Title :
A simulator for a bit-slice computer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
