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! Function
 
! Function
 
! Details
 
! Details
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| colspan=4, align=center | '''Edge Sensitive Signals'''
 
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|-
 
| 0
 
| 0
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| 1
 
−
| MC Addr Source
 
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| low = IR, high = microcode bits
 
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|-
 
−
| 1
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| Jump MC Addr
 
| Jump MC Addr
 
| Microcode sequencer load
 
| Microcode sequencer load
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|-
 
−
| 2-9
 
−
| 8
 
−
| MC Jump Address
 
−
| Used if bit 0 = low
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| 10
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| MAR Source
 
−
| low = Z, high = PC
 
−
|-
 
−
| 11
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
−
| MDR Source
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| MDR Load Low Byte
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| low = Z, high = data bus
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| Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into low byte of MDR
 
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|-
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| 12
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| 2
 
| 1
 
| 1
−
| MDR Load Low Byte
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| MDR Load High Byte
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| Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into low byte of MDR  
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| Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into high byte of MDR  
 
|-
 
|-
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| 13
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| 3
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| MAR Load
 
| MAR Load
 
| MAR latch load (source specified by bit 10)
 
| MAR latch load (source specified by bit 10)
 
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|-
−
| 14
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| 4
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| IR Load
 
| IR Load
 
| IR latch load from data bus
 
| IR latch load from data bus
 
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|-
−
| 15
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| 5
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| PC Increment
 
| PC Increment
 
| Increment PC by 1
 
| Increment PC by 1
 
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|-
−
| 16
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| 6
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| PC Load
 
| PC Load
 
| PC counter load from Z
 
| PC counter load from Z
 
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|-
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| 17-19
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| 7-9
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
| Register Load from Z
 
| Register Load from Z
 
| 000 - None<br>001 - A<br>010 - B<br>011 - C<br>100 - D<br>101 - SP<br>111 - Value from IR[6..7] (only A-D)
 
| 000 - None<br>001 - A<br>010 - B<br>011 - C<br>100 - D<br>101 - SP<br>111 - Value from IR[6..7] (only A-D)
 
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|-
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| 20
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| 10
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| 1
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| X Load
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|-
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| 11
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| 1
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| Y Load
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|-
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| 12
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| 1
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| Z Load
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|-
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| colspan=4, align=center | '''Level Sensitive Signals'''
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|-
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| 24
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| 1
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| MC Addr Source
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| low = IR, high = microcode bits
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|-
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| 25-32
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| 8
 +
| MC Jump Address
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| Used if bit 0 = low
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|-
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| 33
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| 1
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| MAR Source
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| low = Z, high = PC
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|-
 +
| 34
 +
| 1
 +
| MDR Source
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| low = Z, high = data bus
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|-
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| 35
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| ALU Mode
 
| ALU Mode
 
| 0 = Arithmetic, 1 = Logic
 
| 0 = Arithmetic, 1 = Logic
 
|-
 
|-
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| 21-24
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| 36-39
 
| 4
 
| 4
 
| ALU Operation
 
| ALU Operation
 
| 1111 - Z=X
 
| 1111 - Z=X
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 25
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| 40-42
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| 1
 
−
| MDR Load High Byte
 
−
| Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into high byte of MDR
 
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|-
 
−
| 26-28
 
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
| X/Y Register Source
 
| X/Y Register Source
 
| 000 - Immediate Zero<br>001 - A<br>010 - B<br>011 - C<br>100 - D<br>101 - SP<br>110 - MAR<br>111 - MDR
 
| 000 - Immediate Zero<br>001 - A<br>010 - B<br>011 - C<br>100 - D<br>101 - SP<br>110 - MAR<br>111 - MDR
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 29
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| 43
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| RAM Read
 
| RAM Read
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 30
+
| 44
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| RAM Write
 
| RAM Write
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 31
+
| 45
−
| 1
 
−
| X Load
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 32
 
−
| 1
 
−
| Y Load
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 33
 
−
| 1
 
−
| Z Load
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 34
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| Operation Width
 
| Operation Width

Revision as of 19:30, 21 December 2012

ECLair is a long-term project to build an ECL minicomputer.

Project Status

  • 2012-12-20: Implemented realistic propagation delays for most parts (main EPROM and ALU not done yet), and fixed a bunch of bugs related to previous lack of delays. Have a hacked-in delay for cs_jump right now, next step is to split the microcode into 24 "edge-sensitive signal bits" and 40 "level-sensitive signal bits", and clock the former slightly after the latter. This will avoid needing two separate microcode instructions to set up level-sensitive signals then trigger the edge-sensitive ones. Will mean a complete reorganization order-wise of the microcode though.
  • 2012-12-19: Finished implementing 8/16-bit width selection and got the bugs worked out. Now have 8-bit and 16-bit immediate loads, and 8-bit don't trash the other 8 bits of the destination register. Still need to get 8-bit high-byte load implemented. Next step though is probably to rethink the hold_last function in the microcode assembler, should probably make it more intelligent to only hold level sensitive signals and leave the edge-sensitive ones out.
  • 2012-12-18: Half-implemented 8/16-bit width selection using a microcode bit. Doesn't work yet.
  • 2012-12-17: Implemented a data path from IR[7:6] to the register latch signals, so that all register-related operations can be simplified in microcode. Moved the ldi* instructions to use this new path, everything is tested and working. Next step is probably to get the 8/16-bit split working, so that 8-bit operations don't erase the other byte of the word.
  • 2012-12-16: MDR-XY data path implemented, Load Immediate 8-bit values to A and B instructions written, add 16-bit A=A+B written, all working.
  • 2012-12-15: Found bug in the datasheet of the MC10H181, fixed it and now the ALU checks out completely. Started integrating it into the CPU. Next step is to finish the MDR-XY data path so that Load Immediate instruction can be implemented, then Add can be implemented/tested.
  • 2012-12-14: Verilog transcription of ALU almost complete, but malfunctioning in the carry logic of the second bit. Will be using MC10H181 w/ MC10H179 CLA generator.
  • 2012-12-09: Started working on ALU design/verilog transcription.
  • 2012-12-08: Added decode support for ROM/RAM/device memory, got everything working so that now an instruction is fetched from ROM at startup and is jumped to in microcode. Started work on the X/Y registers, and started work on a microcode generator so I can stop typing in individual bits.
  • 2012-12-05: Got the part that's been diagrammed into Verilog and working. Now fetches instructions (from a constant right now, not RAM yet) and does jumps to their location in microcode.
  • 2012-12-04: Started the logical diagram and the microcode layout.
  • 2012-12-01/02: Spent the weekend reading Bit-Slice Microprocessor Design.
  • 2012-11-24: Basic ideas/architecture starting to get put together.

Architecture Overview

  • MECL-based (tentatively 10KH levels/speeds)
  • 25MHz main clock
  • 8-bit data width
  • 24-bit physical address, 16-bit virtual address
  • DMA support (at least for front panel, maybe one other DMA channel?)
  • Microcoded, running control store in SRAM for speed
    • Unless I can find equally-fast EPROMs
    • Copied to SRAM from EPROM before the system releases reset on powerup

Memory Map

  • 24bit / 16MB address space
  • 14MB for RAM, 1MB for ROM, 1MB for memory-mapped devices
  • 0x000000 - 0xEFFFFF - ROM
  • 0x100000 - 0x0FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x200000 - 0x1FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x300000 - 0x2FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x400000 - 0x3FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x500000 - 0x4FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x600000 - 0x5FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x700000 - 0x6FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x800000 - 0x7FFFFF - RAM
  • 0x900000 - 0x8FFFFF - RAM
  • 0xA00000 - 0x9FFFFF - RAM
  • 0xB00000 - 0xAFFFFF - RAM
  • 0xC00000 - 0xBFFFFF - RAM
  • 0xD00000 - 0xCFFFFF - RAM
  • 0xE00000 - 0xDFFFFF - RAM
  • 0xF00000 - 0xFFFFFF - Devices

Microcode Layout

Bit # Width Function Details
Edge Sensitive Signals
0 1 Jump MC Addr Microcode sequencer load
1 1 MDR Load Low Byte Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into low byte of MDR
2 1 MDR Load High Byte Latches data or Z (determined by bit 11) into high byte of MDR
3 1 MAR Load MAR latch load (source specified by bit 10)
4 1 IR Load IR latch load from data bus
5 1 PC Increment Increment PC by 1
6 1 PC Load PC counter load from Z
7-9 3 Register Load from Z 000 - None
001 - A
010 - B
011 - C
100 - D
101 - SP
111 - Value from IR[6..7] (only A-D)
10 1 X Load
11 1 Y Load
12 1 Z Load
Level Sensitive Signals
24 1 MC Addr Source low = IR, high = microcode bits
25-32 8 MC Jump Address Used if bit 0 = low
33 1 MAR Source low = Z, high = PC
34 1 MDR Source low = Z, high = data bus
35 1 ALU Mode 0 = Arithmetic, 1 = Logic
36-39 4 ALU Operation 1111 - Z=X
40-42 3 X/Y Register Source 000 - Immediate Zero
001 - A
010 - B
011 - C
100 - D
101 - SP
110 - MAR
111 - MDR
43 1 RAM Read
44 1 RAM Write
45 1 Operation Width 0 = 8-bit, 1 = 16-bit
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