Re: ram entity (internal tri-states)

Ed Casas (edc@ece.ubc.ca) Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:08:51 -0800


Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:08:51 -0800
From: Ed Casas <edc@ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: ram entity (internal tri-states)

> I'm still having some trouble with my ram entity. ... ... > I have 16 identical errors: > TRI or OPNDRN buffer':27xx' can only drive logic(':yyyy') if > connected to a BIDIR pin. I didn't assign any pins so I'm not > sure what this means. It means you can't use a tri-state output (Z) unless it's connected to a chip output -- you can't use buses with tri-states internally. You don't need to use tri-state outputs in this design because the RAM has separate data input and output signals. -- Ed Casas edc@ece.ubc.ca http://casas.ece.ubc.ca +1 604 822-2592