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Computer OrganizationControl Unit
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Department of Computer Science Missouri University of Science & Technology
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Note, this unit will be covered in threelectures. In case you finish it earlier, thenyou have the following options:
1) Take the early test and start CS3889.module62) Study the supplement module
(supplement CS3889.module5)3) Act as a helper to help other students in
studying CS3889.module5Note, options 2 and 3 have extra credits as noted in courseoutline. 2
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Glossary of prerequisite topics
Familiar with the topics?No Review
CS3889.module5.background
Yes
Remedial actionYes
NoTake the Module
Take Test
Pass?
Glossary of topics
Familiar with the topics?Yes
Pass?
Take Test
Yes
Options
Lead a group of students in this module (extra credits)?
Study more advanced related topics (extra credits)?
Study next module?
No
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Extra Curricular activities
Enforcement of background
{Current Module
At the end give a test, record the score, and impose remedial
action if not successful
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Computer Organization
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CU ALU
CPU
Memory Unit
Information
Input Unit Output UnitResult
Data Path
Control Path
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Computer Organization
Control UnitIn general control unit has two major
tasks:Instruction Sequencing: the way
instructions are selected.Instruction Interpretation: the way
instructions are executed.
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ Instruction Interpretation Each assembly (machine) level instruction is an orderly sequence
of µ-operations. Assembly (machine) level instructions are executed by means of
control functions (control signals). Each control function is a Boolean function which enables the
execution of a µ-operation. It is the task of control unit to generate control signals in an orderly
fashion. A control unit is the realization of control functions. It is simply a
decoder that based on an input pattern, generates a proper outputpattern, where each output signal is a control signal.
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ Simple machine
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Counter
OPR
Control Unit
3 x 8 Decoder
q0
q7
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2 x 4 Decoder
t3
t0
Clock2 x 4 Decoder
C3C0 C1 C2
F R
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MAR ⇐PC
MBR ⇐ (M[MAR])
Control Signals
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ Simple machine In the simple machine, main memory has been repeatedly read in
various routine.
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ct0
1
ct11
q
ct21
0
qt2
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q
ct21
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qt2
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c
c
M B R ⇐ ( M [ M AR] )This signal initiates:
c0t0: MAR ← PCc0t1: MBR ← (M[MAR]), PC ← (PC) + 1c0t2: OPR ← (MBR(op)), I ← (MBR(I)) q'7Ic0t3: R ← 1(q7+I')c0t3: F ← 1
c1t0: MAR ← (MBR(ADDRESS))c1t1: MBR ← (M[MAR])c1t2: idlec1t3: F ← 1, R ← 0
q0c2t0: MAR ← (MBR(address))q0c2t1: MBR ← (M[MAR])q0c2t2: AC ← (AC) Λ (MBR)q0c2t3: ...
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Computer Organization
Control UnitNaturally, such an ad hoc approach is justifiable when
dealing with simple organizations. In case of complexsystems one needs to use a more systematic approach inthe design of control unit. Two approaches have beenproposed:
Hardwired: Realization of the control unit as asequential device.
µ-Programming: Realization of the control unit bymeans of programming routines.
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ HardwiredState Table MethodDelay Element MethodSequence CounterProgrammable Logic Array
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ µ-ProgrammedAs one can visualize, a hardwired control unit is a "big
decoder" which, at each moment in time, based on theinput pattern (system's status) generates a bit pattern asoutput (control signals). This bit pattern then activatesthe proper functional boxes.
A microprogrammed control unit is simply amechanism which allows to: i) Store all possible output bit patterns in a memory, and ii) Read them in an orderly fashion.
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ µ-ProgrammedSuppose we have a memory (control memory), like any
other memory organization, composed of memorywords (control word).
Further, each bit of a memory word is designated by amnemonic name which represents a specific function:
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PC ⇐ (PC) + 1
• • •
ControlWord
MAR ⇐ PC MBR ⇐(M[MAR])
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Computer Organization
Control Unit ─ µ-Programmed
It is also assumed that we have a facility to setup the control words by different patterns:
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1 0 0 0 0• • •
0 1 1 0 0• • •• • •
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control UnitIf one has a mechanism to fetch the control
words and interpret their contents, then fetchingthe previous two memory words in properorder, generates the sequence of controlfunctions needed to perform fetch cycle.
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ HardwareRequirementsControl Store to store micro instructions. This storage
could be a part of main memory or a dedicated storagemedium.
Hardware facility to fetch, decode and execute microinstructions.
Mechanism to map the operation codes (at assemblylevel) to the proper addresses in the control store.
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ Flow of ControlMicro instructions are stored in groups. Each group of
micro instructions represents a macro instruction(assembly instruction). Similar to a "case statement",the operation code of a macro instruction transferscontrol to a designated collection of micro instructions.A macro instruction is fetched.The operation code is mapped into a block of the control store
which represents that macro instruction.The designated micro instructions are fetched and executed in
an orderly fashion.
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ Flow ofControl
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Main Memory
PC
Macro (assembly level) instructions
1
Fetch a Macro Inst.
2
Map macro inst. to a block
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Fetch and execute the µ - inst.
Each block represents a sequence of µ - inst. for a macro inst.
Control Store
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit
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Macro Inst.
Mapping Process
Control Address Register Return Address Reg. or Stack
Control Memory
Branch Logic
Micro operations
Status bits
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Increment
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ µ-InstructionFormatA µ-instruction (in general) is composed to two parts:
control field and address field.Control field is used to activate functional units.Address field is used to fetch µ-instructions in an orderly fashion.
However, similar to the concept of the program counter, the addressfield can be eliminated at the expense of a register called microprogram counter.
In some cases control words have additional field(s) calledEmit-Field(s) - say to initialize a register.
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Computer Organization
QuestionsCompare and contrast µ-programmed and
hardwired control units against each other.How can we reduce the length of the µ-
instructions?Discuss the factors that could effect the length
of the µ-instructions.
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ µ-Instruction FormatBased on the degree of parallelism and
representation of µ-operations, µ-instructionscan be classified into three groups:HorizontalVerticalDiagonal
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ µ-Instruction Format Horizontal: each bit of the control part represents a distinct µ-operation.
A horizontal µ-instruction is characterized by: Long format. Ability to express a high degree of parallelism. Little encoding of the control information.
Vertical: control part represents just one µ-operation. A vertical format ischaracterized by: Short format No degree of parallelism Considerable encoding of the control information
Diagonal: it is a compromise between horizontal and vertical formats. Itis characterized by: Moderate length format Some degree of parallelism Some encoding of the control information
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An Example
The computer configuration is as follows:
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Main Memory
2k * 16
MBR
AC
1 16
1 16
SBR1 7
CAR1 7
Control Store
128 * 20
MAR
PC1 11
1 11
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An Example
Macro Instruction Format
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1 2 5 6 16
Mode BitOp-Code
Operand
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An Example
Sixteen possible instructions, such asADD 0000 AC⇐ (AC)+(M)BRANCH 0001 if AC<0 then PC ⇐ effective addressSTORE 0010 M ⇐ (AC)
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An Exampleµ-Instruction Format
F1, F2, and F3 fields are the control part. Having F1, F2,and F3 as part of control part implies some degree ofparallelism. 000 100 101 implies 2 micro operationsF1 = 000 ⇒ no operationF2 = 100 ⇒ MBR ⇐ (M[MAR])F3 = 101 ⇒ PC ⇐ (PC) + 1CD, BR and ADF fields collectively represent a (conditional)
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F1 F2 F2 CD BR ADF3 3 3 2 2 7
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An Example
CD is 2-bits long and defines status conditions:
CD Condition
00 U unconditional 101 I Indirect mode bit MBR(I)10 S Sign of AC AC(S)11 Z Zero value in AC AC = 0
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Computer Organizationµ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An ExampleBR is 2-bits long and defines different types of branches:
ADF is 7-bits long and represents the address field.
BR
00 JMP CAR ⇐ (ADF) if condition is trueCAR ⇐ (CAR)+1 otherwise
01 CALL CAR⇐ (ADF), SBR⇐ (CAR)+1 if condition is trueCAR ⇐ (CAR)+1 otherwise
10 RET CAR ⇐ (SBR)
11 MAP CAR(2-5) ⇐ (MBR(Op-Code)), CAR(1,6,7) ⇐ 0
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An ExampleSimilar to the assembly instructions, a symbolic
notation can be used to represent each µ-instruction.In our system, each µ-instruction is composed of six
elements:A label followed by semi-colonsµ-op-codes separated by commasCD fields (U, I, S, Z)BR field (JMP, CALL, RET, MAP)ADF field (a label, NEXT, or blank)Comments
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ An ExampleFETCH CycleThe first 64 words in the control store represent the
micro instructions for 16 macro instructions. For eachmacro instruction, a block of four µ-instruct-ions isdesignated. Therefore, the micro code to represent theinstruction fetch cycle is stored somewhere in the highorder half part of the control store.
FETCH: PCTAR U JMP NEXTREAD, INCPC U JMP NEXT
BRTAR U MAP
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ AnExampleADD
ADD: NOP I CALL INDRCTREAD U JMP NEXTADD U JMP FETCH
BRANCHBRANCH: NOP S JMP OVER
NOP U JMP FETCHOVER: NOP I CALL INDRCT
BRTPC U JMP FETCH
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ AnExample
STORESTORE: NOP I CALL INDRCT
ACTBR U JMP NEXTWRITE U JMP FETCH
Indirect CycleINDRCT: READ U JMP NEXT
BRTAR U RET32
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Computer Organization
µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ Microprocessor Sequencer
It is a unit which allows to fetch the µ-instructions in anorderly fashion.
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L
Switch Logic
MUX.1 I S Z
S0
S1
3 2 1 0
Map External
CAR
Control Memory
T
I1I0
Increment
SBR
•
L
µ-codes CD BR ADF
Macro Inst.
Mapping Process
Control Address Register Return Address Reg. or Stack
Control Memory
Branch Logic
Micro operations
Status bits
•
Increment
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µ-Programmed Control Unit ─ MicroprocessorSequencer
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BR I0 I1T S0 S1 L
JMP 00 0 0 0 0 0 0JMP 00 0 0 1 1 0 0CALL 01 0 1 0 0 0 0CALL 01 0 1 1 1 0 1RET 10 1 0 X 0 1 0MAP 11 1 1 X 1 1 0
S0 = I 0I 1T+I 0I 1T+I 0I 1 = I 0T( I 1+I 1)+ I 0I 1 = I 0T+I 0I 1
S1 = I 0I 1+I 0I 1 = I 0( I 1+I 1)=I 0
L = I 0I 1T
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Computer Organization
Control Unit Control unit: A computer module with two major tasks:
instruction sequencing and instruction interpretation. Instruction sequencing: The way instructions are selected. Instruction Interpretation: The way instructions are executed. Hardwired control unit: A way to design the control unit, in which
the control signals are generated by random logic.
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Control UnitMicro programming: A way to design the control unit,
in which the control signals are generated by readingthem from the control store.
State table method: A hardwired technique for thedesign of control unit.
Delay elements method : A hardwired technique for thedesign of control unit.
Sequence counter method: A hardwired technique forthe design of control unit.
Programmable logic array: A hardwired technique forthe design of control unit.
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QuestionsIn a general purpose computer, what are the major tasks
of a control unit?Based on our earlier discussion about the simple
machine, there are missing input signals to the controlunit diagram of the simple machine. What are they?
What is a correct answer? Control unit: Is a decoder which interprets the status of the computer at each
moment of time. Is a black box which generates control signals in an orderly
fashion. Initiates the execution of micro operations.None of the above.
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