package_utility.vhd

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--**    MODEL   :     package_utility                           **
--**    COMPANY :     Cypress Semiconductor			**
--**    REVISION:     1.0 Created new package utility model     **
--**                                                            **
--****************************************************************
Library ieee,work; 
   Use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
   Use IEEE.Std_Logic_Arith.all;
   Use IEEE.std_logic_TextIO.all;

Library Std;
   Use STD.TextIO.all;

Package package_utility is

FUNCTION convert_string( S: in STRING) RETURN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR;
FUNCTION conv_integer1(S : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR) RETURN INTEGER;

End; -- package package_utility

Package body package_utility is  


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--Converts string into std_logic_vector 
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FUNCTION convert_string(S: in STRING) RETURN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR IS
	VARIABLE result : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(S'RANGE);
		BEGIN
			FOR i	IN S'RANGE LOOP
				IF 	S(i) = '0' THEN
					result(i) := '0'; 
				ELSIF S(i) = '1' THEN 
					result(i) := '1';
				ELSIF S(i) = 'X' THEN
					result(i) := 'X';
				ELSE
					result(i) := 'Z';
				END IF;
			END LOOP;
		RETURN result;
END convert_string;

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--Converts std_logic_vector into integer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUNCTION conv_integer1(S : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR) RETURN INTEGER IS
		VARIABLE result : INTEGER := 0;
		BEGIN
			FOR i IN S'RANGE LOOP
				IF S(i) = '1' THEN
					result := result + (2**i);
				ELSIF S(i) = '0' THEN
					result := result;
				ELSE
					result := 0;
				END IF;
			END LOOP;
			RETURN result;
		END conv_integer1;	




end package_utility;