Abstract
A microprocessor-based unit to aid the teaching of digital systems design is described. The unit comprises a patchboard interfaced to a microcomputer which simulates logic blocks of any desired complexity; these may be physically interconnected on the patchboard to assemble a digital system. The configuration of logic blocks on the patchboard is specified by data in the microcomputer's memory; this may be changed to provide a range of systems experiments using the same equipment. The patchboard configuration may be described by a sequence of statements written in a special-purpose language, in order to provide a specification suitable for experimental procedure. The statements are processed by a translation program which generates the appropriate simulation code and data for the controlling microprocessor's memory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-82 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEE Proceedings E: Computers and Digital Techniques |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - May 1983 |