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8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1

Why people recommend it

First of three parts on control logic for Ben Eater's 8-bit computer, showing how control lines and microcode steps execute an instruction over several clock cycles.

Watch for: the hardware bug he tracks down near the end

In their words

The video that answers your question is the 36th video I believe, also the 37th and 38th.
Harry Svensson on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2018. CC BY-SA.

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