Slide 11.2: An overview of the implementation (cont.)

Slide 11.1: An overview of the implementation
Slide 11.3: Components of the datapath
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An Overview of the Implementation (Cont.)

The figure at the bottom shows the basic implementation of the MIPS subset, including the necessary multiplexors and control lines.

The top multiplexor (“Mux”) controls what value replaces the PC; it is controlled by the gate that “ANDs” together the Zero output of the ALU and a control signal that indicates that the instruction is a branch like
```
  beq  $t1, 0, offset
  # branch if $t1 == 0
```

The middle multiplexor, whose output returns to the register file, is used to steer the output of the ALU or the output of the data memory for writing into the register file such as
```
   addi  $10, $8, 5         # $10 = $8 + 5
   lw    $t1, offset($t0)   # $t1 = mem[[$t0]+offset]
```
The bottom multiplexor determines whether the second ALU input is from the registers or from the offset field of the instruction such as
```
   add   $8, $9, $10        # $8 = $9 + $10
   addi  $8, $9, 16         # $8 = $9 + 16
```

The added control lines are straightforward and determine the operation performed at the ALU, whether the data memory should read or write, and whether the registers should perform a write operation. The control lines are shown in color.

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