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nex2god Dec 4, 2022 @ 5:04pm
FR: Build an 8-bit computer on breadboards using simple logic?
Feature request: I want to be able to model programmable 8-bit computer from scratch on breadboards using only simple logic gates in your sim.

I want to be able to be able to model a project similar to ths one "Build an 8-bit computer from scratch"[eater.net], which i saw on the channel of this guy, Ben Eater.

I mean the sim should include at least these ICs (or ICs with same functionality):

LM-555 Timer
74LS04 Hex inverter
74LS08 Quad 2-input AND gate
74LS32 Quad 2-input OR gate
74LS86 Quad XOR gate
74LS245 8-bit bus transceiver
74LS283 4-bit binary adder
74LS00 quad NAND gate
74LS04 hex inverter
74LS157 quad 2-1 line mux
74LS161 4-bit binary counter
74189 64-bit RAM
74LS02 quad NOR gate
74LS107 dual J-K flip-flop
74LS138 3-to-8 line decoder
74LS139 2-to-4 line decoder
74LS173 4-bit D-Type Flip-Flop register
74LS273 8-bit D-Type Flip-Flop register
74HC595 8-bit shift register
28C16 EEPROMs

Hope it does provide this ability.
:KSmiley:
Last edited by nex2god; Dec 5, 2022 @ 1:18am
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Sefaa_ Dec 4, 2022 @ 5:15pm 
What do you mean by feature request? What exactly are you requesting? There are logic ICs in this software if that's what you are asking.
nex2god Dec 4, 2022 @ 5:36pm 
Originally posted by Sefaa_:
What do you mean by feature request? What exactly are you requesting? There are logic ICs in this software if that's what you are asking.
You're right. 👍🏼
I shoud've specified the IC's (which are part of this project).
Updated the post.
:KSmiley:
Sefaa_ Dec 4, 2022 @ 5:58pm 
Originally posted by nex2god:
Originally posted by Sefaa_:
What do you mean by feature request? What exactly are you requesting? There are logic ICs in this software if that's what you are asking.
You're right. 👍🏼
I shoud've specified the IC's (which are part of this project).
Updated the post.
:KSmiley:
In addition, you could simply check out the software to see if it has these chips. It doesn't have the exact chips you might be wanting. But you can definitely build the 8-bit computer with what's given.

I've managed to get to the ALU part of the computer, with relative ease. Just need to use different chips, so the I/Os may be different.
nex2god Dec 5, 2022 @ 1:17am 
Originally posted by Sefaa_:
In addition, you could simply check out the software to see if it has these chips. It doesn't have the exact chips you might be wanting. But you can definitely build the 8-bit computer with what's given.

I've managed to get to the ALU part of the computer, with relative ease. Just need to use different chips, so the I/Os may be different.
You right, i can check the soft. I usually want to know if it is capable of doing things i want before i buy. Yet i understand what you say regarding your achievement of same functionality with different given chips. Point taken.
:KSmiley:
Last edited by nex2god; Dec 5, 2022 @ 1:20am
Sefaa_ Dec 5, 2022 @ 7:27am 
Originally posted by nex2god:
Originally posted by Sefaa_:
In addition, you could simply check out the software to see if it has these chips. It doesn't have the exact chips you might be wanting. But you can definitely build the 8-bit computer with what's given.

I've managed to get to the ALU part of the computer, with relative ease. Just need to use different chips, so the I/Os may be different.
You right, i can check the soft. I usually want to know if it is capable of doing things i want before i buy. Yet i understand what you say regarding your achievement of same functionality with different given chips. Point taken.
:KSmiley:
In addition, I've ran into an issue. I almost completed the ALU portion, but it seems the software has a hard cap on number of wires. Completely broke the project. Hopefully the update by the end of this week will fix that issue.
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