Axel Böttcher
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we introduce an environment to visualize the internal activities of superscalar processors. The visualization environment is dedicated to the MMIX-processor. It uses its pipeline simulator but is implemented as a Plug-In to the Eclipse platform.
This environment helps to teach Computer Architecture on a less abstract level. It will be seen that a lot about hardware can be learnt by using a piece of software.
Additionally, this visualization environment would introduce a state of the art IDE and familiarize the students with it. This is a nice and important side effect for general educational purposes.
- D. E. Knuth, MMIXware: A RISC Computer for the Third Millennium. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1 ed., 1999. Google Scholar
Digital Library
- E. Gamma and K. Beck, Contributing to eclipse -- Principles, Patterns, and Plug-Ins. Addison-Wesley, 1 ed., 2004. Google ScholarDigital Library
- A. Böttcher, "A visualization environment for superscalar machines," Facta Universitatis (to appear), vol. 16, 2004.Google Scholar
- P. Sandon, "Powerpc 970: First in a new family of 64-bit high performance powerpc processors," IBM technical note, 2002.Google Scholar
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