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This lab focuses on simulating R-Type instructions in a single-cycle RISC-V architecture, specifically examining data flow in the datapath. Students are required to use online simulators to run RISC-V assembly code for a 2-input NAND operation and analyze the data flow through the datapath. The lab includes tasks such as capturing signal images and discussing datapath unit signals related to the NANDing operation.

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Lab9

This lab focuses on simulating R-Type instructions in a single-cycle RISC-V architecture, specifically examining data flow in the datapath. Students are required to use online simulators to run RISC-V assembly code for a 2-input NAND operation and analyze the data flow through the datapath. The lab includes tasks such as capturing signal images and discussing datapath unit signals related to the NANDing operation.

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Department of Computer Science

Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Lab #09: Simulating R-Type Instructions:


Data Flow in Datapath

Computer Architecture & Assembly Language


April 2, 2024

Course Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salman Zaffar


Lab Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mehwish Zafar
Week Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Week 1
Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTL4

1 Introduction
This laboratory work focuses on understanding the flow of data in the datapath of a single-
cycle RISC-V architecture in case of R-Type instructions. There are two parts of this
lab-first is to use an online simulator (https://venus.kvakil.me/) to run a RISC-V assembly
program and the second is to use an online functional simulation platform to see the data
flow through the datapath for this program (www.edaplayground.com).

2 Code Snippet
A simple 2-input NANDing operation (Y=A.B) is used for the code. The RISC-V assembly
code for this is given below

3 Online Simulation of Code


Perform the following steps
1. Write the code in the Editor window as in Figure 2
2. Press the Run button in the Simulator window as in Figure 3. See the updated content
of the temporary registers.

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Figure 1: RISC-V Assembly Code for 2-input NANDing Operation

Figure 2: Code Entry in the Editor Window of the Online Simulator

4 Online Simulation of Datapath


1. Login to www.edaplayground.com and open the link https://www.edaplayground.com/x/cCRB.
Following window as in Figure 4 should appear
2. Press the Dump button to copy the machine code in the clipboard as shown in Figure
5

3. Copy the machine code from Figure 5 into the instruction memory of the code in
www.edaplayground.com as shown in Figure 6
4. Run the simulation and get the address and data being written into the register file.
See the waveforms as shown in Figure 8

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Figure 3: Updated content of to, t1, t2 and t3

Figure 4: Top View of the Project in www.edaplayground.com

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Figure 5: Machine Code Generation

Figure 6: Copying of Machine Code into the Instruction Memory

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Figure 7: Address and Data being Written into the Register File

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5 Laboratory Tasks
1. Capture the images of signals of all relevant datapath units for the below provided lab
code snippet which is NANDing operation using De-Morgan’s Theorem ((A · B)′ =
A′ + B ′ ) provided below:

Figure 8: NANDing operation using De-Morgan’s Theorem

2. Discuss all the signals of relevant datapath units:

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