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Eight-bit Saturating Adder

Beginner

Simulate (Icarus Verilog)

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Specification

01Operation

Add two bytes without allowing wraparound.

Behavior

A sum greater than 255 produces 00FF.
Boundary cases produce deterministic outputs.
The logic must remain purely combinational.

02Interface

data_a

Direction: Input
Width: 16 bits
Description: Primary data or state

data_b

Direction: Input
Width: 16 bits
Description: Secondary data or context

control

Direction: Input
Width: 4 bits
Description: Mode and controls

result

Direction: Output
Width: 16 bits
Description: Main result

aux

Direction: Output
Width: 8 bits
Description: Auxiliary result

flag

Direction: Output
Width: 1 bit
Description: Decision or validity

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