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Mealy Sequence Detector

Detect the same pattern with a Mealy machine and measure the one-clock lead its output has over the Moore version.

Intermediate~45 minSelf-checking testbench
Concepts covered
  • Mealy output
  • Output timing
  • State count
  • Sliding-window oracle
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  • Problem statement & specification
  • Complete VHDL-2008 RTL
  • Self-checking testbench
  • Simulation transcript & waveform
  • Measured design mistakes
  • Verification checklist
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