A Simple Computer Design with Monitor Interface: Integrating Hardware and Software in Early Research in Computer Science

In computer science, the introduction of CAD tools and programmable logic devices makes it feasible to complete the design of a functioning computer during a second course in the hardware track. In earlier we presented a simple instruction set and gave a complete single cycle design as part of grant for early research in computer science. For this we used the Altera CAD package and the UP2 board. The contribution of this paper is to expand on previous work. We adopt a similar instruction set as done in earlier paper. here, however, we interface the design to include a computer monitor. The complete computer design with monitor interface at an early stage in computer science education helps in introducing research early in the curricula.