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Problem Statement

Vectors are used to group related signals using one name to make it more convenient to manipulate. For example, wire [7:0] w; declares an 8-bit vector named w that is functionally equivalent to having 8 separate wires.

Notice that the declaration of a vector places the dimensions before the name of the vector, which is unusual compared to C syntax. However, the part select has the dimensions after the vector name as you would expect.

wire [99:0] my_vector; // Declare a 100-element vector 
assign out = my_vector[10]; // Part-select one bit out of the vector

Build a circuit that has one 3-bit input, then outputs the same vector, and also splits it into three separate 1-bit outputs. Connect output o0 to the input vector's position 0, o1 to position 1, etc.

In a diagram, a tick mark with a number next to it indicates the width of the vector (or "bus"), rather than drawing a separate line for each bit in the vector.

Official Solution

module top_module(
    input [2:0] vec, 
    output [2:0] outv,
    output o2,
    output o1,
    output o0
);

    assign outv = vec;

    // This is ok too: assign {o2, o1, o0} = vec;
    assign o0 = vec[0];
    assign o1 = vec[1];
    assign o2 = vec[2];

endmodule

My Solution

module top_module ( 
    input wire [2:0] vec,
    output wire [2:0] outv,
    output wire o2,
    output wire o1,
    output wire o0  ); // Module body starts after module declaration

    assign outv = vec;
    assign o2 = vec[2];
    assign o1 = vec[1];
    assign o0 = vec[0];

endmodule