3 files changed, 101 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/eater_cpu/Makefile b/eater_cpu/Makefile
index 9145135..ab0e7b1 100644
--- a/eater_cpu/Makefile
+++ b/eater_cpu/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cpu: eater_computer_tb.sv eater_computer.sv zbuffer.sv eater_register.v  eater_alu.sv  ../playground/my_mem.v  ../nandgame/counter.sv
+cpu: eater_computer_tb.sv eater_computer.sv zbuffer.sv eater_register.v  eater_alu.sv eater_decoder.sv ../playground/my_mem.v  ../nandgame/counter.sv
 	iverilog -o $@ -g2012 -DIVERILOG $^
 
 HARDWARE_SUFFIX := .sv
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include ../common.mk
 .PHONY: simpc
 simpc: simpc/Vcomputer
 
-simpc/Vcomputer: eater_computer.sv zbuffer.sv eater_register.v  eater_alu.sv  ../playground/my_mem.v  ../nandgame/counter.sv
+simpc/Vcomputer: eater_computer.sv zbuffer.sv eater_register.v  eater_alu.sv eater_decoder.sv ../playground/my_mem.v  ../nandgame/counter.sv
 #computer.sv cpp/Vcomputer__main.cpp cpp/disas.cpp cpp/simpc_ui.cpp
 #	-CFLAGS "-I${PWD}/cpp" 
 	verilator \
diff --git a/eater_cpu/eater_computer.sv b/eater_cpu/eater_computer.sv
index f7f0952..f9104af 100644
--- a/eater_cpu/eater_computer.sv
+++ b/eater_cpu/eater_computer.sv
@@ -165,4 +165,11 @@ eater_register OUT (
   .always_out(OUT_out)
 );
 
+eater_decoder decoder (
+  .clk_i(clk_in),
+  .instruction_i(INS_out),
+  .enable_control_i(0),
+  .flags_o()
+);
+
 endmodule
diff --git a/eater_cpu/eater_decoder.sv b/eater_cpu/eater_decoder.sv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b6c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eater_cpu/eater_decoder.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+`timescale 1us/1us
+
+`include "eater_types.sv"
+
+module eater_decoder (
+    input clk_i,
+    input wire enable_control_i,
+    input wire [7:0] instruction_i,
+    output CpuControlFlags flags_o
+);
+
+CpuState internal_state;
+CpuState next_state;
+CpuControlFlags internal_flags;
+
+always_comb begin
+    if (enable_control_i) begin
+        flags_o = internal_flags;
+    end else begin
+`ifdef IVERILOG
+        flags_o = 'bz;
+`else
+        flags_o = '{default: 'z};
+`endif
+    end
+end
+
+initial begin
+    internal_state = INIT;
+    next_state = INIT;
+    // assigned in always_comb
+    // internal_flags = '{default: '0};
+end
+
+// next-state machine
+always @(posedge clk_i) begin
+    next_state = INIT;
+
+    case (internal_state)
+    INIT: begin
+        next_state = PC_to_MAR;
+    end
+    PC_to_MAR: begin
+        next_state = MEM_to_INS;
+    end
+
+    MEM_to_INS: begin
+        next_state = PC_inc;
+    end
+
+    PC_inc: begin
+        next_state = PC_to_MAR;
+    end
+
+    default: begin
+       next_state = INIT; 
+    end
+
+    endcase
+    internal_state <= next_state;
+end
+
+// current-state-to-flags machine
+// TODO: This is kinda weird, I *can* set "all flags" to zero "in the beginning",
+// and then only set the required flags "later".
+// how does that work combinatorically???
+always_comb begin
+`ifdef IVERILOG
+    internal_flags = 'b0;
+`else
+    internal_flags = '{default: '0};
+`endif
+
+    case (internal_state)
+    // INIT: // left out
+    PC_to_MAR: begin
+        internal_flags.PC_out = 1;
+        internal_flags.MAR_in = 1;
+    end
+    MEM_to_INS: begin
+        internal_flags.RAM_out = 1;
+        internal_flags.INS_in = 1;
+    end
+    PC_inc: begin
+        internal_flags.PC_count = 1;
+    end
+    default: begin
+    end
+    endcase
+end
+
+endmodule