// This file is part of www.nand2tetris.org // and the book "The Elements of Computing Systems" // by Nisan and Schocken, MIT Press. // File name: projects/3/b/RAM4K.hdl /** * Memory of 4K 16-bit registers. * If load is asserted, the value of the register selected by * address is set to in; Otherwise, the value does not change. * The value of the selected register is emitted by out. */ CHIP RAM4K { IN in[16], load, address[12]; OUT out[16]; PARTS: // find which RAM512 to load by address (from high three bits) DMux8Way(in=load, sel=address[9..11], a=load0, b=load1, c=load2, d=load3, e=load4, f=load5, g=load6, h=load7); // 8 RAM512 chips (low 9 bits select register within each) RAM512(in=in, load=load0, address=address[0..8], out=out0); RAM512(in=in, load=load1, address=address[0..8], out=out1); RAM512(in=in, load=load2, address=address[0..8], out=out2); RAM512(in=in, load=load3, address=address[0..8], out=out3); RAM512(in=in, load=load4, address=address[0..8], out=out4); RAM512(in=in, load=load5, address=address[0..8], out=out5); RAM512(in=in, load=load6, address=address[0..8], out=out6); RAM512(in=in, load=load7, address=address[0..8], out=out7); // select which RAM512 output to send Mux8Way16(a=out0, b=out1, c=out2, d=out3, e=out4, f=out5, g=out6, h=out7, sel=address[9..11], out=out); }