Virtual CPU Emulator

Overview

This project implements a Virtual CPU Emulator to simulate essential CPU components and operations. The emulator is designed to cover concepts such as Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), memory management, and I/O operations. The project follows a structured multi-week development plan, allowing incremental progress and feature integration.

Features

• Instruction Set Architecture (ISA): Supports basic instructions like ADD, SUB, LOAD, and STORE.
• ALU Operations: Performs arithmetic and logic calculations.
• Memory Management: Implements memory read and write functionalities.
• I/O Operations: Includes basic input and output mechanisms.
• Testing Environment: Supports testing assembly programs within the emulator.

Group Members

• Member 1: Aqib Jawwad Nahin ID: 11220320969
• Member 2: Mst. Suraia Akter ID: 11220320951
• Member 3: MD Robayet Hassan Rupom ID: 11220320979

Course Details

• Course Name: Computer Architecture
• Course Code: 3101
• Section: 5D
• Department: Computer Science & Engineering
• Instructor: Vashkar Kar (Lecturer)
• Institute: Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna
• Website: www.nubtkhulna.ac.bd

Development Plan

The project is divided into weekly tasks to ensure gradual and systematic progress:

Week 1: Project Planning & Setup

• Setting up the project environment.
• Writing initial documentation and creating project scaffolding.

Week 2: Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)

• Developing the assembler to translate assembly language instructions into machine code.

Week 3: Basic CPU Components

• Implementing the register module for storing temporary data during execution.

Week 4: Instruction Execution

• Building the fetch mechanism to retrieve instructions from memory.

Week 5: Memory Management

• Implementing memory management and testing data read/write operations.

Usage

Prerequisites

• Python Interpreter: Ensure Python 3.x is installed on your system.
• pip: Python's package manager for installing dependencies.
• Git: Version control for collaborative development.

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Aqib2607/Virtual_CPU_Emulator.git
   cd Virtual_CPU_Emulator
   

2. Set up the virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Assembler Usage

To run the assembler:

python assembler.py input.asm output.bin

Collaboration

Our team uses GitHub for version control and progress tracking. Contributions are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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For more details, refer to individual week documentation within the project folders.