Verilog code for scanning and debouncing a four by four matrix keypad. Implemented on an Altera Cyclone FPGA development board.
The key pad decoder module assumes a normal telephone layout plus an additional column for A - D.
1 2 3 A
4 5 6 B
7 8 9 C
* 0 # D
Each key has a 4-bit address of the form Col:Row.
| Key | 1 | 2 | 3 | A | 4 | 5 | 6 | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 0000 | 0001 | 0010 | 0011 | 0100 | 0101 | 0110 | 0111 |
Additionally, it is assumed in the scanning (debouncing) module that the keys are normally disconnected and are pulled low when pressed (i.e. that they keyboard is not powered).
The keypad interpreter module has three outputs and one input,
Ouputs
- KeyReady goes high when a key is ready to be read and does not go down until KeyRead goes high.
- PressCout is the single hexadigit value describing the number of times the current key has been pressed, it is used to reaffirm the DataOut value if KeyReady is not being watched.
- DataOut is the single hexadecimal digit (0 to F) value describing the button most recently pressed. Star is valued as "F" and Pound as "E".
Inputs
- KeyRead must be asserted high for the scanner to continue. The KeyRead signal may only stay high for 8ms at most, it is recommended that the signal not remain high for longer than 4ms.
Below are issues that some folks have been kind enough to point out, I have not implimented them as I have no way to test and verify them.
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On the decoder unit, the out variable is set to 7 bit lengths but only 4 bits are used.
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It has been confired that the "waitbit" is needed. While I poorly (read: didn't) document what it is for, I am told that it insures that keypresses are recognized at the right time. I'm sure testing with the variable always set high will reveal make it clear to anyone with a dev board and keypad.
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Tested on Intel DK-DEV-4CGX150N, Artyv s7, and others.
If you have questions, concerns, or comments please feel free to contact me via
adam.a.nunez@gmail.com
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