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Strong Typing & Data ModelingPublished

Enumerated Types for State Machines

Rebuild a one-hot FSM with an enum, get readable state names in the waveform for free, and use enum methods to walk and bound the legal state set.

Beginner~40 minSelf-checking testbench1 challenge
Concepts covered
  • typedef enum
  • Enum methods
  • State encoding
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  • Language semantics & hardware meaning
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  • Self-checking testbench
  • Compiler-diagnostic evidence
  • Debugging walkthroughs
  • 1 progressive challenge
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