Microcode development tools for a capability-based processor

Authors:
J. Rosenberg;D. A. Abramson
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Newcastle, N.S.W. 2308, Australia;Department of Computer Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Venue:
MICRO 19 Proceedings of the 19th annual workshop on Microprogramming
Year:
1986

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Abstract

The MONADS-PC System is a capability-based computer constructed around a microprogrammed processor designed and implemented at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. This paper describes a set of tools developed as part of this project in order to simplify the implementation and testing of the microcode and to ensure consistency between the microcode and macro-level machine instruction set. Although some of these tools are at present machine specific, the paper demonstrates that they could be generalised into a flexible microcode development system.