VHDL sine wave generator using block RAM

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This VHDL module reads pre-calculated values from block RAM in the FPGA to generate a smooth sine wave pattern on the output signal.

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Description

The sine_rom.vhd module uses block RAM as read-only memory (ROM) to store the sample points of a full sine wave. The X and Y-axes precision of the sine wave is configurable through generics.

In addition to the ModelSim testbench, the Zip contains an example implementation for the Lattice iCEstick FPGA board. The demo design uses PWM to pulse an LED on the iCEstick with sine wave intensity, creating a smooth LED breathing effect.

Entity

entity sine_rom is
  generic (
    addr_bits : integer range 1 to 30;
    data_bits : integer range 1 to 31
  );
  port (
    clk : in std_logic;
    addr : in unsigned(addr_bits - 1 downto 0);
    data : out unsigned(data_bits - 1 downto 0)
  );
end sine_rom; 

Main article

Click here to read more about how I created this module:
How to create a breathing LED effect using a sine wave stored in block RAM

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    MIT License

    Copyright (c) 2024 Jonas Julian Jensen

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