Programmable Logic

Controllers
File (Queue) Instructions

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Dr. D. J. Jackson Lecture 10-1

File Instruction Types

FFL - First In, First Out (FIFO) Load

FFU - First In, First Out (FIFO) Unload
LFL - Last In, First Out (LIFO) Load
LFU - Last In, First Out (LIFO) Unload

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FIFO Load Instruction

On a false-to-true rung
transition, the FFL
instruction loads words
or long words into a
user-created file called
a FIFO stack.

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FIFO Load Operands

Source - The source operand is a constant or
address of the value used to fill the currently
available position in the FIFO stack.
The address level of the source must match the FIFO stack.
If FIFO is a word size file, source must be a word value or
constant. If FIFO is a long word size file, source must be a
long word value or constant. The data range for the source
is from -32768 to 32767 (word) or -2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647 (long word).

FIFO - The FIFO operand is the starting address of

the stack.
Control - This is a control file address. The status
bits, stack length, and the position value are stored
in this element.
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FIFO Control Structure

Length - The length operand contains the number of elements in the

FIFO stack to receive the value or constant found in the source. The
length of the stack can range from 1 to 128 (word) or 1 to 64 (long
word). The position is incremented after each load.
Position - This is the current location pointed to in the FIFO stack. It
determines the next location in the stack to receive the value or
constant found in source. Position is a component of the control
register. The position can range from 0 to 127 (word) or 0 to 63 (long
word).
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FIFO Loading & Unloading

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FIFO Unload Instruction

On a false-to-true rung
transition, the FFU
instruction unloads words or
long words from a usercreated file called a FIFO
stack.
The data is unloaded using
first-in, first-out order.
After the unload completes,
the data in the stack is
shifted one element toward
the top of the stack and the
last element is zeroed out.
FFU operands are exactly as
described in the FFL
instruction.

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LFL - Last In, First Out (LIFO) Load

On a false-to-true rung
transition, the LFL
instruction loads words
or long words into a
user-created file called
a LIFO stack.
This instructions
counterpart, LIFO
unload (LFU), is paired
with a given LFL
instruction to remove
elements from the LIFO
stack.
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LIFO Loading & Unloading

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