Title :
Bridging the gap between digital circuits and microprocessors
Author :
Carpinelli, John D. ; Rosenstark, Sol
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Most electrical and computer engineering students understand digital circuits and microprocessors, but fail to appreciate that a microprocessor is just a complex finite state machine. The authors present a three experiment sequence which takes the students from the design of a simple EEPROM-based finite state machine through a two-chip microsequencer to a 4-bit central processing unit (CPU)
Keywords :
EPROM; computer science education; digital circuits; educational courses; finite state machines; microprocessor chips; 4-bit central processing unit; CPU; EEPROM-based finite state machine; complex finite state machine; computer engineering students; digital circuits; electrical engineering students; microprocessor design; microprocessors; two-chip microsequencer; Automata; Buildings; Central Processing Unit; Computer architecture; Digital circuits; Electrical engineering computing; Engineering students; Laboratories; Microprocessors; Sequential circuits;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
