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• cceckman_resources
  • ken_shiriff_blog
  • nand2tetris
    • computer_organization_design
  • 7400_IC_wikipedia
  • logism_evolution
  • computer_organization_design
  • HDL_wikipedia
  • FPGA/yosys_oss_cad_suite
  • FPGA/ULX3S
  • FPGA/fomu
  • tiny_tapeout
  • riscv
  • FPGA/wikipedia

Nodes

cceckman_resources
content	Computer Engineering Resources
children	ken_shiriff_blog, nand2tetris, 7400_IC_wikipedia, logism_evolution, computer_organization_design, HDL_wikipedia (cceckman: At least in the hobby universe, there are HDLs that,are easier to understand than the incumbents (Verilog VHDL).), FPGA/yosys_oss_cad_suite, FPGA/ULX3S (cceckman has heard good things about this), FPGA/fomu, tiny_tapeout, riscv, FPGA/wikipedia (linked on cceckman resources page)
hyperlink	https://cceckman.com/writing/computer-engineering-resources/

nand2tetris
content	nand2tetris
children	computer_organization_design (cceckman: good for a second or third course in computer,architecture after nand2tetris)
parents	cceckman_resources
remarks	cceckman: This starting point skips over the more "electrical" side of things, like how to construct logic gates and memories out of transistors. But it's a great place to start if you're coming from a programming background.
hyperlink	https://www.nand2tetris.org/

logism_evolution
content	logism evolution: digitial logic design tool and simulator
parents	cceckman_resources
remarks	cceckman used a version of logism during their first logical design course. Drag and drop logic gates and wires, watch them toggle on and off. This seems to be an actively maintained community version of the now-retired Logism software.
hyperlink	https://github.com/logisim-evolution/logisim-evolution

ken_shiriff_blog
content	Ken Shiriff's Blog
parents	cceckman_resources
remarks	reverse engineering of processors, such as 8088 or Pentium
hyperlink	https://www.righto.com/

computer_organization_design
content	Computer Organization and Design by Patterso And Hennesey
parents	cceckman_resources, nand2tetris
remarks	cceckman: as of 2024, I'd recommend the RISC-V editions, 2017 or later.

riscv
content	RISC-V
parents	cceckman_resources
hyperlink	https://riscv.org

7400_IC_wikipedia
content	7400-series integrated circuits (wikipedia)
parents	cceckman_resources
hyperlink	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7400-series_integrated_circuits

HDL_wikipedia
content	Hardware Description Language (wikipedia)
parents	cceckman_resources
hyperlink	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_description_language

tiny_tapeout
content	Tiny Tapeout
parents	cceckman_resources
remarks	cceckman: Tiny Tapeout looks like a neat project. By putting many small projects into a single integrated circuit, they can amortize the per-IC costs, putting custom silicon into the "reachable for classrooms" price category.
hyperlink	https://tinytapeout.com/