11-15-2021, 05:10 PM
This assignment is a killer and many of requirements aren't taught in the course it's ridiculous!!! I'm learning more about ALU design and Assembly and haven't started the assignment yet. There are a few confusing parts of the assignment that nobody has answered yet.
In PHASE ONE it says:
"Start by building an 8-bit ALU using Logisim"
Does it mean that the ALU should be designed as an 8-bit circuit from the start, or am I allowed to build smaller 1-bit or 4-bit blocks and build up from that to an 8-bit circuit?
Also, later it says "Justify the importance of the five instructions you added" but I don't understand what it wants us to do? Should I explain what the instructions do and why I chose them or is it something else? I appreciate any help or hints of how to complete this assignment. Thanks.
In PHASE ONE it says:
"Start by building an 8-bit ALU using Logisim"
Does it mean that the ALU should be designed as an 8-bit circuit from the start, or am I allowed to build smaller 1-bit or 4-bit blocks and build up from that to an 8-bit circuit?
Also, later it says "Justify the importance of the five instructions you added" but I don't understand what it wants us to do? Should I explain what the instructions do and why I chose them or is it something else? I appreciate any help or hints of how to complete this assignment. Thanks.
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