The goal of this project is to create a program that simulates the functionalities of a CPU. My program implements an Instruction Set Architecture that processes MIPS Instructions. A data_input.txt file is provided to populate the memory and an instruction_input.txt file is provided to test the functionality. I added additional instructions to the instruction_input file to test all of the instructions the MIPS Simulator can process.
The Github Repository can be found here: https://github.com/mjp286/CPU-simulator.git
The program can be run by using Main.py. Different instructions can be added to the instruction_input.txt file or another '.txt' file can be used. If a different '.txt' file is used, the name of the file needs to be updated in Main.py. The MIPS Simulator can be populated with different data by altering the data_input file in MIPS_Simulator.py. The output of the program prints the state of the MIPS_Simulator(registers, memory, program counter) before the instruction is run and after the instruction is run. The output prints the state of the Cache after a "Cache" instruction is run.
This project was more difficult than other projects for Codecademy. I had to watch courses on YouTube in order to understand MIPS ISA enough to begin the project. Writing the code also required more research. It is true what they say "The best way to learn is by doing."
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