-- Universal Register
-- This design is a universal register which can be used as a straightforward storage register, a bi-directional shift register, an up counter and a down counter. 
-- The register can be loaded from a set of parallel data inputs and the mode is controlled by a 3-bit input. 
-- The 'termcnt' (terminal count) output goes high when the register contains zero. 
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LIBRARY ieee;
USE ieee.Std_logic_1164.ALL;
USE ieee.Std_logic_unsigned.ALL;

ENTITY unicntr IS
   GENERIC(n : Positive := 8);   --size of counter/shifter   
   PORT(clock, serinl, serinr : IN Std_logic;   --serial inputs 
        mode : IN Std_logic_vector(2 DOWNTO 0);   --mode control
        datain : IN Std_logic_vector((n-1) DOWNTO 0);   --parallel inputs
        dataout : OUT Std_logic_vector((n-1) DOWNTO 0); --parallel outputs
        termcnt : OUT Std_logic);    --terminal count output
END unicntr;

ARCHITECTURE v1 OF unicntr IS
   SIGNAL int_reg : Std_logic_vector((n-1) DOWNTO 0);

BEGIN
   main_proc : PROCESS
   BEGIN
      WAIT UNTIL rising_edge(clock);
         CASE mode IS
            --reset
            WHEN "000" => int_reg <= (OTHERS => '0'); 
            --parallel load
            WHEN "001" => int_reg <= datain;          
            --count up 
            WHEN "010" => int_reg <= int_reg + 1;     
            --count down 
            WHEN "011" => int_reg <= int_reg - 1;   
            --shift left
            WHEN "100" => int_reg <= int_reg((n-2) DOWNTO 0) & serinl;     
            --shift right
            WHEN "101" => int_reg <= serinr & int_reg((n-1) DOWNTO 1);     
            --do nothing
            WHEN OTHERS => NULL; 
         END CASE;
   END PROCESS;

   det_zero : PROCESS(int_reg) --detects when count is 0
   BEGIN
      termcnt <= '1';
      FOR i IN int_reg'Range LOOP
         IF int_reg(i) = '1' THEN 
            termcnt <= '0';
            EXIT;
         END IF;
      END LOOP;
   END PROCESS;

   --connect internal register to dataout port
   dataout <= int_reg;
END v1;