max_uart_vhdl/uart_tx.vhd

library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.numeric_std.all;

entity uart_tx is
  port(
        i_clk_baudrate  : in  std_logic;
        i_reset_n       : in  std_logic;
        i_tx_send       : in  std_logic;
        i_msb_first     : in  std_logic;
        i_tx_data_vec   : in  std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
        o_tx_pin        : out std_logic;
        o_tx_sent       : out std_logic
      );
end;

architecture uart_tx_rtl of uart_tx is
  type z_uart_t is (idle, sending);
  constant  c_START_BIT   : std_logic := '0';
  constant  c_STOP_BIT    : std_logic := '1';
  signal    s_tx_buf_vec  : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"00";

  function reverse_any_vector (a: in std_logic_vector)
  return std_logic_vector is
    variable result: std_logic_vector(a'RANGE);
    alias aa: std_logic_vector(a'REVERSE_RANGE) is a;
  begin
    for i in aa'RANGE loop
      result(i) := aa(i);
    end loop;
    return result;
  end; -- function reverse_any_vector

begin
  uart_tx_main_proc: process(i_clk_baudrate)
    variable z_uart : z_uart_t := idle;
    variable v_trans_cnt : integer range 0 to 10 := 0;
  begin
    if rising_edge(i_clk_baudrate) then
      -- Syncrhonous reset only.
      if (i_reset_n = '0') then
        o_tx_pin  <= '1';
        o_tx_sent <= '1';
        z_uart := idle;
      else
        case z_uart is
          when idle =>
            if (i_tx_send = '1') then
              if (i_msb_first = '1') then
                s_tx_buf_vec <= i_tx_data_vec;
              else
                s_tx_buf_vec <= reverse_any_vector(i_tx_data_vec);
              end if;
              o_tx_sent <= '0';
              o_tx_pin <= c_START_BIT;
              z_uart := sending;
            end if;
          when sending =>
            if (v_trans_cnt >= 8) then
              v_trans_cnt := 0;
              o_tx_sent <= '1';
              o_tx_pin <= c_STOP_BIT;
              z_uart := idle;
            else
              o_tx_pin <= s_tx_buf_vec(7-v_trans_cnt);
              v_trans_cnt := v_trans_cnt + 1;
            end if;
        end case;
      end if; -- reset
    end if; -- clk
  end process uart_tx_main_proc; -- main
end;