Breadboard Computer Project ¶

  WINLAB Summer Internship 2024

  Advisors: Dr. Richard Howard, Dr. Richard Martin

  Group Members: Dilan Gandhi, Rithvik Madiraju

Project Objective ¶

The goal of our project is to build a 8-bit computer from scratch on a breadboard using different electrical components like Integrated Circuits, LEDs, Wires, etc. Our aim is to document the step-by-step process, including schematics, notes, and procedures, so that others can replicate the creation of their own Breadboard Computer.

Week 1 ¶

​Week 1 Presentation

Summary:

• Read and familiarize ourselves with the components of the breadboard computer.
• Learned about the components of computers
  • Fetch-Execute cycle
  • CPU
  • Random Access Memory (RAM)
  • ALU
  • BUS

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