A simulator for a bit-slice computer

Author

Distler, R.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY, USA

Volume

33

Issue

4

fYear

1990

fDate

11/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

363

Lastpage

365

Abstract

A simulator has been written for a bit-slice system using 2900 series devices. The simulator is very helpful in the teaching of an advanced logic design course. The system was designed so that it could be expanded as the course progressed from a microprogrammed machine to a general-purpose computer, where the student can microprogram the instruction set. The result is that each student in a large class can have unlimited access to the bit-slice computer being discussed in class. A listing of a program and its execution is given as an example of a microcoded machine. For a general-purpose machine, one would need the microcode for the fetch and execution of the instructions stored in the RAM, the code for the program in the RAM, and the code for the MAP ROM

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer science education; digital simulation; educational courses; microprogramming; teaching; 2900 series devices; MAP ROM; RAM; advanced logic design; bit-slice computer; computer science education; digital simulation; educational course; general-purpose computer; instruction set; microcode; microcoded machine; microprogrammed machine; microprogramming; program; simulator; student; teaching; Circuits; Computational modeling; Computer aided instruction; Computer simulation; Hardware; Microprogramming; Multiplexing; Process design; Read-write memory; Registers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.61095

Filename

61095