• DocumentCode
    788895
  • Title

    A microprogrammable-processor teaching tool and its FPGA implementation

  • Author

    Maldague, X. ; Torresan, H.

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    42433
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    139
  • Lastpage
    144
  • Abstract
    In this paper a microprogrammable-processor teaching tool and its FPGA implementation are presented. The processor is based on a classical Am2900 architecture and is implemented in the popular Xilinx Foundation" environment. The tool helps electrical and computer engineering students to become familiar with microprogramming through development of their own instruction sets and experiments with signal flow within a processor. In addition to simulation, the complete configuration can be run on a Xilinx 4010XL FPGA. In the paper a short description of the tool is provided.
  • Keywords
    Computational modeling; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Education; Electrical engineering computing; Engineering students; Field programmable gate arrays; Instruction sets; Microprogramming; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0840-8688
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/CJECE.2003.1425100
  • Filename
    1425100