hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_pulse_sync.sv

// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//
// Pulse synchronizer: synchronizes a pulse from source clock domain (clk_src)
// to destination clock domain (clk_dst). Each pulse has the length of one clock
// cycle of its respective clock domain. Consecutive pulses need to be spaced
// appropriately apart from each other depending on the clock frequency ratio
// of the two clock domains.

module prim_pulse_sync (
  // source clock domain
  input  logic clk_src_i,
  input  logic rst_src_ni,
  input  logic src_pulse_i,
  // destination clock domain
  input  logic clk_dst_i,
  input  logic rst_dst_ni,
  output logic dst_pulse_o
);

  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // convert src_pulse to a level signal so we can use double-flop synchronizer //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  logic src_level;

  always_ff @(posedge clk_src_i or negedge rst_src_ni) begin
    if (!rst_src_ni) begin
      src_level <= 1'b0;
    end else begin
      src_level <= src_level ^ src_pulse_i;
    end
  end


  // source active must come far enough such that the destination domain has time
  // to create a valid pulse.
`ifdef INC_ASSERT
  logic src_active_flag;

  // source active flag tracks whether there is an ongoing "toggle" event.
  // Until this toggle event is accepted by the destination domain (negative edge of
  // of the pulse output), the source side cannot toggle again.
  always_ff @(posedge clk_src_i or negedge dst_pulse_o or negedge rst_src_ni) begin
    if (!rst_src_ni) begin
      src_active_flag <= '0;
    end else if (!dst_pulse_o && src_active_flag) begin
      src_active_flag <= '0;
    end else if (src_pulse_i) begin
      src_active_flag <= 1'b1;
    end
  end

 `ASSERT(SrcPulseCheck_M, src_pulse_i |-> !src_active_flag, clk_src_i, !rst_src_ni)
`endif

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // synchronize level signal to destination clock domain //
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  logic dst_level;

  prim_flop_2sync #(.Width(1)) prim_flop_2sync (
    // source clock domain
    .d_i    (src_level),
    // destination clock domain
    .clk_i  (clk_dst_i),
    .rst_ni (rst_dst_ni),
    .q_o    (dst_level)
  );

  ////////////////////////////////////////
  // convert level signal back to pulse //
  ////////////////////////////////////////
  logic dst_level_q;

  // delay dst_level by 1 cycle
  always_ff @(posedge clk_dst_i or negedge rst_dst_ni) begin
    if (!rst_dst_ni) begin
      dst_level_q <= 1'b0;
    end else begin
      dst_level_q <= dst_level;
    end
  end

  // edge detection
  assign dst_pulse_o = dst_level_q ^ dst_level;

  `ASSERT(DstPulseCheck_A, dst_pulse_o |=> !dst_pulse_o, clk_dst_i, !rst_dst_ni)

endmodule