Conclusion

1. Wrapping it up

Tip of the Iceberg 

Now that you have finished the tutorials and walkthroughs, we hope you have a basic grasp of how to use LogicWorks to simulate digital logic designs. Using LogicWorks to build such systems allows you to create and test virtual constructs that would that reams of paper, dozens of expensive physical prototypes, and time to accomplish otherwise. With the grunt work removed, you can concentrate on the actual functioning of the processor and gain invaluable insight into the intricacies of operating system concepts without irritating details and unnecessary overhead.

While not an exhaustive reference, we hope that this document was able to provide an easy-to-grasp but in-depth introduction to the basics of LogicWorks. Used properly, LogicWorks can be an effective tool in learning fundamental hardware concepts as well as the basics of hardware design software.

We also would like to point out that it doesn't end here with LogicWorks. There are professional tools out there to design and actually produce hardware. More advanced schematics can be designed in LogicWorks helping you model microprocessor architectures and their functionality. You can code your own basic operating system into the ROM image and actually create a functional system with the ability to dynamically execute instructions and fetch data sets. In other words, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

To aid you in your studies we list below documents we found helpful as we compiled this site.

Regards,
Team Deuce

Georgia Tech - CS 2200 Spring 2005
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