Student Projects
Overview of what project is:
When it comes to processor design and computer architecture, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, or RISC processing, is the foundation which most modern chips are built on, from cell phones (ARM Architecture) to supercomputers (IBM’s Power Architecture). Although the algorithms vary from chip to chip, the general concept was first introduced in the 1960s, and the fundamentals are still used today in processor design classes across academia. For instance, a variation of the MIPS-style algorithm which you will be implementing in this course is being used in a supercomputer in China to process 1 quadrillion instructions per second!
By implementing a MIPS-styled RISC processor, you will learn how to use NI LabVIEW and the NI LabVIEW FPGA Module, as well gain exposure to fundamental Computer Architecture and Processor Design concepts such as instruction set computing, memory optimization, hazard detection, data forwarding, and pipelining.
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Parts List:
NI myRIO
NI myRIO Software Suite:
- LabVIEW 2013
- NI myRIO Module
- NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module
NI FPGA Module
Wiring Diagram: no external circuit
Instructions: myProcessor Instructions.docx attached
C or LV?: LabVIEW
Version of LV: 2013
Code: RISC Processor.zip & RISC UI.zip attached
