Data Path Gating Signals

The following diagram shows the gating and register loading signals used to route data around the data path.



Signal
Function
PC2A
Enables data from PC to the A Bus
MA2A
Enables data from MA to the A Bus
MEM2Y
Enables data read from memory to the Y Bus
PC2Y
Enables data from PC to the Y Bus
MA2Y
Enables data from MA to the Y Bus
AC2X
Enables data from AC to the X Bus
PC2MA
Enables data from PC to MA
EA2MA
Enables data from the effective address generator to MA
RNONE
Enables data to pass through the shifter unchanged
IO2Z
Enables input data from the I/O Bus to the Z Bus
Z2MA
Enables data from the Z Bus to MA
LDIR
Enables loading the instruction register from the Y Bus
LDPC
Enables loading PC from the Z Bus
INCPC
Enables incrementing PC
LDMA
Enables loading MA
LDMB
Enables loading MB from the Z Bus
LDAC
Enables loading AC from the Z Bus
LDL
Enables loading data into the link register
PC2MEM
Enables writing data from PC to memory
ALU2MEM
Enables writing ALU output data to memory
MEMWR
Enables a memory write operation