Generics in Verilog
In this Verilog translation, we’ve adapted the concepts of generics and linked lists to fit Verilog’s hardware description paradigm:
The
SlicesIndex
function is implemented as a parameterized module. It uses theWIDTH
parameter to set the bit width of array elements and theSIZE
parameter to set the array size.Instead of a linked list, we’ve implemented the
List
as a simple array-based list using a module with parameters for element width and maximum size.The
testbench
module demonstrates how to use these parameterized modules, similar to themain
function in the Go example.Verilog doesn’t have built-in string types, so we’ve used 8-bit values to represent characters. In a real implementation, you might need to adjust this based on your specific requirements.
The concept of pushing elements onto the list is implemented using a clock-driven always block in the
List
module.
This Verilog code demonstrates how to achieve some level of parameterization and reusability, which are core concepts of generics in programming languages. However, it’s important to note that hardware description languages like Verilog have different paradigms and constraints compared to software programming languages.