library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use ieee.std_logic_arith.all;
use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all;
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entity qcounterate is
    port ( ibus : in  std_logic_vector (11 downto 0);
           loadrate : in  std_logic;
           rateout : out  std_logic;
			  clk : in std_logic);
			  
end qcounterate;

architecture Behavioral of qcounterate is
signal rate: std_logic_vector (11 downto 0) := x"800"; 
signal count: std_logic_vector (11 downto 0); 
alias  countmsb: std_logic is  count(11);

begin
	arate: process (clk,count)
	begin
		if rising_edge(clk) then
			
			if countmsb= '0' then 
				count <= count -1;
			else
				count <= rate;
			end if;
			if loadrate = '1' then
			   rate <= ibus;
			end if;
		end if;	
		rateout <= countmsb;
	end process;

end Behavioral;