摘要:
Diagnostic testing of a central processor is provided in conjunction with a memory coupled with the processor without any requirement for an input device such as a tape or card reader. Local storage of a test program is provided in the processor which, under the control of a local control store, enables the transfer of the test program to the memory for execution. The central processor may thus be given an initial test to insure a basic performance level.
摘要:
Two numbers are multiplied together without first changing either of them, if negative, to a positive number, thereby minimizing the time required in the multiplication process. In the multiplication, depending upon the sign of the multiplier and the sign of a bit in a predetermined bit location of the multiplier as shifted in a shift register, the multiplier and the multiplicand are operated on by either a shift operation or operated on by a shift and add operation.
摘要:
Data transfer synchronization is achieved in a data processing system by a transferring unit enabling a clock cycle stall mechanism each time a transfer is attempted, disabling such mechanism upon receipt of a predetermined response from the receiving unit, the mechanism actually producing a clock cycle stall if such predetermined response is delayed beyond the duration of the clock cycle. Further, such stall mechanism is enabled in a receiving unit before the expected receipt of information, and actually produces a clock cycle stall if such response is so delayed.
摘要:
Interrupts generated within a data processor (internal interrupts) and an interrupt received from a peripheral device (external interrupts) coupled with the processor are prioritized and, unless suppressed, are coupled to generate an interrupt signal for use in addressing a routine for servicing the particular highest priority requesting internal or external interrupt. All further interrupts are suppressed during the time required to service the interrupt and, depending upon the type of interrupt, either the internal or external interrupt may be suppressed for one or two instruction times for debug purposes or under computer program control as required for a particular operation.
摘要:
A data processing system executes a decimal multiply instruction by storing the product of a multiplier decimal digit and a multiplicand decimal digit in a read only memory and storing partial product decimal digits in a register. The units product decimal digit is read from the read only memory during one cycle and added to a partial product decimal digit. A resulting units carry is stored in a units carry flip-flop. The tens product decimal digit is read from the read only memory during another cycle and added to a higher order partial product decimal digit. A resulting tens carry is stored in a tens carry flip-flop. A multiplexer selects the output of the units carry flip-flop for adding the units carry during the next units cycle in which the next units product decimal digit is added to the higher order partial product decimal digit. The multiplexer selects the output of the tens carry flip-flop for adding the tens carry during the next tens cycle in which the next tens product decimal digit is added to a next higher order partial product decimal digit.
摘要:
A microprogrammed controlled commercial instruction processor coupled to a common bus executes a diagnostic microprogram to check the data path of the common bus interface registers and their associated internal registers. Decoded bits of a predetermined microword of the diagnostic microprogram generate a signal which transfers a predetermined data word containing a plurality of bytes stored in a first of the internal registers sequentially through the interface registers to a second of the internal registers during one microword cycle. Apparatus generates bad parity for selected bytes. Subsequent microwords compare the contents of the first and second internal registers and verify the detection of the "bad" parity.
摘要:
In a data processing system, a central subsystem includes a plurality of special purpose processing units with one of the processing units serving as a control processing unit within a central subsystem. The processing units are coupled to a common subsystem bus for the transfer of data, control information, and address information within the central subsystem. Access to the subsystem bus is allocated by a bus control unit which also interfaces the central subsystem with other processing units such as a system memory or system I/O devices that are included in the data processing system.
摘要:
A multilevel set associative cache system whose directory and cache store are organized into levels of memory locations includes control apparatus which selectively degrades cache operation in response to error signals from directory error checking circuits to those levels detected to be free from errors. Test control apparatus which couples to the directory error checking apparatus operates to selectively enable and disable the directory error checking circuits in response to commands received from a central processing unit so as to enable the testing of the cache directory and other portions of the cache system using common test routines.
摘要:
A microprogrammed commercial instruction processor (CIP) is placed in a stall mode during the transfer of information between the CIP and main memory by stalling a free running clock signal. When the transfer of information is completed, the free running clock cycles. If main memory indicates an error condition, then the free running clock signal is again stalled after one cycle to allow the firmware in the CIP to process the error.
摘要:
Signals representing the past and present states of a condition under test during an instruction execution cycle, as well as a signal indicating that an execute cycle has taken place, are utilized as address signals applied to a memory which feeds an output to control a bistable element. The bistable element is set to the state of the memory output signal and supplies the address signal indicative of the past state of the condition under test. The memory is coded to respond at its output with signals controlling the bistable element such that once a given state of the condition under test is detected and stored in the bistable element, the latter is inhibited from switching regardless of any further changes in the condition under test during the current instruction execution cycle.