This is part of the "microprogramming notes" web pages, which contain the following subtopics:
  1. Simple one-bus CPU architecture
  2. Register in / out connections
  3. Microcode examples
  4. ALU architecture (insides)
  5. ALU interface (outsides)
  6. Control circuitry
  7. Simple two-bus CPU architecture    <-- you are here
  8. Simple three-bus CPU architecture (used in RISCs)

Simple two-bus CPU architecture

This is part of the "microprogramming notes" web pages, which contain the following subtopics:

  1. Simple one-bus CPU architecture
  2. Register in / out connections
  3. Microcode examples
  4. ALU architecture (insides)
  5. ALU interface (outsides)
  6. Control circuitry
  7. Simple two-bus CPU architecture    <-- you are here
  8. Simple three-bus CPU architecture (used in RISCs)

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