How does a CPU work 2 - Table of contents
From Combinatorial to Sequential Logic - Introduction
We get from purely conmbinatorial logic circuits wihout any form of memeory to sequential logic circuits with some type of memory (mostly flipflops)
Clocks,Flipflops and registers
We make a leap into the area of sequential logic and introduce some concepts vital for the sequential logics, like clock, flipflops and registers
Automata
We introduce the two (three) different automata Mealy, Moore (and Medwedjew). Those can be synchronous or asynchronous.
CPU Control
Here we are dissecting the brain of a CPU, the control unit, which handles and controls all actions of a cpu
Programmable Logic
We introduce the concept of programmable logic for both, combinatorial and sequential logic.
Test thoroughly
Every embedded circuit or logic needs some infrastructure for testing. Here we introduce JTAG and boundary-scan-tests.
HDLs
VHDL and Verilog
We introduce the concept of a Hardware Description Language (HDL) like VHDL and Verilog.
Extra
Register-Transfer-Level
Register-Transfer-Level
In this lesson we introduce the concept of the register transfer level.