How to simulate pressed key ?

[zorro3k]

I have a decoder for a keypad

ENTITY key IS
PORT (
  clk          : IN  STD_LOGIC;                       -- Clock source and
  resetn       : IN  STD_LOGIC;                       -- Reset on global inputs
  row          : IN  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3 DOWNTO 0); 
  col          : OUT STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3 DOWNTO 0);   -- Drive columns
  
END hexkbd;

ARCHITECTURE keys OF hexkbd IS
  SIGNAL key_pressed  : STD_LOGIC;          -- High when a key pressed
  SIGNAL d       : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3 DOWNTO 0); 

BEGIN
  -- Scan the keyboard until a key is pressed
  PROCESS (clk, key_pressed)
  BEGIN
  IF (resetn = '0') THEN d <= "0000";              -- asynchronous reset
  ELSIF (clk'EVENT AND clk = '1') THEN
    IF (key_pressed = '0') THEN d <= d + 1; END IF;
  END IF;                -- Counter stops counting when a key is pressed
  END PROCESS;

  -- Column drivers, active low
  col(0)  <= '0' WHEN d(3 DOWNTO 2) = "00" ELSE '1';
  col(1)  <= '0' WHEN d(3 DOWNTO 2) = "01" ELSE '1';
  col(2)  <= '0' WHEN d(3 DOWNTO 2) = "10" ELSE '1';
  col(3)  <= '0' WHEN d(3 DOWNTO 2) = "11" ELSE '1';

  -- Sense keyboard rows with a multiplexer
  WITH d(1 DOWNTO 0) SELECT
    key_pressed <= NOT row(3) WHEN "11",
                   NOT row(2) WHEN "10",
                   NOT row(1) WHEN "01",
                   NOT row(0) WHEN OTHERS;

How can i simulate pressed key in test bench ? :|

 

[elec4fun]

Hello,

You can simply do for example :

row(2) <= '0' when col(1) = '0' else '1';

That will simulate a button pushed between rwo(2) and col(1)....

 

[zorro3k]

It's error if I use "when" in test bench.