CPU 63F09

Latest update : 28 May.

The 63F09 processor is written entirely in VHDL-2008. It can be synthesised in an FPGA from the Artix7 family (AMD), and reaches a frequency of 600 MHz (25 * 24 MHz), knowing that most instructions are executed in fewer clock cycles than on a real HD6309.

The address bus is 32 bits wide, data bus only 8 bits wide and this processor has twenty-seven interrupt request lines: NMI, FIRQ, IRQ and twenty-four EIRQ (extended IRQ) which are active on edge or level.

The processor always starts up in 6809 mode (16 bits). Before loading the S pointer for the first time, you can switch its operation to mode 6309 or 63F09 with or without FPU.

The floating-point unit consists of a stack of sixteen 64 bits registers capable of processing single-precision and double-precision floats (addition, multiplication, substractions, divisions, square roots, comparisons, multiplications with accumulations).

In 63F09 mode, the arithmetic logic unit has 8-, 16- and 32-bits signed and unsigned hardwired multiplications. Similarly, it has 16-, 32- and 64-bits signed and unsigned hardwired divisions.

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Opcodes

Tuesday 28 May 2024, by 63F09 // CPU 63F09

Warning: in 63F09 mode (32 bits), there is no 0 or Z (zero) register. Nevertheless, in 6309 mode (16 bits), Z is usable with EXG and TFR opcodes.
In 63F09 mode, EXG and TFR operands are modified to exchange or transfer new Q and DS registers. ______________________________________
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Internal registers

Tuesday 28 May 2024, by 63F09 // CPU 63F09

MD register is always accessible as it changes the processor’s operating mode. Due to internal data path, 0 or Z (zero) register is available for transfer and exchange instructions. 6809 mode Registers 8 bits 8 bits A B Virtual D (16 bits) Z DP CC MD 16 bits X Y U S PC
MD bits MD DZ IL FPU 32 IS ED FM EM EM: 0: 6809 mode 1: 6309 mode FM: 0: FIRQ treated as fast interrupt request 1: FIRQ treated as interrupt request ED: 0: EIRQ [1] active on level 1: (…) Read more »

FPU

Tuesday 28 May 2024, by 63F09 // CPU 63F09

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A 8/64 bits CPU

Tuesday 28 May 2024, by 63F09 // CPU 63F09

63F09 is a modern CPU full compatible with old MC6809. It presents only one difference with HD6309, it don’t have a 0 register.
If the first instruction after reset is LDMD, CPU can enter in 6309 mode (16 bits) or 63F09 mode (32 bits) with or without FPU.
In 63F09 mode, there are a lot of new instructions. For example: hardwired multiplications and division (until 64 bits); 32 and 64 bits arithmetic; FPU that handle simple and double precision floats; 32 bits addresses (36 bits with (…) Read more »