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Barrel Shifter

Shift or rotate a word by any amount in one cycle using log2 stages, and verify every amount against shift_left and rotate_left.

Intermediate~45 minSelf-checking testbench
Concepts covered
  • Logarithmic stages
  • Rotate vs shift
  • numeric_std shift functions
  • Exhaustive amounts
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  • Measured design mistakes
  • Verification checklist
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