References: CPE380 A Simple Computer

These are reference materials about building a very simple implementation of a processor using "CPE280 stuff." Only a small fraction of this, mostly CPE280 review material, is discussed in Appendix B of the textbook. The text does not discuss this simple computer design at all: the materials linked here are the primary reference.

• The lecture slides as a PDF
• The Simple Processor overview
  • Memory
  • Processor Architecture
  • Mapping ISA Instructions Into Register Transfer Level (RTL) Operations for this processor
• The directly-coded Simple Processor Simulator
  • Documentation
  • Simulator
• The Verilog Simple Processor Implementation
  • My new-for-Spring-2023 slides overviewing Verilog
  • The Simple Processor Architecture as Verilog code
  • Icarus Verilog (iverilog and vvp) is the primary tool we'll be using for compiling and simulating Verilog code. It is actually part of gEDA. Note that you can install it on Ubuntu Linux systems by simply selecting it in the Software Center or Synaptic -- it's a standard part of the Ubuntu distribution, as well as having been ported to Windows, etc.
  • Icarus Verilog Simulator CGI Interface created by Professor Dietz and used for Verilog code throughout this course
  • EDA playground is an alternative WWW interface for running Icarus Verilog... and various other tools including some commercial simulators. Requires Log In for use, but registration is free.
  • Verilog overview slides by Professor Dietz -- not directly reviewed in lectures, but excellent as a reference
  • ASIC World has a multitude of really nicely prepared materials showing how to use Verilog