.. _serializer_multichannel:

serializer_multichannel
=======================

Description
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Pinout
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.. _fig:serializer_multichannel_block:
.. figure:: serializer_multichannel_block.png
    :alt: Schematic symbol

Parameters
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.. list-table:: serializer_multichannel_param_table
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Name
     - Min
     - Max
     - Default
     - Description
   * - n_chan
     - ?
     - ?
     - 8
     - Number of channels to serialize
   * - dw
     - ?
     - ?
     - 16
     - 
   * - l_to_r
     - ?
     - ?
     - 1
     - l_to_r=1: Channel shifting starts with CH0 (default)

Ports
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.. list-table:: serializer_multichannel_port_table
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Signal
     - Direction
     - Description
   * - clk
     - Input
     - 
   * - sample_in
     - Input
     - Sampling signal which determines when to push inputs to belt
   * - data_in[n_chan*dw-1:0]
     - Input
     - Flattened array of unprocessed data streams
   * - gate_out
     - Output
     - 
   * - stream_out[dw-1:0]
     - Output
     - Serialized stream of channels. Default order is CH0 first (l_to_r=1)

Implementation and use
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The `portable`_ `Verilog`_
implementation can be found in :ref:`serializer_multichannel_source`

.. _`portable`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_portability
.. _`Verilog`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verilog

Timing Diagram
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A `GTKWave`_-generated timing diagram is shown below:

.. _`GTKWave`: https://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/

.. _fig:serializer_multichannel_timing:
.. figure:: serializer_multichannel_timing.png
    :alt: Timing diagram