Each module (Registers, ALU, memory, …) has multiple input bits that control the function of the module: Whether it loads data from the bus, outputs data to the bus, resets the module, which operation it should compute, etc. The name, abbreviation in the schematic and the description of each control bit is listed in the following table:

s/a stands for synchronous/asynchronous

Program Counter (PC)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
CE Count Enable s Enables incrementing the PC on the next positive clock edge
IE_PC_L Input Enable PC Low s Enables loading data from the bus to the low byte of the PC
IE_PC_H Input Enable PC High s Enables loading data from the bus to the high byte of the PC
OE_PC_L Output Enable PC Low a Enables outputting data from the low byte of the PC to the bus
OE_PC_H Output Enable PC High a Enables outputting data from the high byte of the PC to the bus

A-Register

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_A Input Enable A s Enables loading data from the bus to the A-Register
OE_A Output Enable A a Enables outputting data from the A-Register to the bus

Memory-Address-Register (MAR)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_MAR_L Input Enable MAR Low s Enables loading data from the bus to the low byte of the MAR
IE_MAR_H Input Enable MAR High s Enables loading data from the bus to the high byte of the MAR

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
OE_ALU Output Enable ALU a Enables outputting the ALU-result to the bus
ALU_SRC ALU Source a Sets the source of the ALU: 0 = arithmetic operation, 1 = bitwise operation
ALU_CIN ALU Carry In a Sets the Carry In for the adders of the ALU
ALU_AOP ALU Arithmetic Operation a Sets the arithmetic operation of the ALU:
0 = ADD
1 = SUB
ALU_BOP[0:2] ALU Bitwise Operation a Sets the bitwise operation of the ALU:
000 = AND
001 = OR
010 = XOR
011 = NOT
100 = SHL
101 = SLR
110 = SAR
111 = ROR

Flags-Register

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_F Input Enable Flags s Enables loading data from the bus to the Flags-Register
OE_F Output Enable Flags a Enables outputting data from the Flags-Register to the bus

Memory

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
MEM_WE Memory Write Enable s Enables writing to RAM
MEM_EN_IO Memory Enable Input/Output a Enables data flow between memory and bus (direction depends on MEM_WE )

Controller

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
RSC Reset Step Counter a Resets the steps counter to zero. This is executed at the end of each instruction to reduce microsteps per instruction.

Temporary-Register (TMP)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_T Input Enable TMP s Enables loading data from the bus to the TMP-Register
OE_T Output Enable TMP a Enables outputting data from the TMP-Register to the bus

B-Register

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_B Input Enable B s Enables loading data from the bus to the B-Register
OE_B Output Enable B a Enables outputting data from the B-Register to the bus

Instruction-Register (IR)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_IR Input Enable Instruction Register s Enables loading data from the bus to the Instruction-Register
OE_IR Output Enable Instruction Register a Enables outputting data from the Instruction-Register to the bus

X-Register

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_X Input Enable X s Enables loading data from the bus to the X-Register
OE_X Output Enable X a Enables outputting data from the X-Register to the bus
INC_X Increment X s Increments the X-Register if DEC_X is low
DEC_X Decrement X s Decrements the X-Register if INC_X is low

Page-Register-Buffer-Register (PRB)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_PRB Input Enable PRB s Enables loading data from the bus to the PRB-Register
OE_PRB Output Enable PRB a Enables outputting data from the PRB-Register to the bus

7-Segment Display

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_7SD Input Enable 7-Segment Display s Enables loading data from the bus to the 7-Segment Display (the data will be displayed immediately)

Stack Pointer (SP)

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
IE_SP_L Input Enable Stack Pointer Low s Enables loading data from the bus to the low byte of the Stack Pointer
IE_SP_H Input Enable Stack Pointer High s Enables loading data from the bus to the high byte of the Stack Pointer
OE_SP_L Output Enable Stack Pointer Low a Enables outputting data from the low byte of the Stack Pointer to the bus
OE_SP_H Output Enable Stack Pointer High a Enables outputting data from the high byte of the Stack Pointer to the bus

LCD

Abbreviation Name s/a Description
LCD_RS LCD Register Select a Chooses between the instruction register (0) and the data register (1) of the LCD-display
LCD_E LCD Enable a Writes the data that is currently present at the data pins