Qfsm is a graphical tool for designing finite state machine. It is written in C++ using the Qt library. Features include:
- Drawing, Editing and Printing of states diagrams
- Binary, ASCII or "free text" condition codes
- Integrity check
- Interactive simulation
- HDL export in the file formats: AHDL, VHDL, Verilog HDL, KISS
- Creation of VHDL test code
- Diagram export in the formats: EPS, SVG and PNG
- State table export in Latex, HTML or plain text format
- Ragel file export (used for C/C++, Java or Ruby code generation)
- State Machine Compiler (SMC) export (supporting code generation in many programming languages)
- Other export formats: SCXML, vvvv Automata code
- Import of DOT files (Graphviz) and automatic creation of state diagrams from textual descriptions
AppImage packages, pre-compiled binaries of Qfsm and the source code of the latest releases are available at: https://github.com/AaronErhardt/qfsm/releases.
The AppImage version has all dependencies included so you don't need to install anything by yourself.
- Qt 4.8 (available from https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/4.8/4.8.7/)
Optional:
- graphviz (to import graphviz (.gv) files)
Follow the standard installation procedure as explained in the file INSTALL.md.
If installed correctly you can simply start Qfsm from your application launcher.
If you want to run Qfsm from the console however, type:
qfsm [file ... ]
As parameters you can specify an arbitrary number of files that shall be opened on startup.
The user manual can be found at this url: https://aaronerhardt.github.io/qfsm/manual.
The documentation of Qfsm can be found at this url: https://aaronerhardt.github.io/qfsm/docs.
Older versions of Qfsm are available from Sourceforge. The older Versions include a Windows installer, rpm packages and the source code. But keep in mind that several bug fixes aren't included in older releases.
Please report bugs through the issue tracker on GitHub
Simply fork this repository, create your own branch, apply changes and open a pull request. This allows us to review your code easily and merge into the code base.
If you have questions, suggestions, comments or want to contribute, please contact us by e-mail:
qfsm (at) duffner (dash) net (dot) de