('Z'); // fails

The same applies to using a variable:

sc_logic local='Z'; // fails

The only one that works is:

sc_logic local;
local='Z';
ctrlout.write(local);

Do I really have to jump through so many hoops to assign a tri-state value to an output port?

I then found an example on the web which uses resolved types, even though I only have 1 driver the resolved type works:

sc_out_rv<1> out;
out.write('Z');

Am I correct in stating that even for a single driver I need to use the _rv types?

I also noticed that _resolved has the same issues, that is you cannot assign 'Z' directly.

Thanks for any advice.

[Philipp A Hartmann]

Conversion from char to sc_logic is not possible in all cases.  But fortunately, you can find the solution to your question is Section 7.9.2.8 of the IEEE Std. 1666-2011for SystemC (emphasis added):
 

7.9.2.8 sc_logic constant definitions

A constant of type sc_logic shall be defined for each of the four possible sc_logic_value_t states. These constants should be used by applications to assign values to, or compare values with, other sc_logic objects, particularly in those cases where an implicit conversion from a C++ char value would be ambiguous.

namespace sc_dt {
  const sc_logic SC_LOGIC_0( Log_0 );
  const sc_logic SC_LOGIC_1( Log_1 );
  const sc_logic SC_LOGIC_Z( Log_Z );
  const sc_logic SC_LOGIC_X( Log_X );
}

 

You can the use

ctrlout.write( sc_dt::SC_LOGIC_Z ); 

to write to the port/signal directly.

 

Greetings from Oldenburg,
  Philipp