ViewingtheSystemExecution

Viewing the System Execution

In this section, we will analyze the model activity and output results.

Additional Blocks

Hardware_Setup > Timing_Diagram

Model Construction

Instantiate the Timing_Diagram block to the model. The default values should be used here.

Execution

Re-run the simulation and review the results.

Analysis

• View the processor execution in the Timing Diagram window.
• Zoom into the first activity. Zoom-in is done by drawing a box around the first set of lines, starting from the top-left and going towards the bottom-right. Zoom 6-times to see all the detail.
• Make sure there is activity. The goal is not to look at the details of the transactions, just to see that there is activity.
• In the Text Display, look at each transaction  Notice the last set of values are- Cycle_per_Instructions (CPI), MIPS_per_Task and Cycles_In_Processor.  

Congrats 

Now that you are familiar with the philosophy of basic model construction, we will add a model of an actual processor. Go back to the Architecture Tutorial list level or select from the Content Table on the top of this page.