Question: How do I change and read the values of a Write-only register?
Answer: The value in a write-only register may be changed by simply writing to it. Once you write to it however, you are unable to read it. It therefore may be advantageous to create a shadow variable in RAM which stores the value you want to write to the write-only register. The shadow variable now enables the user to read the value and modify it later if so desired. Another circumstance is in a dynamic configuration situation where a write-only register or port may be used by two different user modules or components in a design. In this case the memory of register is preserved in each instance and therefore the use of the register may be switched back and forth without losing any data. Using a shadow register facilitates efficient, robust and powerful designs.
