IEEE CPU simulator contest 2010

for undergraduate students

The information is now available here: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/competition
How to register here: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/competition/submission

Note: the deadline for registration is 11 January 2010
So, hurry to make a team, and submit your registration.
The actual working program will be submit not later than 9 April 2010

A simple simulator is easy to write. Students need only basic understanding of computer organisation (no pipeline/superscalar things are required). Architectural idea will be a challenge. I can arrange a tutorial to discuss what to be done if students are interested. I do have some examples of CPU simulator and a few interesting weird architecture to show you.

Here is an example by Ajarn Chatchawit at dept. of math. (our alumni who is still a hardware guy).
http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~achatcha/2301274_Computer_Systems/StackCPU/Simulator.html

You can play with it. Try the following program: LIT, 1, LIT, 2, +, then click step to see step-by-step execution. Enjoy!

Please contact me for any further information.
prabhas at chula dot ac dot th