Abstract:
This project consisted of the design of a fully integrated extendible multi-
processor architecture and system. This included the design of the compiler,
assembler, linker, boot loader, and handshake interfacing protocols for
peripheral modules which all may or may not lie on di®ering clock domains.
The architecture is a single simple cycle RISC CPU with independent data
and instruction memories such that it is as close to pure RISC as possible.
The network layer works under the CPU transparently in a self-timed
fashion utilizing a handshake. Network communication is solely based on
instruction dispatching where each CPU is essentially capable of writing to
another CPU's instruction memory. The network is also adaptive utilizing
a unique register-thru design and message passing algorithm which allows
each node on the network to behave either as a packet switched network or
an evolved circuit switched network and a broadcast can be used to reset
the network.
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