Project Report
Title: Verilog HDL Design for Automatic Washing Machine Operations
Group Members:
Aravind Krishnan - ECE21110
Athithya V S - ECE21112
Avanthika S - ECE21113
Abstract
This project presents the design and implementation of an automatic washing machine
control system using Verilog HDL. The controller operates in several states: rinse, soak,
wash, spin, and dry, with specific time durations allocated to each state. The system is
triggered by inserting a coin and completes the washing cycle by transitioning through all the
states. The design is implemented on an FPGA and verified using simulation. The results
show the correct operation of the FSM, timing logic, and output signals.
Methodology
Design Code
The washing machine controller is implemented using Verilog HDL. The FSM has states
corresponding to rinse, soak, wash, spin, and dry, with respective time durations. The
following is the Verilog code for the controller:
module washing_machine_controller (
input clk,
input rst,
input coin,
output reg on,
output reg completed,
output reg [6:0] remaining_time
);
// Define state encoding
parameter OFF = 3'b000, RINSE = 3'b001, SOAK = 3'b010, WASH = 3'b011,
SPIN = 3'b100, DRY = 3'b101;
reg [2:0] state, next_state;
reg [6:0] time_counter;
// Time durations for each state
parameter RINSE_TIME = 10, SOAK_TIME = 20, WASH_TIME = 30, SPIN_TIME =
20, DRY_TIME = 10;
// FSM state transitions and timer logic
always @(posedge clk or posedge rst) begin
if (rst) begin
state <= OFF;
time_counter <= 0;
on <= 0;
completed <= 0;
remaining_time <= 0;
end else begin
state <= next_state;
if (on) begin
if (time_counter > 0) begin
time_counter <= time_counter - 1;
remaining_time <= time_counter;
end else begin
time_counter <= 0;
end
end
end
end
// FSM next state logic
always @(*) begin
next_state = state;
completed = 0;
case (state)
OFF: begin
on = 0;
remaining_time = 0;
if (coin) begin
next_state = RINSE;
on = 1;
time_counter = RINSE_TIME;
end
end
RINSE: begin
if (time_counter == 0) begin
next_state = SOAK;
time_counter = SOAK_TIME;
end
end
SOAK: begin
if (time_counter == 0) begin
next_state = WASH;
time_counter = WASH_TIME;
end
end
WASH: begin
if (time_counter == 0) begin
next_state = SPIN;
time_counter = SPIN_TIME;
end
end
SPIN: begin
if (time_counter == 0) begin
next_state = DRY;
time_counter = DRY_TIME;
end
end
DRY: begin
if (time_counter == 0) begin
next_state = OFF;
completed = 1;
end
end
default: begin
next_state = OFF;
end
endcase
end
endmodule
Testbench
The testbench simulates the behavior of the washing machine controller. It initializes the
inputs, applies a reset, inserts a coin to start the washing machine, and waits for the washing
cycle to complete.
verilog
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module tb_washing_machine_controller;
reg clk;
reg rst;
reg coin;
wire on;
wire completed;
wire [6:0] remaining_time;
// Instantiate the washing machine controller
washing_machine_controller uut (
.clk(clk),
.rst(rst),
.coin(coin),
.on(on),
.completed(completed),
.remaining_time(remaining_time)
);
// Clock generation
always #5 clk = ~clk; // 10ns period
initial begin
// Initialize signals
clk = 0;
rst = 0;
coin = 0;
// Apply reset
#10;
rst = 1;
#10;
rst = 0;
// Insert a coin to start the washing machine
#10;
coin = 1;
#10;
coin = 0;
// Wait for the washing cycle to complete
#5000; // Adjust based on the state durations
// Apply reset to stop the machine
#10;
rst = 1;
#10;
rst = 0;
// Finish simulation
#100;
$stop;
end
// Monitor the state and display signals
initial begin
$monitor("Time: %0t, State: %b, On: %b, Completed: %b, Remaining
Time: %0d",
$time, uut.state, on, completed, remaining_time);
end
endmodule
Results
The simulation results are shown in the waveform below:
The waveform indicates the correct operation of the washing machine controller. The FSM
transitions through the states of rinse, soak, wash, spin, and dry with the specified time
durations. The remaining_time output shows the countdown of time units for each state, and
the completed signal is asserted at the end of the cycle. The on signal correctly indicates the
on/off state of the washing machine.
ReferenceAn Implementation of Automatic Washing Machine Control System Using
Verilog HDL https://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI1707011.pdf
