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8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1

Ben Eater

8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1

Ben Eater writes a program in a made-up machine language and walks through the control logic an 8-bit breadboard CPU needs to execute it. It is part of his build-an-8-bit-computer series.

Recommended as the key video for understanding control logic and microcode.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2023

Topics

  • Computer architecture & CPUs
  • Electronics & circuit design

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