Verilog parameters

Sigasi Studio validates the use of parameters in (System)Verilog.

Parameters without a default value

Sigasi Studio flags a warning if a parameter is declared without a default value (rule 19). Syntactically this is allowed, since the instantiating modules should provide the value to the instance parameter. However, it is undesirable since it makes the definition dependent on particular hierarchy and limits code reusability. In addition, it is creating elaboration errors when attempting to use such module as a top-level.

module badcode;
	parameter P;
	initial
	    $display(P);
endmodule

module goodcode;
	parameter P = 0;
	initial
	    $display(P);
endmodule

Parameters wider than 32 bits

Sigasi Studio flags an error if a parameter is declared with a default value which is wider than 32 bits (rule 48). If a parameter needs to be wider than 32 bits, its width must be specified.

parameter        p = 'h764321098;   // default value is 36 bits wide, width must be specified

parameter [35:0] q = 'h764321098;

Empty parameter not allowed

The Verilog standard doesn’t allow empty parameters.

module dut # (parameter WIDTH = 42, ) (input clk); endmodule; // dangling comma is not allowed

module dut # (parameter WIDTH = 42 ) (input clk); endmodule;

Empty parameter overrides not allowed

The Verilog standard doesn’t allow empty parameter overrides.

module test;
    sub#(8, 16, ) inst(); // dangling comma is not allowed
endmodule


module test;
    sub#(8, 16 ) inst();
endmodule

Project specific setting of these rules

These rules can be disabled for your project, or its severity can be modified in the project linting settings.

Manual configuration in ${project location}/.settings/com.sigasi.hdt.verilog.linting.prefs:

19/severity/<project>=IGNORE

48/severity/<project>=IGNORE

53/severity/<project>=IGNORE

54/severity/<project>=IGNORE