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----
-layout: docs
-title: "Cookbook"
-section: "chisel3"
----
-
-Welcome to the Chisel cookbook. This cookbook is still in early stages. If you have any requests or examples to share, please [file an issue](https://github.com/ucb-bar/chisel3/issues/new) and let us know!
-
-Please note that these examples make use of [Chisel's scala-style printing](printing#scala-style).
-
-* Converting Chisel Types to/from UInt
- * [How do I create a UInt from an instance of a Bundle?](#how-do-i-create-a-uint-from-an-instance-of-a-bundle)
- * [How do I create a Bundle from a UInt?](#how-do-i-create-a-bundle-from-a-uint)
- * [How do I create a Vec of Bools from a UInt?](#how-do-i-create-a-vec-of-bools-from-a-uint)
- * [How do I create a UInt from a Vec of Bool?](#how-do-i-create-a-uint-from-a-vec-of-bool)
-* Vectors and Registers
- * [How do I create a Vector of Registers?](#how-do-i-create-a-vector-of-registers)
- * [How do I create a Reg of type Vec?](#how-do-i-create-a-reg-of-type-vec)
-* [How do I create a finite state machine?](#how-do-i-create-a-finite-state-machine-fsm)
-* [How do I unpack a value ("reverse concatenation") like in Verilog?](#how-do-i-unpack-a-value-reverse-concatenation-like-in-verilog)
-* [How do I do subword assignment (assign to some bits in a UInt)?](#how-do-i-do-subword-assignment-assign-to-some-bits-in-a-uint)
-* [How do I create an optional I/O?](#how-do-i-create-an-optional-io)
-* Predictable Naming
- * [How do I get Chisel to name signals properly in blocks like when/withClockAndReset?](#how-do-i-get-chisel-to-name-signals-properly-in-blocks-like-whenwithclockandreset)
- * [How do I get Chisel to name the results of vector reads properly?](#how-do-i-get-chisel-to-name-the-results-of-vector-reads-properly)
- * [How can I dynamically set/parametrize the name of a module?](#how-can-i-dynamically-setparametrize-the-name-of-a-module)
-
-## Converting Chisel Types to/from UInt
-
-### How do I create a UInt from an instance of a Bundle?
-
-Call [`asUInt`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/Bundle.html#asUInt():chisel3.UInt) on the [`Bundle`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/Bundle.html) instance.
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class MyBundle extends Bundle {
- val foo = UInt(4.W)
- val bar = UInt(4.W)
-}
-
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val bundle = Wire(new MyBundle)
- bundle.foo := 0xc.U
- bundle.bar := 0x3.U
- val uint = bundle.asUInt
-}
-```
-
-### How do I create a Bundle from a UInt?
-
-Use the [`asTypeOf`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/UInt.html#asTypeOf[T%3C:chisel3.Data](that:T):T) method to reinterpret the [`UInt`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/UInt.html) as the type of the [`Bundle`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/Bundle.html).
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class MyBundle extends Bundle {
- val foo = UInt(4.W)
- val bar = UInt(4.W)
-}
-
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val uint = 0xb4.U
- val bundle = uint.asTypeOf(new MyBundle)
-}
-```
-
-### How do I create a Vec of Bools from a UInt?
-
-Use [`VecInit`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/VecInit$.html) given a `Seq[Bool]` generated using the [`asBools`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/UInt.html#asBools():Seq[chisel3.Bool]) method.
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val uint = 0xc.U
- val vec = VecInit(uint.asBools)
-}
-```
-
-### How do I create a UInt from a Vec of Bool?
-
-Use the builtin function [`asUInt`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/Vec.html#asUInt():chisel3.UInt)
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val vec = VecInit(true.B, false.B, true.B, true.B)
- val uint = vec.asUInt
-}
-```
-
-## Vectors and Registers
-
-### How do I create a Vector of Registers?
-
-**Rule! Use Reg of Vec not Vec of Reg!**
-
-You create a [Reg of type Vec](#how-do-i-create-a-reg-of-type-vec). Because Vecs are a *type* (like `UInt`, `Bool`) rather than a *value*, we must bind the Vec to some concrete *value*.
-
-### How do I create a Reg of type Vec?
-
-For more information, the API Documentation for [`Vec`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/Vec.html) provides more information.
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val regOfVec = Reg(Vec(4, UInt(32.W))) // Register of 32-bit UInts
- regOfVec(0) := 123.U // Assignments to elements of the Vec
- regOfVec(1) := 456.U
- regOfVec(2) := 789.U
- regOfVec(3) := regOfVec(0)
-
- // Reg of Vec of 32-bit UInts initialized to zero
- // Note that Seq.fill constructs 4 32-bit UInt literals with the value 0
- // VecInit(...) then constructs a Wire of these literals
- // The Reg is then initialized to the value of the Wire (which gives it the same type)
- val initRegOfVec = RegInit(VecInit(Seq.fill(4)(0.U(32.W))))
-}
-```
-
-### How do I create a finite state machine (FSM)?
-
-The advised way is to use [`ChiselEnum`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/experimental/index.html#ChiselEnum=chisel3.experimental.EnumFactory) to construct enumerated types representing the state of the FSM.
-State transitions are then handled with [`switch`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/util/switch$.html)/[`is`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/util/is$.html) and [`when`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/when$.html)/[`.elsewhen`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/WhenContext.html#elsewhen(elseCond:=%3Echisel3.Bool)(block:=%3EUnit)(implicitsourceInfo:chisel3.internal.sourceinfo.SourceInfo,implicitcompileOptions:chisel3.CompileOptions):chisel3.WhenContext)/[`.otherwise`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/WhenContext.html#otherwise(block:=%3EUnit)(implicitsourceInfo:chisel3.internal.sourceinfo.SourceInfo,implicitcompileOptions:chisel3.CompileOptions):Unit).
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-import chisel3.util.{switch, is}
-import chisel3.experimental.ChiselEnum
-
-object DetectTwoOnes {
- object State extends ChiselEnum {
- val sNone, sOne1, sTwo1s = Value
- }
-}
-
-/* This FSM detects two 1's one after the other */
-class DetectTwoOnes extends Module {
- import DetectTwoOnes.State
- import DetectTwoOnes.State._
-
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val in = Input(Bool())
- val out = Output(Bool())
- val state = Output(State())
- })
-
- val state = RegInit(sNone)
-
- io.out := (state === sTwo1s)
- io.state := state
-
- switch (state) {
- is (sNone) {
- when (io.in) {
- state := sOne1
- }
- }
- is (sOne1) {
- when (io.in) {
- state := sTwo1s
- } .otherwise {
- state := sNone
- }
- }
- is (sTwo1s) {
- when (!io.in) {
- state := sNone
- }
- }
- }
-}
-```
-
-Note: the `is` statement can take multiple conditions e.g. `is (sTwo1s, sOne1) { ... }`.
-
-### How do I unpack a value ("reverse concatenation") like in Verilog?
-
-In Verilog, you can do something like the following which will unpack a the value `z`:
-
-```verilog
-wire [1:0] a;
-wire [3:0] b;
-wire [2:0] c;
-wire [8:0] z = [...];
-assign {a,b,c} = z;
-```
-
-Unpacking often corresponds to reinterpreting an unstructured data type as a structured data type.
-Frequently, this structured type is used prolifically in the design, and has been declared as in the following example:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class MyBundle extends Bundle {
- val a = UInt(2.W)
- val b = UInt(4.W)
- val c = UInt(3.W)
-}
-```
-
-The easiest way to accomplish this in Chisel would be:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent
-class Foo extends RawModule {
- val z = Wire(UInt(9.W))
- z := DontCare // This is a dummy connection
- val unpacked = z.asTypeOf(new MyBundle)
- printf("%d", unpacked.a)
- printf("%d", unpacked.b)
- printf("%d", unpacked.c)
-}
-```
-
-If you **really** need to do this for a one-off case (Think thrice! It is likely you can better structure the code using bundles), then rocket-chip has a [Split utility](https://github.com/freechipsproject/rocket-chip/blob/723af5e6b69e07b5f94c46269a208a8d65e9d73b/src/main/scala/util/Misc.scala#L140) which can accomplish this.
-
-### How do I do subword assignment (assign to some bits in a UInt)?
-
-You may try to do something like the following where you want to assign only some bits of a Chisel type.
-Below, the left-hand side connection to `io.out(0)` is not allowed.
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-import chisel3.stage.{ChiselStage, ChiselGeneratorAnnotation}
-
-class Foo extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val bit = Input(Bool())
- val out = Output(UInt(10.W))
- })
- io.out(0) := io.bit
-}
-```
-
-If you try to compile this, you will get an error.
-```scala mdoc:crash
-(new ChiselStage).execute(Array("-X", "verilog"), Seq(new ChiselGeneratorAnnotation(() => new Foo)))
-```
-
-Chisel3 *does not support subword assignment*.
-The reason for this is that subword assignment generally hints at a better abstraction with an aggregate/structured types, i.e., a `Bundle` or a `Vec`.
-
-If you must express it this way, one approach is to blast your `UInt` to a `Vec` of `Bool` and back:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class Foo extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val in = Input(UInt(10.W))
- val bit = Input(Bool())
- val out = Output(UInt(10.W))
- })
- val bools = VecInit(io.in.asBools)
- bools(0) := io.bit
- io.out := bools.asUInt
-}
-```
-
-
-### How do I create an optional I/O?
-
-The following example is a module which includes the optional port `out2` only if the given parameter is `true`.
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class ModuleWithOptionalIOs(flag: Boolean) extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val in = Input(UInt(12.W))
- val out = Output(UInt(12.W))
- val out2 = if (flag) Some(Output(UInt(12.W))) else None
- })
-
- io.out := io.in
- if (flag) {
- io.out2.get := io.in
- }
-}
-```
-
-The following is an example where an entire `IO` is optional:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class ModuleWithOptionalIO(flag: Boolean) extends Module {
- val in = if (flag) Some(IO(Input(Bool()))) else None
- val out = IO(Output(Bool()))
-
- out := in.getOrElse(false.B)
-}
-```
-
-## Predictable Naming
-
-### How do I get Chisel to name signals properly in blocks like when/withClockAndReset?
-
-To get Chisel to name signals (wires and registers) declared inside of blocks like `when`, `withClockAndReset`, etc, use the [`@chiselName`](https://www.chisel-lang.org/api/latest/chisel3/experimental/package$$chiselName.html) annotation as shown below:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-import chisel3.experimental.chiselName
-
-@chiselName
-class TestMod extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val a = Input(Bool())
- val b = Output(UInt(4.W))
- })
- when (io.a) {
- val innerReg = RegInit(5.U(4.W))
- innerReg := innerReg + 1.U
- io.b := innerReg
- } .otherwise {
- io.b := 10.U
- }
-}
-```
-
-Note that you will need to add the following line to your project's `build.sbt` file.
-
-```scala
-addCompilerPlugin("org.scalamacros" % "paradise" % "2.1.0" cross CrossVersion.full)
-```
-
-If we compile this module *without* `@chiselName`, Chisel is not able to name `innerReg` correctly (notice the `_T`):
-
-```scala mdoc:passthrough
-import chisel3.stage.{ChiselStage, ChiselGeneratorAnnotation}
-import firrtl.annotations.DeletedAnnotation
-import firrtl.EmittedVerilogCircuitAnnotation
-
-class TestModWithout extends Module {
- override val desiredName = "TestMod"
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val a = Input(Bool())
- val b = Output(UInt(4.W))
- })
- when (io.a) {
- val innerReg = RegInit(5.U(4.W))
- innerReg := innerReg + 1.U
- io.b := innerReg
- } .otherwise {
- io.b := 10.U
- }
-}
-
-(new ChiselStage)
- .execute(Array("-X", "verilog"), Seq(ChiselGeneratorAnnotation(() => new TestModWithout)))
- .collectFirst{ case DeletedAnnotation(_, a: EmittedVerilogCircuitAnnotation) => a.value.value }
- .foreach(a => println(s"""|```verilog
- |$a
- |```""".stripMargin))
-```
-
-However, if we use `@chiselName` then the register previously called `_T` is now `innerReg`:
-```scala mdoc:passthrough
-(new ChiselStage)
- .execute(Array("-X", "verilog"), Seq(ChiselGeneratorAnnotation(() => new TestMod)))
- .collectFirst{ case DeletedAnnotation(_, a: EmittedVerilogCircuitAnnotation) => a.value.value }
- .foreach(a => println(s"""|```verilog
- |$a
- |```""".stripMargin))
-```
-### How do I get Chisel to name the results of vector reads properly?
-Currently, name information is lost when using dynamic indexing. For example:
-```scala
-class Foo extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val in = Input(Vec(4, Bool()))
- val idx = Input(UInt(2.W))
- val en = Input(Bool())
- val out = Output(Bool())
- })
-
- val x = io.in(io.idx)
- val y = x && io.en
- io.out := y
-}
-```
-
-The above code loses the `x` name, instead using `_GEN_3` (the other `_GEN_*` signals are expected).
-```verilog
-module Foo(
- input clock,
- input reset,
- input io_in_0,
- input io_in_1,
- input io_in_2,
- input io_in_3,
- input [1:0] io_idx,
- input io_en,
- output io_out
-);
- wire _GEN_1; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- wire _GEN_2; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- wire _GEN_3; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- assign _GEN_1 = 2'h1 == io_idx ? io_in_1 : io_in_0; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- assign _GEN_2 = 2'h2 == io_idx ? io_in_2 : _GEN_1; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- assign _GEN_3 = 2'h3 == io_idx ? io_in_3 : _GEN_2; // @[main.scala 15:13]
- assign io_out = _GEN_3 & io_en; // @[main.scala 16:10]
-endmodule
-```
-
-This can be worked around by creating a wire and connecting the dynamic index to the wire:
-```scala
-val x = WireInit(io.in(io.idx))
-```
-
-Which produces:
-```verilog
-module Foo(
- input clock,
- input reset,
- input io_in_0,
- input io_in_1,
- input io_in_2,
- input io_in_3,
- input [1:0] io_idx,
- input io_en,
- output io_out
-);
- wire _GEN_1;
- wire _GEN_2;
- wire x;
- assign _GEN_1 = 2'h1 == io_idx ? io_in_1 : io_in_0;
- assign _GEN_2 = 2'h2 == io_idx ? io_in_2 : _GEN_1;
- assign x = 2'h3 == io_idx ? io_in_3 : _GEN_2;
- assign io_out = x & io_en; // @[main.scala 16:10]
-endmodule
-```
-### How can I dynamically set/parametrize the name of a module?
-
-You can override the `desiredName` function. This works with normal Chisel modules and `BlackBox`es. Example:
-
-```scala mdoc:silent:reset
-import chisel3._
-
-class Coffee extends BlackBox {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {
- val I = Input(UInt(32.W))
- val O = Output(UInt(32.W))
- })
- override def desiredName = "Tea"
-}
-
-class Salt extends Module {
- val io = IO(new Bundle {})
- val drink = Module(new Coffee)
- override def desiredName = "SodiumMonochloride"
-}
-```
-
-Elaborating the Chisel module `Salt` yields our "desire name" for `Salt` and `Coffee` in the output Verilog:
-```scala mdoc:passthrough
-import chisel3.stage.{ChiselStage, ChiselGeneratorAnnotation}
-import firrtl.annotations.DeletedAnnotation
-import firrtl.EmittedVerilogCircuitAnnotation
-
-(new ChiselStage)
- .execute(Array("-X", "verilog"), Seq(ChiselGeneratorAnnotation(() => new Salt)))
- .collectFirst{ case DeletedAnnotation(_, a: EmittedVerilogCircuitAnnotation) => a.value.value }
- .foreach(a => println(s"""|```verilog
- |$a
- |```""".stripMargin))
-```