MIPSView: An interactive modern web-based simulator of the MIPS R2000 microprocessor

Abstract

The study of computer architecture involves the understanding of complex hardware systems and how they interact with one another. This complexity and deep interconnectedness can offer a large degree of challenge to newcomers to the field and can often be opaque without the aid of visual tools. MIPSView provides a simple web-based pipelined implementation of the MIPS architecture for use in introductory Computer Architecture classes as well as for those just entering the space of Computer Architecture.