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Micro Programmed Control Unit 2.1.2

A microprogrammed control unit uses a control memory containing microinstructions to specify micro-operations. The microinstructions are fetched from control memory based on the address in the control memory address register. Each microinstruction contains a control word that specifies one or more micro-operations. The next address generator determines the next address to fetch the next microinstruction from control memory. Microprogrammed control units have a simple structure and are easier to design, implement, test, and modify compared to hardwired control units.

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Micro Programmed Control Unit 2.1.2

A microprogrammed control unit uses a control memory containing microinstructions to specify micro-operations. The microinstructions are fetched from control memory based on the address in the control memory address register. Each microinstruction contains a control word that specifies one or more micro-operations. The next address generator determines the next address to fetch the next microinstruction from control memory. Microprogrammed control units have a simple structure and are easier to design, implement, test, and modify compared to hardwired control units.

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Micro Programmed control unit 2.1.

Before talking about Microprogrammed Control Unit, it is important to understand some


terms. A control variable refers to a binary variable that specifies micro-operations. A
control word is a set of ones and zeros in a control variable. The control memory contains
control words.

In Microprogrammed Control, the micro-operations are performed by executing a program


consisting of micro-instructions.
The following image shows the block diagram of a Microprogrammed Control organization.

 The Control memory address register specifies the address of the micro-instruction.
 The Control memory is assumed to be a ROM, within which all control information is
permanently stored.
 The control register holds the microinstruction fetched from the memory.
 The micro-instruction contains a control word that specifies one or more micro-
operations for the data processor.
 While the micro-operations are being executed, the next address is computed in the
next address generator circuit and then transferred into the control address register to
read the next microinstruction.
 The next address generator is often referred to as a micro-program sequencer, as it
determines the address sequence that is read from control memory.
Microprogrammed Control Unit has a sequence of microinstructions stored in control
memory. These microinstructions refer to a control word that resides in control memory,
containing control signals for execution of micro-operations. Furthermore, a
Microprogrammed Control Unit is used in processors based on complex instruction set
known as Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC).
Overall, these control units have a simple structure. Therefore, it is easier to design,
implement and test. Moreover, Microprogrammed Control Units are easier to modify.
Micro-programmed Control Unit –
· The control signals associated with operations are stored in special memory units
inaccessible by the programmer as Control Words.
· Control signals are generated by a program are similar to machine language programs.
· Micro-programmed control unit is slower in speed because of the time it takes to fetch
microinstructions from the control memory.
Some Important Terms –
1. Control Word: A control word is a word whose individual bits represent various
control signals.
2. Micro-routine: A sequence of control words corresponding to the control sequence of a
machine instruction constitutes the micro-routine for that instruction.
3. Micro-instruction: Individual control words in this micro-routine are referred to as
microinstructions.
4. Micro-program: A sequence of micro-instructions is called a micro-program, which is
stored in a ROM or RAM called a Control Memory (CM).
5. Control Store: the micro-routines for all instructions in the instruction set of a computer
are stored in a special memory called the Control Store.

Fig. 1.3 Microprogrammed Control Unit

Types of Micro-programmed Control Unit –


Based on the type of Control Word stored in the Control Memory (CM), it is classified into
two types:
1. Horizontal Micro-programmed control Unit:
The control signals are represented in the decoded binary format that is 1 bit/CS. Example: If
53 Control signals are present in the processor than 53 bits are required. More than 1 control
signal can be enabled at a time.
· It supports longer control word.
· It is used in parallel processing applications.
· It allows higher degree of parallelism. If degree is n, n CS are enabled at a time.
· It requires no additional hardware(decoders). It means it is faster than Vertical
Microprogrammed.
· It is more flexible than vertical microprogrammed
2. Vertical Micro-programmed control Unit:
The control signals re represented in the encoded binary format. For N control signals-
Log2(N) bits are required.
· It supports shorter control words.
· It supports easy implementation of new control signals therefore it is more flexible.
· It allows low degree of parallelism i.e., degree of parallelism is either 0 or 1.
· Requires an additional hardware (decoders) to generate control signals, it implies it is
slower than horizontal microprogrammed.
· It is less flexible than horizontal but more flexible than that of hardwired control unit.
References
Reference Books:

 J.P. Hayes, “Computer Architecture and Organization”, Third Edition.

 Mano, M., “Computer System Architecture”, Third Edition, Prentice Hall.

 Stallings, W., “Computer Organization and Architecture”, Eighth Edition, Pearson Education.
Text Books:

 Carpinelli J.D,” Computer systems organization &Architecture”, Fourth Edition, Addison


Wesley.

 Patterson and Hennessy, “Computer Architecture” , Fifth Edition Morgaon Kauffman.


Other References

• http://www.pvpsiddhartha.ac.in/dep_it/lecturenotes/CSA/unit-3.pdf
• http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~reckert/hardwire3new.html
• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/last-minute-notes-computer-organization/
• https://bmsit.ac.in/system/study_materials/documents/000/000/007/original/
Computer_Organization_Chapter7.pdf?1477057102
• https://www.javatpoint.com/design-of-control-unit

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