mdpu.c

MDPU emulator in a single file of pure C along with the official development repository.

Table of Contents

• mdpu.c
  • Overview
  • Supported Opcodes
  • Practical Usage
  • Usage
  • License

Overview

The MDPU (Multi-Dimensional Processing Unit) is a theoretical PU (Processing Unit) that combines the general purpose of the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the layered system of the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit).

Supported Opcodes

• ADD - Add two values
• SUB - Subtract two values
• MUL - Multiply two values
• DIV - Divide two values
• STORE - Store a value
• LOAD - Load a value
• LI - Load an immediate value
• PUSH - Push a value onto the stack
• POP - Pop a value from the stack
• JMP - Jump to a location
• JZ - Jump if zero
• JNZ - Jump if not zero
• MOV - Move a value
• JE - Jump if equal
• JNE - Jump if not equal
• AND - Bitwise AND
• OR - Bitwise OR
• XOR - Bitwise XOR
• NOT - Bitwise NOT
• SHL - Bitwise shift left
• SHR - Bitwise shift right
• CMP - Compare two values
• TEST - Test two values
• B - Branch to a location
• BZ - Branch if zero
• BNZ - Branch if not zero
• NEG - Negate a value
• ABS - Absolute value
• MOD - Modulus
• INC - Increment a value
• DEC - Decrement a value
• HALT - Halt the program

Practical Usage

The MDPU is a theoretical processor. If it were to be implemented in hardware, it would have many practical use cases. Some use cases are:

1. Machine Learning: The MDPU can be used to perform matrix operations for machine learning algorithms.
2. Image Processing: The MDPU can be used to perform image processing operations.
3. Gaming: The MDPU can be used to play resource intensive games.
4. Scientific Computing: The MDPU can be used to perform complex calculations for scientific computing.
5. Data Processing: The MDPU can be used to process large amounts of data.

Usage

To clone the repository, you can use git:

git clone https://github.com/zanderlewis/mdpu.c
cd mdpu.c

To compile the program, run the following command:

gcc -o mdpu mdpu.c

To run the MDPU emulator, run the following command:

./mdpu 9x2 100 programs/0.instr

This will run the MDPU emulator on the programs/0.instr file with 9x2 (18) registers and 100 memory cells.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.