Day 1

• Describe how the controllers of special-purpose data paths are modified to calculate multiple functions.
• Describe the role of the instruction decoder.
• Draw the basic data path model showing the shared data path, data path multiplexer, ALU, register file, and multi-instruction controller.
• Derive RTL microcode to complete some set of calculations on the special-purpose data path.
• Describe the simulate the controller in VHDL.

Day 2

• Draw the basic data path model showing the shared data path, data path multiplexer, ALU, register file, and multi-instruction controller.
• Derive RTL microcode to complete some set of calculations on the special-purpose data path.
• Describe the simulate the controller in VHDL.

Day 3

• This day is reserved for a question-answer session before the final exam.