Register transfer language

Register Transfer languageAnd Micro-operation

Register transfer language The symbolic notation used to describe the micro operation transfers among register is called a register transfer language.A programming language is a procedure for writing symbols to specify a given computational process.A register transfer language is a system for expressing in symbolic form the micro operation sequences among the register of a digital module

The internal hardware organization of a digital computer is best defined byspecifyingThe set of register it contains and their function.The sequence of micro operations performed on the binary information stored in the registers.The control that initiates the sequence of micro operations.

RegisterA register is a group of flip-flops. Each flip–flop is capable of storing one bit of information. An n-bit register consists of a group of n flip-flops capable of storing n bits of binary information. In addition to the flip-flops, a register may have combinational gates that perform certain data processing tasks. The flip-flops hold the binary information and the gates determine how the information is transferred into the register. Various types of registers are available commercially.The simplest register is one that consists of only flip-flops without any gates.

registerThe register that holds an address for the memory unit is called a memory address register and is designated by the name MAR or AR. As for registers are PC (for program counter), IR (for instruction register) and R1 (for processor register).The individual flip-flops in an n-bit register are numbered in sequence from 0 through n-1, starting from 0 in the rightmost position and increasing the numbers toward the left.The most common way to represent a register is by a rectangular box with the name of the register inside, as in Fig. 1-12 (a). The individual bits can be distinguished as in (b). The numbering of bits in a 16-bit register can be marked on top of the box as shown in (c). A 16-bit register is partitioned into two parts in (d). Bits 0 through 7 are assigned the symbol L (for low byte) and bits 8 through 15 are assigned the symbol H (for high byte). The name of the 16-bit register is PC. The symbol PC(O—7) or PC(L) refers to the low-order byte and PC(8—15) or PC(H) to the high-order byte.

registerInformation transfer from one register to another is designated in symbolic form by means of a replacement operator. The statement R2 ← R1denotes a transfer of the content of register R1 into register R2. It designates a replacement of the content of R2 by the content of R1. By definition, the content of the source register R1 does not change after the transfer. Normally, we want the transfer to occur only under a predetermined control condition. This can be shown by means of an if-then statement. If (P = 1) then (R2 ← R1)Where P is a control signal generated in the control section. It is sometimes convenient to separate the control variables from the register transfer operation by specifying a control function.

registerA control function is a Boolean variable that is equal to I or 0. The control function is included in the statement as follows: P: R2 ← R1The control condition is terminated with a colon. It symbolizes the requirement that the transfer operation be executed by the hardware only if P= 1.Every statement written in a register transfer notation implies a hardware construction for implementing the transfer. Figure 1-13 shows the block diagram that depicts the transfer from R1 to R2.The n outputs of register R1 are connected to the n inputs of register R2. The letter n will be used to indicate any number of bits for the register. Register R2 has a load input that is activated by the control variable P.

Representation of register The clock is not included as a variable in the register transfer statements.It is assumed that the control variable is synchronized with the same clock as the one applied to the register.It is assumed that all transfers occur during a clock edge transition.

registerEven though the control condition such as P becomes active just after time t, the actual transfer does not occur until the register is triggered by the next positive transition of the clock at time t + 1.this is shown in figure 1-13.Transfer from R1 to R2 when K1=1

Register transferExample: T: R2 ← R1, R1 ← R2This statement denotes an operation that exchanges the contents of two registers during one common Clock pulse provided that T = 1. This simultaneous operation is possible with registers that have edge-triggered flip-flops.

Bus organization and transferThe CPU communicates with the other components via a bus. A bus is a set of Wires (multiplexers) that acts as a shared but common data path to connect multiple subsystems within the system. It consists of multiple lines, allowing the parallel movement of bits.Buses are low cost but very versatile, and they make it easy to connect new devices to each other and to the system. At any one time, only one device (be it a register, the ALU, memory, or some other component) may use the bus. However, this sharing often results in a communications bottleneck. The speed of the bus is affected by its length as well as by the number of devices sharing it.

Common Bus system configurationA more efficient scheme for transferring information between common bus registers in a multiple-register configuration is a common bus system. A bus structure consists of a set of common lines, one for each bit of a register, through which binary information is transferred one at a time. Control signals determine which register is selected by the bus during each particular register transfer.Constructing a common bus systema. Using multiplexersb. Using three state buffers.

Using multiplexersThe multiplexers select the source register whose binary information is then placed on the bus.Each register has four bits, numbered 0 through 3. The bus consists of four 4 x 1 multiplexers each having four data inputs, 0 through 3, and two selection inputs, S1 and S0. In order not to complicate the diagram with 16 lines crossing each other, we use labels to show the connections from the outputs of the registers to the inputs of the multiplexers. For example, output 1 of register A is connected to input 0 of MUX 1 because this input is labeled A1.The two selection lines S0and S1 are connected to the selection inputs of all four multiplexers. Table 1-2 shows the register that is selected by the bus for each of the four possible binary values of the selection lines.

Bus system for four register using four mux

Using multiplexerThe number of multiplexers needed to construct the bus is equal to n.The size of each multiplexer must be k x 1 since it multiplexes k data lines.For example A common bus for eight registers of 16 bits each requires 16 multiplexers, one for each line in the bus. SoEach multiplexer must have eight data input lines and three selection lines to multiplex one significant bit in the eight registers.

Using three state buffersA three-state gate:Is a digital circuit that exhibits three states. Two of the states are signals equivalent to logic 1 and 0 as in a conventional gate. The third state is a high-impedance state.The high-impedance state behaves like an open circuit, which means that the output is disconnected and does not have logic significance.Three-state gates may perform any conventional logic, such as AND or NAND. However, the one most commonly used in the design of a bus system is the buffer gate.

Three state bufferIt is distinguished from a normal buffer by having both a normal input and a control input.

The control input determines the output stateWhen the control input is equal to 1, the output is enabled and the gate behaves like any conventional buffer, with the output equal to the normal input. When the control input is 0, the output is disabled and the gate goes to a high-impedance state(Hi-Z), regardless of the value in the normal input.The high-impedance state of a three-state gate provides a special feature not available in other gates. Because of this feature, a large number of three-state gate outputs can be connected with wires to form a common bus line without endangering loading effects.

Construction with three state bufferThe outputs of four buffers are connected together to form a single bus line. (It must be realized that this type of connection cannot be done with gates that do not have three-state outputs.) The control inputs to the buffers determine which of the four normal inputs will communicate with the bus line.No more than one buffer may be in the active state at any given time. The connected buffers must be controlled so that only one three-state buffer has access to the bus line while all other buffers are maintained in a high- impedance state.One way to ensure that no more than one control input is active at any given time is to use a decoder, as shown in the diagram.

Bus line with three state buffer

Three state bufferTo construct a common bus for four registers of n bits each using thee state buffer, we need n circuit with four buffer receives one significant bit from the four registers.Each common output produces one of the lines for the common bus for a total of n lines . Only one decoder is necessary to select between the four registers.

Three-state Bus versus Multiplexer bus

Memory transferA memory word will be symbolized by the letter M.The particular memory word among the many available is selected by the memory address during the transfer. This will be done by enclosing the address in square brackets following the letter M .Consider a memory unit that receives the address from a register, called the address register, symbolized by AR. The data are transferred to another register, called the data register, symbolized by DR Then:

Read operationA read operation: the transfer of information from a memory word to the outside environment. Read: DR ← M[AR]This causes a transfer of information into DR from the memory word M selected by the address in AR. The write operation transfers the content of a data register to a memory word M selected by the address. Assume that the input data are in register R1 and the address is in AR.

Write operationA write operation: the transfer of new information to be stored into the memory. Write: M[AR] ← R1This causes a transfer of information from R1 into the memory word M selected by the address in AR.

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