REPORT LCD CONTROLLER ON VIRTEX 5 FPGA

Name: Le Van Loi

DA NANG, 2013

1. 16 characters x 2 lines LCD displaying on Virtex-5 FPGA using VHDL language: a. Design process:
Building initializing algorithm of LCD and investigate how to write to instruction and data register of LCD

Description the behavior of LCD by VHDL language

Simulation, testing, debugging on chip

Program FPGA

Figure 1. Design process of LCD_Controller

b. Implementation: o LCD initializing process : prefer to the datasheet of Hitachi Dot Matrix Liquid Crystal Display Controller/Driver HD44780U (LCD-II)

o Mode : 4-bit interface, 5x8 dots For 4-bit interface data, only four bus lines (DB4 to DB7) are used for transfer. Bus lines DB0 to DB3 are disabled. The data transfer between the HD44780U and the MPU is completed after the 4-bit data has been transferred twice. As for the order of data transfer, the four high order bits (for 8-bit operation, DB4 to DB7) are transferred before the four low order bits (for 8-bit operation, DB0 to DB3). The busy flag must be checked (one instruction) after the 4-bit data has been transferred twice. Two more 4-bit operations then transfer the busy flag and address counter data.

o Initialization :

o LCD location :
NET LCD_FPGA_DB4 Vcco=3.3V, DCI using NET LCD_FPGA_DB5 Vcco=3.3V, DCI using NET LCD_FPGA_DB6 Vcco=3.3V, DCI using NET LCD_FPGA_DB7 Vcco=3.3V, DCI using NET LCD_FPGA_E Vcco=3.3V, DCI using NET LCD_FPGA_RS No DCI NET LCD_FPGA_RW Vcco=3.3V, DCI using LOC="T9"; # 49.9 ohm resistors LOC="G7"; # 49.9 ohm resistors LOC="G6"; # 49.9 ohm resistors LOC="T11"; # 49.9 ohm resistors LOC="AC9"; # 49.9 ohm resistors LOC="J17"; # Bank 12, Bank 12, Bank 12, Bank 12, Bank 22, Bank 3, Vcco=2.5V,

LOC="AC10"; # Bank 22, 49.9 ohm resistors

o VHDL module: Input: Clock (CLK_33MHZ_FPGA LOC="AH17") Output: LCD_RS: Selects registers. o 0: Instruction registers (for write). Busy flag address counter (for read) o 1: Data register (for write and read) LCD_RW: Selects read or write. o 0: Write o 1: Read LCD_E : Starts data read/write. LCD_DB7->LCD_DB4: 4 bit data LED_OUT: turn off LED when the displaying finished - Display: String START on line 1 and LOI09DT1 on line 2 at the 6th position. o To move cursor to a certain position on 1st line of LCD, writing 0x80 -> 0x8F to instruction register. 0x80 : 1st position 0x81: 2nd . 0x8F: 16th position on the first line o To move cursor to a certain position on 2st line of LCD, writing 0xC0 -> 0xCFto instruction register. 0xC0 : 1st position 0xC1: 2nd . 0xCF: 16th position on the 2nd line -

- Follow the following table to get the binary data and write to the DDRAM of LCD: o S(0x53), T(0x54), A(0x41), R(0x52)

- Required input signals for Instruction & data register write:

- After description by using VHDL language, we need to test code using ISIM. - Simulation using ISIM: o Just provide a clock and observe the data out on the port. o DB4-> DB7 followed the initializing process and data writing to the LCD, so we can fetch data into the Virtex-5 FPGA and watch the string on the LCD.

- Finally, programming file to the Virtex-5 FPGA. The result below:

- Prefer to LCD_Controller ISE project to read more detail 2. Debugging on chip using Chipscope Analyzer: - Click right mouse to the LCD_Controller top module and select new source: choose Chipscope definition and constraints file

Select next and ok. Continue, double click on debug_on_chip.cdc to setting clock port and data port that we want to observe the waveform. Chip scope pro Analyzer will load at the below:

Click Next,

Choose Trigger width is 5 to see the waveform of DB4-> DB7 and LED_out. Then, click next

Select Data Depth is 131072 samples C l i c k N e x t ,

Then, modify connections of Clock port and Trigger ports:

Choose the connections for clock signal and trigger/data signals. After that, return to ISE project In design tag, double click Analyze design using Chip scope.

Select new file: LCD_Controller.bit and click waveform to see the signals after running on chip. Also, observe the result on LCD.

3. Converting LCD_Controller module into IP core and program Virtex-5 FPGA: - Previous project : XUPV5-LX110T with system.xmp - Task: Convert LCD_Controller.vhd into an IP core and add the core to the above project, program and observe results. - Firstly, delete LCD_7bit module in the project, open the project and click Hardware, choose Create and Import Peripherals Wizard:

Click Next,

Then click Import existing peripheral and press Next

Next

Enter LCD_Controller.

Next,

Next, then add LCD_Controller.vhd file and click Next

Uncheck select bus interface(s), then Next

Continue to uncheck select and configure interrupt(s), then Next

Next,

Then finish creating the IP core. Now, add the IP to the project

Then click OK and choose the connection of the LCD_Controller Because the minimum frequency of Clock in previous project is 62.5 MHz and clk of LCD_Controller is 33MHz, we change values of delay in LCD_Controller.vhd file.

Then add new location for LCD pin to system.ucf file:

# LCD_FPGA_DB4 Net LCD_Controller_0_DB_pin<0> LOC = T9 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_DB5 Net LCD_Controller_0_DB_pin<1> LOC = G7 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_DB6 Net LCD_Controller_0_DB_pin<2> LOC = G6 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_DB7 Net LCD_Controller_0_DB_pin<3> LOC = T11 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_RW Net LCD_Controller_0_LCD_RW_pin LOC = AC10 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_RS Net LCD_Controller_0_LCD_RS_pin LOC = J17 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS25 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2; # LCD_FPGA_E

Net LCD_Controller_0_LCD_E_pin LOC = AC9 | IOSTANDARD=LVCMOS33 | PULLDOWN | SLEW=SLOW | DRIVE=2;

Then Generate bit stream and download bit stream into Virtex-5 FPGA and get the same string START on the first line and LOI-09DT1 on the 2nd line.