4-bit Ripple Carry Adder

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Build a 4-bit ripple carry adder from full adder components using a structural VHDL description with a generate statement.

Constraints

  • Structural style - instantiate full adders, do not write a + b.
  • Use a for-generate loop.
  • Carry chain must be explicit.
  • Include carry-in and carry-out ports.
  • Also output an overflow flag for signed operands.
  • Full adder must be a separate entity.
Starter codeVHDL
1library ieee;2use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;3 4entity ripple_adder is5    port (6        a, b : in  std_logic_vector(3 downto 0);7        cin  : in  std_logic;8        sum  : out std_logic_vector(3 downto 0);9        cout : out std_logic;10        ovf  : out std_logic11    );12end ripple_adder;