debug the seial port

saturn_bus.v

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ module saturn_bus (
     o_phase,
     o_cycle_ctr,
     o_char_to_send,
+    o_char_counter,
     o_char_valid,
+    o_char_send,
     i_serial_busy
 );
 
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ output wire [0:0]  o_halt;
 output wire [1:0]  o_phase;
 output wire [31:0] o_cycle_ctr;
 output wire [7:0]  o_char_to_send;
+output wire [9:0]  o_char_counter;
 output wire [0:0]  o_char_valid;
+output wire [0:0]  o_char_send;
 input  wire [0:0]  i_serial_busy;
 
 assign o_phase = phase;
@@ -91,7 +95,9 @@ saturn_bus_controller bus_controller (
 
     .o_debug_cycle      (dbg_debug_cycle),
     .o_char_to_send     (o_char_to_send),
+    .o_char_counter     (o_char_counter),
     .o_char_valid       (o_char_valid),
+    .o_char_send        (o_char_send),
     .i_serial_busy      (i_serial_busy),
     .o_halt             (ctrl_halt)
 );

saturn_bus_controller.v

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ module saturn_bus_controller (
 
     o_debug_cycle,
     o_char_to_send,
+    o_char_counter,
     o_char_valid,
+    o_char_send,
     i_serial_busy,
     o_halt
 );
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ input  wire [3:0]  i_bus_nibble_in;
 
 output wire [0:0]  o_debug_cycle;
 output wire [7:0]  o_char_to_send;
+output wire [9:0]  o_char_counter;
 output wire [0:0]  o_char_valid;
+output wire [0:0]  o_char_send;
 input  wire [0:0]  i_serial_busy;
 output wire [0:0]  o_halt;
 
@@ -170,7 +174,9 @@ saturn_debugger debugger (
     .i_instr_decoded   (dec_instr_decoded),
 
     .o_char_to_send    (o_char_to_send),
+    .o_char_counter    (o_char_counter),
     .o_char_valid      (o_char_valid), 
+    .o_char_send       (o_char_send),
     .i_serial_busy     (i_serial_busy)
 );
 

saturn_debugger.v

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ module saturn_debugger (
 
     /* output to leds */
     o_char_to_send,
+    o_char_counter,
     o_char_valid,
+    o_char_send,
     i_serial_busy
 );
 
@@ -96,7 +98,10 @@ input  wire [3:0]  i_instr_type;
 input  wire [0:0]  i_instr_decoded;
 
 output reg  [7:0]  o_char_to_send;
+output wire [9:0]  o_char_counter;
+assign o_char_counter = {1'b0, counter};
 output reg  [0:0]  o_char_valid;
+output reg  [0:0]  o_char_send;
 input  wire [0:0]  i_serial_busy;
 
 /**************************************************************************************************
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ initial begin
     o_dbg_register    = `ALU_REG_NONE;
     registers_done    = 1'b0;
     o_char_valid      = 1'b0;
+    o_char_send       = 1'b0;
     carry = 1'b1;
 end
 
@@ -493,6 +499,10 @@ always @(posedge i_clk) begin
             registers_ctr <= registers_ctr + 9'd1;
     end
 
+    /*
+     *
+     */
+
     if (i_clk_en && o_debug_cycle && debug_done && !write_out) begin
         $display("DEBUGGER %0d: [%d] end debugger cycle", i_phase, i_cycle_ctr);
         counter   <= 9'd0;
@@ -500,7 +510,8 @@ always @(posedge i_clk) begin
     end
 
     /* writes the chars to the serial port */
-    if ( write_out && !o_char_valid && !i_serial_busy) begin
+    if (i_clk_en && write_out && !o_char_valid && !i_serial_busy) begin
+        o_char_send <= ~o_char_send;
         o_char_to_send <= registers_str[counter];
         o_char_valid   <= 1'b1;
         counter <= counter + 9'd1;
@@ -516,8 +527,9 @@ always @(posedge i_clk) begin
             o_debug_cycle  <= 1'b0;
         end
     end
+
     /* clear the char clock enable */
-    if (write_out && o_char_valid) begin
+    if (write_out && o_char_valid && i_serial_busy) begin
         o_char_valid <= 1'b0;
     end
 

saturn_serial.v

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ output wire [0:0]  o_serial_busy;
  *
  */
 
-reg  [9:0]  clocking_reg;
+reg  [10:0]  clocking_reg;
 reg  [9:0]  data_reg;
 
 `ifdef SIM
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ reg  [12:0] bit_delay;
 
 initial begin
     bit_delay    = `BIT_DELAY_START;
-    clocking_reg = {10{1'b1}};
+    clocking_reg = {11{1'b1}};
     data_reg     = {10{1'b1}};
 end
 
@@ -74,16 +74,18 @@ assign o_serial_tx   = data_reg[0];
 
 always @(posedge i_clk) begin
     bit_delay    <= bit_delay + 13'd1;
+
     // $display("%0d", bit_delay);
     if (i_char_valid && !o_serial_busy) begin
         // $display("serial storing char %c", i_char_to_send);
-        clocking_reg <= 10'b0;
+        clocking_reg <= 11'b0;
         data_reg     <= { 1'b1, i_char_to_send, 1'b0 };
         bit_delay    <= `BIT_DELAY_START;
     end
-    if (!i_char_valid && o_serial_busy && bit_delay[`BIT_DELAY_TEST]) begin
+
-        // $display("%b %b", o_serial_tx, data_reg);
+    if (o_serial_busy && bit_delay[`BIT_DELAY_TEST]) begin
-        clocking_reg <= { 1'b1, clocking_reg[9:1] };
+        // $display("%b %b %b", o_serial_tx, data_reg, clocking_reg);
+        clocking_reg <= { 1'b1, clocking_reg[10:1] };
         data_reg     <= { 1'b1, data_reg[9:1]     };
         bit_delay    <= `BIT_DELAY_START;
     end

saturn_top.v

@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ saturn_bus main_bus (
     .o_phase        (phase),
     .o_cycle_ctr    (cycle_ctr),
     .o_char_to_send (char_to_send),
+    .o_char_counter (char_counter),
     .o_char_valid   (char_valid),
+    .o_char_send    (char_send),
     .i_serial_busy  (serial_busy)
 );
 
@@ -138,13 +140,15 @@ wire [0:0]  halt;
 wire [1:0]  phase;
 wire [31:0] cycle_ctr;
 wire [7:0]  char_to_send;
+wire [9:0]  char_counter;
 wire [0:0]  char_valid;
+wire [0:0]  char_send;
 wire [0:0]  serial_busy;
 
 
 /* 1/4 s */
-// `define DELAY_START 26'h20A1F0
+`define DELAY_START 26'h20A1F0
-// `define TEST_BIT    23
+`define TEST_BIT    23
 
 /* 1/8 s */
 // `define DELAY_START 26'h1050F8
@@ -155,8 +159,8 @@ wire [0:0]  serial_busy;
 // `define TEST_BIT    21
 
 /* 1/32 s */
-`define DELAY_START 26'h4143E
+// `define DELAY_START 26'h4143E
-`define TEST_BIT    20
+// `define TEST_BIT    20
 
 initial begin
     led   = 8'h01;
@@ -167,24 +171,24 @@ end
 
 always @(posedge clk_25mhz) begin
     delay <= delay + 26'b1;
+    led    <= char_counter[7:0];
     if (delay[`TEST_BIT]) begin
         delay  <= `DELAY_START;
         reset  <= btn[1];
         clk2   <= ~clk2;
     end
-
+    led[7] <= clk2;
-    if (!clk2) begin
+    led[6] <= char_send;
-        // led    <= { halt, cycle_ctr[4:0], phase};
-        led    <= { halt, cycle_ctr[6:0] };
-    end
 
     if (clk2 && !halt) begin
         clk_en <= 1'b1;
-        led    <= char_to_send;
+        led[5] <= ~led[5];
     end
 
-    if (clk_en) 
+    if (clk_en) begin
         clk_en <= 1'b0;
+        led[4] <= ~led[4];
+    end
 end
 
 endmodule