README.md

nand2tetris

Personal work and projects for nand2tetris course, offered by Hebrew University of Jerusalem through Coursera.

Description

Contents of the repository are as follows:

• boolean_logic — HDL (Hardware Description Language) implementations of elementary logic gates:
  • And.hdl
  • Or.hdl
  • Xor.hdl
  • Mux.hdl
  • DMux.hdl
  • Not16.hdl
  • And16.hdl
  • Or16.hdl
  • Mux16.hdl
  • Or8Way.hdl
  • Mux4Way16.hdl
  • Mux8Way16.hdl
  • DMux4Way.hdl
  • DMux8Way.hdl
• boolean_arithmetic — HDL implementations of set of chips which together lead to HACK ALU:
  • HalfAdder.hdl
  • FullAdder.hdl
  • Add16.hdl
  • Inc16.hdl
  • ALU.hdl
• memory — HDL implementation of main RAM memory unit of HACK computer:
  • Bit.hdl
  • Register.hdl
  • RAM8.hdl
  • RAM64.hdl
  • RAM512.hdl
  • RAM4K.hdl
  • RAM16K.hdl
  • PC.hdl
• machine_language_programming — HACK assembly language programs:
  • Mult.asm
  • Fill.asm
• computer_architecture — HDL implementation of the HACK computer, composed of ROM & main RAM memory unit, and CPU:
  • Memory.hdl
  • CPU.hdl
• hack_assembler — HACK assembler that can convert error-free HACK assembly language to corresponding HACK machine code.

Author

Michael E. Rowan — mrowan137 — michael@mrowan137.dev.

License

MIT License.

References

• Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)
• nand2tetris
• HDL (Hardware Description Language) guide
• HACK chip set

Acknowledgments

• Fantastic instructors of the nand2tetris course: Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken