University of Sussex Educational Processor
Processor:
- 8-bit, 4 register processor
- Von Neumann architecture
- 3 clock cycle per instruction
- 16-bit instruction set (inspired by x86 ISA)
- Direct, indirect, immediate, register addressing
- Customizable instructions
- External memory bus (for program/data)
- I/O interface (as in microcontrollers)
- Implemented in VHDL
- Synthesizable
Top level system:
- Designed for Nexys 4
- Instantiates a processor, RAM and RAM editor
- Allows to edit the RAM using the Nexys 5 switches, push buttons and 7-segment display
- Allows to visualize the CPU registers (RA-RD), memory bus address and instruction register on the 7-segment display, as well as ALU flags and sequencing state on the LEDs
- Interfaces the CPU output port to the Nexys 4 LEDs
- Interfaces the CPU input port to the Nexys 4 switches
All the content, including VHDL, lecture material (powerpoint), images and others is licensed under LGPL 2.1.
Original author: Daniel Roggen.