Tech Projects
Neo RSC (Relatively Simple Computer)
The Neo RSC is an evolution of the semester long, multi-stage project in the Introduction to Computer Architecture course I took and taught as a graduate teaching assistant. The new system tries to take simpler and more straightforward routes to accomplish the same goals. This produces a computer that is more capable, but more efficient in design overall. This project was taken on in my spare time to see if the labs and computer construction could be simplified enough to allow the time and platform for students to extend the capabilities of the Neo RSC. So instead of simply constructing the computer, the students would tackle expanding the capabilities of the Neo RSC in some small way and demonstrate them as a final project.
Neo RSC Files
The Neo RSC was built with LogiSim 2.7.1. There shouldn't be any reason it couldn't work with newer version, but it all depends on the changes between versions.
Key Neo RSC files
- Neo RSC Microcode Description Document
- Neo RSC Microcode ROM Bytecode Translation Spreadsheet
- Neo RSC Logisim Circuit
- Neo RSC Logisim Microcode ROM
Test Programs
- Program 1 ("10 - 8 = 2")
- Program 2 (ALU Exercise)
- Program 3 (Multiplication Loop 5 x 6 = 30)