19 12-bit PDP8
19 : 12-bit PDP8
- Author: Paul Campnell
- Description: PDP8 core
- GitHub repository
- Clock: 1000 Hz
How it works
This is a 12-bit basic PDP8 cpu - it doesn't have the extended arithmetic unit (so no multiply or divide). Included is an assembler (mostly for test). Bus interface is a 5-clock to get 12 bits of address and 12 bits of data though 8-bit interfaces. Address is 2 beats of 6 bits each, data is 3 beats of 4 bits each, I/O cycles have an extra beat
output bits
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
1 0 A A A A A A address hi
1 1 A A A A A A address lo
0 1 1 I I 4 2 1 IO cycle intro
either
0 0 0 0 - - - - read data high nibble
0 0 1 0 - - - - read data med nibble
0 1 0 0 - - - - read data low nibble
or
0 0 0 1 D D D D write data high nibble
0 0 1 1 D D D D write data med nibble
0 1 0 1 D D D D write data low nibble
Input bits are ignored except during read beats, interrupts are sampled during the first address beat
How to test
code in test-bench, assembler in asm dir
IO
| # | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | clock | address_0_data_mux_0 |
| 1 | reset | address_1_data_mux_1 |
| 2 | address_2_data_mux_2 | |
| 3 | address_3_data_mux_3 | |
| 4 | data_in_0 | address_4_rw_mux |
| 5 | data_in_1 | address_5_phase_lo_select_mux |
| 6 | data_in_2 | phase_hi_select |
| 7 | data_in_3 | address_data_select |