8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as the key video for understanding control logic and microcode.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Ben Eater

Topic

cpu control logic

Format

tutorial

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• This is really amazing. In addition to the interesting project this individual has a great gift for articulating everything in a concise manner and with a very pleasant cadence. What a great teacher. Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of this …

• I found these Ben Eater YouTube videos very useful to understanding what microcode is and how it works: 8-bit CPU control logic [VIDEO] 8-bit CPU reprogramming microcode [LINK] In short, the microcode instructions are a bunch of flags that enable different parts of the processor …

• Ben Eater on YouTube has recreated an 8-bit computer on breadboards. [VIDEO] That is the start of the videos where the control logic gets microcoded. Its pretty basic but over the next few videos he comes up with about 10 different OPCODES and programs their …