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Register Transfer Language - Notes

This document discusses register transfer language (RTL) and micro-operations in computer systems. RTL is used to specify the sequence of micro-operations, which are low-level instructions that implement complex machine instructions by performing operations on data stored in registers. Information is transferred between registers in symbolic form using a replacement operator such as <-. Common register transfer operations include simple transfers which copy data without affecting the source, and conditional transfers which only occur if a control function evaluates to true.

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Register Transfer Language - Notes

This document discusses register transfer language (RTL) and micro-operations in computer systems. RTL is used to specify the sequence of micro-operations, which are low-level instructions that implement complex machine instructions by performing operations on data stored in registers. Information is transferred between registers in symbolic form using a replacement operator such as <-. Common register transfer operations include simple transfers which copy data without affecting the source, and conditional transfers which only occur if a control function evaluates to true.

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CSE211: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN

Register Transfer and Micro Operations

1. Register Transfer Language (RTL):


The Register Transfer Language is the symbolic representation of notations used to

specify the sequence of micro-operations. In a computer system, data transfer

2. Micro-operations:

The operations executed on the data store in registers are called micro-operations.

They are detailed low-level instructions used in some designs to implement

complex machine instructions.

Examples of micro-operations are shift, count, clear, and load.

3. Register Transfer:

The information transformed from one register to another register is represented in

symbolic form by replacement operator is called Register Transfer.

4. Replacement Operator:

In the statement, R2 <- R1, <- acts as a replacement operator. This statement

defines the transfer of content of register R1 into register R2.

1.1 There are various methods of RTL :-

1. General way of representing a register is by the name of the register

enclosed in a rectangular box as shown in (a).

2. Register is numbered in a sequence of 0 to (n-1) as shown in (b).

3. The numbering of bits in a register can be marked on the top of the box as

shown in (c).

4. A 16-bit register PC is divided into 2 parts- Bits (0 to 7) are assigned with

lower byte of 16-bit address and bits (8 to 15) are assigned with higher bytes

of 16-bit address as shown in (d).

Jhulan Kumar
Assistant Professor
Lovely Professional University
CSE211: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN

1.2 Basic symbols of RTL:

Symbol Description Example

Letters and MAR, R1,


Denotes a Register
Numbers R2

R1(8-bit)
() Denotes a part of register
R1(0-7)

<- Denotes a transfer of information R2 <- R1

R1 <- R2
Specify two micro-operations of Register
,
Transfer R2 <- R1

P : R2 <- R1
: Denotes conditional operations
if P=1

Naming Operator Denotes another name for an already existing


Ra := R1
(:=) register/alias

Jhulan Kumar
Assistant Professor
Lovely Professional University
CSE211: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN

1.3 Register Transfer Operations:


The operations performed on the data stored in the registers are referred to as

register transfer operations.

There are different types of register transfer operations:

1. Simple Transfer – R2 <- R1

The content of R1 is copied into R2 without affecting the content of R1. It is an

unconditional type of transfer operation.

2. Conditional Transfer –

It indicates that if P=1, then the content of R1 is transferred to R2. It is a

unidirectional operation.

3. Simultaneous Operations –

If 2 or more operations are to occur simultaneously then they are separated with

comma (,).

Jhulan Kumar
Assistant Professor
Lovely Professional University
CSE211: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN

If the control function P=1, then load the content of R1 into R2 and at the same

clock load the content of R2 into R1.

Jhulan Kumar
Assistant Professor
Lovely Professional University

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