RISC-based architecture for computer hardware introduction

Nowadays, computers are indispensable tools for most of everyday activities ranging from consumer electronics to industrial process automation. Complexity of new applications leads computer engineers to use embedded systems in order to develop high performance technological solutions that can achieve high speed processing while exploiting hardware resources efficiently. In order to develop embedded systems is necessary to understand the basic operation of a computer system, mainly composed of memory, a peripheral controller and a microprocessor. This work presents the design and implementation of an 8 bit RISC soft core processor intended for computer architecture introduction considered to be an effective solution for computer comprehension. Final circuit can be used as a soft core for FPGA embedded designs mainly for control and automation applications.