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357 Basic Organization of Computer Systems (3,FaSp) Organization and operation of the processor, memory and I/O of a computer system at the machine language level; assembly language programming; data representation and computer arithmetic. Prerequisite: EE101, EE102 and a high level programming language.

 

Textbook:

Computer Organization, Hamacher, Vranesic and Zaky. McGraw Hill 2002
Class notes including reprint of: 68000 Microcomputer Organization and Programming, Per Stenstrom, Prentice Hall.

 

Coordinator:

Timothy Pinkston, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

 

Topics:

1. Motorola 68000 assembly language programming, including machine code format, addressing modes, stacks, subroutines, traps and interrupts.
2. Two-pass assembler process and directives.
3. The CPU: single-bus, 2-bus, and 3-bus organization, and control sequence of steps.
4. Hardwired control, microprogram control and microinstructions.
5. The arithmetic unit: multiplication of unsigned and signed numbers, Booth algorithm, IEEE floating point numbers.
6. Memory design: cache memory, mapping functions (direct, associative, and set-associative), memory interleaving.
7. CISC verses RISC processors.
8. Application of assembly language using cross assembler and m68000 simulator.
9. Schematic entry, functional and timing analysis of a limited version of a CPU using PowerView.

 

Course Objectives:

To introduce the students to the basic concepts, organization and internal operation of a CISC-type processor with applications using Motorola 68000 assembly language programming and PowerView simulation.

 

Course Outcomes:

The student will be able to:
1. Write assembly language programs which include stacks, subroutines, traps and interrupts using a cross-assembler and simulator.
2. Understand the various addressing modes used in instruction sets.
3. Understand the 2-pass assembler process.
4. Translate an assembly language instruction into machine code.
5. Understand the internal datapath structure of single-bus and multiple bus CPUs, and write the control sequence of steps for controlling these datapath structures.
6. Write the microcode and design the hardwired controller that implements a machine instruction.
7. Understand the methods for multiplying unsigned and signed numbers and perform arithmetic operations of IEEE floating point numbers.
8. Understand the purpose and basic design of a cache memory.
9. Design a limited version of a CPU using microprogrammed control and simulate its operation using PowerView (as in the final project).

 

Laboratory Projects:

Four m68000 assembly language programming assignments
and three ViewLogic CPU design projects.

Prepared by: Toy Mayeda and Timothy Pinkston Date: 3/22/02