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The document discusses register transfer language (RTL), which is a symbolic notation used to describe the micro-operations and transfer of data between registers in a computer. RTL represents a computer's internal hardware organization through registers, the micro-operations performed on data in registers, and control signals. It provides a precise yet concise way to describe the functions and design of digital circuits and computers. Common operations in RTL include transferring data between registers (R1  R2) and using control functions to conditionalize transfers (P: R1  R2).

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RTLpart 1

The document discusses register transfer language (RTL), which is a symbolic notation used to describe the micro-operations and transfer of data between registers in a computer. RTL represents a computer's internal hardware organization through registers, the micro-operations performed on data in registers, and control signals. It provides a precise yet concise way to describe the functions and design of digital circuits and computers. Common operations in RTL include transferring data between registers (R1  R2) and using control functions to conditionalize transfers (P: R1  R2).

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Register Transfer and Language

Computer Organization and Design


Register Transfer and Micro-operations

Overview

 Register Transfer Language

 Register Transfer

 Bus and Memory Transfers

 Logic Micro-operations

 Shift Micro-operations

 Arithmetic Logic Shift Unit


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Register Transfer Language

 Combinational and sequential circuits can be used to create


simple digital systems.

 These are the low-level building blocks of a digital computer.

 Simple digital systems are frequently characterized in terms of


 the registers they contain, and
 the operations that are performed on data stored in them

 The operations executed on the data in registers are called micro-


operations e.g. shift, count, clear and load

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Register Transfer Language

Internal hardware organization of a digital computer :

 Set of registers and their functions

 Sequence of microoperations performed on binary


information stored in registers

 Control signals that initiate the sequence of micro-


operations (to perform the functions)

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Register Transfer Language


 Rather than specifying a digital system in words, a specific notation is
used, Register Transfer Language

 The symbolic notation used to describe the micro operation transfer


among register is called a register transfer language

 For any function of the computer, the register transfer language can be
used to describe the (sequence of) micro-operations

 Register transfer language


 A symbolic language
 A convenient tool for describing the internal organization of
digital computers in concise/precise manner.
 Can also be used to facilitate the design process of digital
systems.
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Register Transfer Language


 Registers are designated by capital letters, sometimes followed by
numbers (e.g., A, R13, IR)
 Often the names indicate function:
 MAR - memory address register
 PC - program counter
 IR - instruction register

 Registers and their contents can be viewed and represented in various


ways
 A register can be viewed as a single entity:

MAR

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Register Transfer Language

• Designation of a register

- a register
- portion of a register
- a bit of a register

• Common ways of drawing the block diagram of a register

Register Showing individual bits


R1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

15 0 15 8 7 0
R2 PC(H) PC(L)
Numbering of bits Subfields

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Register Transfer Language


• Copying the contents of one register to another is a register transfer

• A register transfer is indicated as

R2  R1

 In this case the contents of register R1 are copied (loaded) into


register R2
 A simultaneous transfer of all bits from the source R1 to the
destination register R2, during one clock pulse
 Note that this is a non-destructive; i.e. the contents of R1 are not
altered by copying (loading) them to R2

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Register Transfer Language


• A register transfer such as

R3  R5

Implies that the digital system has

– the data lines from the source register (R5) to the destination
register (R3)
– Parallel load in the destination register (R3)
– Control lines to perform the action

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Control Functions

 Often actions need to only occur if a certain condition is true


 This is similar to an “if” statement in a programming language
 In digital systems, this is often done via a control signal, called a control
function
 If the signal is 1, the action takes place
 This is represented as:

P: R2  R1

Which means “if P = 1, then load the contents of register R1 into


register R2”, i.e., if (P = 1) then (R2  R1)

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Hardware Implementation of Controlled Transfers


Implementation of controlled transfer
P: R2 R1

Block diagram Control P Load


R2 Clock
Circuit
n
R1

Timing diagram t t+1


Clock

Load
Transfer occurs here

 The same clock controls the circuits that generate the control function and the
destination register
 Registers are assumed to use positive-edge-triggered flip-flops

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Basic Symbols in Register Transfer

Symbols Description Examples


Capital letters Denotes a register
MAR, R2
& Numerals
Parentheses () Denotes a part of a register R2(0-7), R2(L)

Arrow  Denotes transfer of information R2  R1


Colon : Denotes termination of control function P:
Comma , Separates two micro-operations A  B, B  A

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