Raw data file

/raw_data - This is the file which was parsed, it shows the 128 main ascii characters in binary pixel representation, the ascii characters can be found here - http://www.lookuptables.com/

Parser

The following script was used to parse the .coe file with the binary representation of each ascii character:

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys,os,os.path,traceback

mname = 'font'

# read in memory contents
coename = mname + ".coe"
if not os.path.exists(coename):
    print "Oops: can't find %s" % coename
    sys.exit(0)
try:
    f = open(coename)
    contents = f.read()  # read in entire file
    f.close()
except Exception,e:
    print "Oops:",e
    sys.exit(0)

contents = contents.replace(',','')
contents = contents.replace(';','')
characters = []
character = ''

for line in contents:
    try:
        if line == '\n': continue
        character += line
        if (len(character) == 96):
            characters.append(character)
            character = ''
    except Exception,e:
        print "Oops: error reading location",(len(characters)+1),": ",e
        sys.exit(0)
print characters

# ready to create appropriate Verilog module
try:
    vname = 'font.v'
    v = open(vname,'w')

    # output standard module prologue
    v.write("""// 8x12 font memory for 128 chars
module font(ascii, pixel_rep);
  input [7:0] ascii;
  output reg [95:0] pixel_rep;

  always @ (ascii) begin
    case (ascii)

""")

    dec = 0
    for character in characters:
        v.write("""
        %s : pixel_rep <= 96'b%s;
        """ % (dec, character))
        #if (dec < 10):
        #    v.write("""
        #    1'd%s : pixel_rep <= 96'b%s;
        #    """ % (dec, character))
        #if (dec < 100 and dec > 9):
        #    v.write("""
        #    2'd%s : pixel_rep <= 96'b%s;
        #    """ % (dec, character))
        #if (dec > 99):
        #    v.write("""
        #    3'd%s : pixel_rep <= 96'b%s;
        #    """ % (dec, character))
        dec += 1
        # dec will end before characters does
    v.write("""
    endcase // case(ascii)
  end // always @ (ascii)
endmodule // font
    """)
except Exception,e:
    print "Oops:",e
    sys.exit(0)