This application note provides a functional description of VHDL source code for a N x N DigitalCrosspoint Switch. The code is designed with eight inputs and eight outputs in order to targetthe 128-macrocell CoolRunner™-II CPLD device but can be easily expanded to target higherdensity devices. To obtain the VHDL source code described in this document, go to sectionVHDL Code, page 5 for instructions.
There are many manufacturers of dot matrix LCD modules. However, most of these displaysare similar. They all have on-board controllers and drivers capable of displaying alpha numericsand a wide variety of other symbols (including Japanese "Katakana" characters). The internaloperation of LCD controller devices is determined by signals sent from a central processing unit(in this case, a CoolRunner-II CPLD).
The CoolRunner-II CPLD is a highly uniform family of fast, low-power devices. Theunderlying architecture is a traditional CPLD architecture, combining macrocells intofunction blocks interconnected with a global routing matrix, the Xilinx AdvancedInterconnect Matrix (AIM). The function blocks use a PLA configuration that allowsall product terms to be routed and shared among any of the macrocells of the functionblock.
