Traffic Light Controller Finite State Machine

4 TLC FSM: Traffic Light Controller Finite State Machine 6 library IEEE; 7 use IEEE. STD LOGIC 1164.ALL; 9 L0 entity TLC FSM is Port ( clk in std logic; in std logic; in std logic; rst intervalDone: selGreenInterval : out std_logic; lampVec: L2 13 1 4 15 6 Lend TLC FSM; L7 18 E] architecture RTL of TLC FSM is 9 type stateType is (GnsRew, onsRew, RnsRew0, RnsGew, RnsOew, RnsRewl); state names 0 signal CS, NS: stateType; out std_logic_vector (5 downto 0) — state signal begin 4 stateReg_i: 7 8 end RTL;

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It looks like you’re trying to design a Traffic Light Controller (TLC) using a Finite State Machine (FSM) in VHDL, and you need help with both the code and an explanation. From the code snippet you provided, there are several missing elements and some incomplete statements, so I’ll try to clarify the logic and fix it to provide you with a correct version.

Correct VHDL Design

Here’s an improved version of your VHDL code for the Traffic Light Controller FSM:

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;

entity TLC_FSM is
    Port ( clk          : in std_logic;
           rst          : in std_logic;
           intervalDone : in std_logic;
           selGreenInterval : out std_logic;
           lampVec      : out std_logic_vector(5 downto 0));
end TLC_FSM;

architecture RTL of TLC_FSM is
    type stateType is (Green, Yellow, Red, Reset);
    signal CS, NS: stateType;
    signal timer : integer range 0 to 1000; -- example range for a timer

begin
    -- State Register: Holds the current state
    process(clk, rst)
    begin
        if rst = '1' then
            CS <= Reset; -- On reset, go to Reset state
        elsif rising_edge(clk) then
            CS <= NS; -- On clock edge, update current state
        end if;
    end process;

    -- Next State Logic: Determines the next state based on current state and inputs
    process(CS, intervalDone)
    begin
        case CS is
            when Green =>
                if intervalDone = '1' then
                    NS <= Yellow; -- If green interval is done, switch to yellow
                else
                    NS <= Green; -- Stay in Green
                end if;
            when Yellow =>
                if intervalDone = '1' then
                    NS <= Red; -- If yellow interval is done, switch to red
                else
                    NS <= Yellow; -- Stay in Yellow
                end if;
            when Red =>
                if intervalDone = '1' then
                    NS <= Green; -- If red interval is done, switch to green
                else
                    NS <= Red; -- Stay in Red
                end if;
            when Reset =>
                NS <= Green; -- Reset to Green state
            when others =>
                NS <= Reset; -- Default to Reset state
        end case;
    end process;

    -- Output Logic: Controls the traffic light outputs
    process(CS)
    begin
        case CS is
            when Green =>
                lampVec <= "100000"; -- Green light on
                selGreenInterval <= '1'; -- Select green interval
            when Yellow =>
                lampVec <= "010000"; -- Yellow light on
                selGreenInterval <= '0'; -- Select yellow interval
            when Red =>
                lampVec <= "001000"; -- Red light on
                selGreenInterval <= '0'; -- Select red interval
            when Reset =>
                lampVec <= "000000"; -- No lights on in reset
                selGreenInterval <= '0'; -- Reset interval selection
            when others =>
                lampVec <= "000000"; -- Default to no lights on
                selGreenInterval <= '0'; -- Default selection
        end case;
    end process;

end RTL;

Explanation:

In this VHDL design, we are creating a finite state machine (FSM) to control the traffic light behavior. The FSM has 4 states: Green, Yellow, Red, and Reset.

  1. State Register (CS and NS):
  • CS (Current State) holds the current state of the traffic light.
  • NS (Next State) is calculated based on the current state and input conditions (e.g., whether the interval is done).
  1. State Transitions (Next State Logic):
  • From Green: If the interval is done (intervalDone = ‘1’), the system transitions to Yellow.
  • From Yellow: If the interval is done, it transitions to Red.
  • From Red: If the interval is done, it transitions back to Green.
  • Reset: This is a default state that clears the lights.
  1. Output Logic (lampVec and selGreenInterval):
  • The output lampVec controls the traffic light LEDs, using a 6-bit vector where each bit represents a light (Green, Yellow, Red).
  • The output selGreenInterval indicates whether the green interval is selected.

This VHDL code provides a simple, cyclic traffic light controller with states that transition based on whether the light’s timing interval is complete.


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Here is the FSM diagram for your Traffic Light Controller. It shows the states (Green, Yellow, Red, Reset) and how the system transitions between them based on events like the completion of a timing interval. You can use this as a reference to visualize the state transitions in your design.

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