19.4.2 - Design Objective for Controllers
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What does FSM stand for?
💡 Hint: Think of a machine that has several states.
What role does the Program Counter play?
💡 Hint: Where does the CPU look for the next command?
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What does the MFC signal indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider when the CPU can proceed.
True or False: Control signals are only internal to the CPU.
💡 Hint: Think about where signals come from.
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Design an FSM for a simple arithmetic instruction. Outline state transitions and control signals.
💡 Hint: Use examples from our discussion about `ADD` instructions.
Evaluate the trade-offs between dedicated FSMs for each instruction versus a merged FSM architecture.
💡 Hint: Consider performance versus complexity.
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