Computer Architecture Experiment

Lab 1: Warmup

Xiaohong Jiang

Outline
Experiment

Purpose
Experiment Task
Basic Principle
Operating Procedures
Precaution

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Experiment Purpose

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Warmup with what you have learned in the

course of Computer Organization
Try to use the ISE environment skillfully
Read the user guide of Sparten-3E board,
especially the part of LED displayer.

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Experiment Task

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Update your Verilog code in Computer

Organization to implement and test the
multicycle CPU with 9 instructions on Sparten3E.

Implement a new MIPS branch instruction and

test its correctness.

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The 9 MIPS instructions

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Branch instructions
Example
instruction

Instruction
name

Meaning

Jump

PCname;
((PC+4)-225) name < ((PC+4)+225)

JAL name

Jump and link

Regs[31]PC+4; PCname;
((PC+4)-225) name < ((PC+4)+225)

JALR R2

Jump and link

register

Regs[31]PC+4; PCRegs[R2]

name

PC Regs[R3]

JR R3
BEQ R4, R5, name

Branch equal

If (Regs[R4]==Regs[R5]) PCname;
((PC+4)-225) name < ((PC+4)+225)

BNE R4, R5, name

Branch not
equal

If (Regs[R4] Regs[R5]) PCname;

((PC+4)-225) name < ((PC+4)+225)

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Instruction format

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Thanks!

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