Practice - Detailed Example of Single-Purpose Processor Design: The GCD Processor
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What does GCD stand for?
💡 Hint: What is usually the highest number that can divide other numbers?
What is the role of the controller in an FSMD?
💡 Hint: Think about who tells the others what to do in a process.
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What does GCD stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about divisibility.
True or False? The controller in an FSMD only produces one control signal at a time.
💡 Hint: Consider how many actions occur in parallel.
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Describe how the GCD processor's control signals change when transitioning from the LOOP_CHECK state to the COMPUTE_MODULO state.
💡 Hint: Think about what needs to happen to perform the modulo operation.
Illustrate a timing diagram for the GCD processor that showcases the behavior of control signals across two iterations of the GCD calculation.
💡 Hint: Consider how states affect control in every clock cycle.
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