Stored program control system with switching between instruction word systems

Claim 2

A stored program control system comprising: an input/output device for exchanging data with an external apparatus, a main memory device for storing data and instruction words including a set of universal instruction words and a set of sequence instruction words, said set of sequence instruction words containing a portion of said set of universal instruction words and, a central processing unit including a plurality of general registers and means storing a program status word, said central processing unit controlling said input/output device and said main memory device, a portion of the bits of said program status word having a status representing selection of either said set of universal instruction words or said set of sequence instruction words, said central processing unit further including means responsive to a processed instruction word or to an internal processing sequence executed at the time of receipt of an interruption message for determining the status of said portion of bits and for selectively executing said set of universal instruction words or said set of sequence instruction words in accordance with the status of said bit portions of said program status word.

Claim 3

A control system according to claim 1, further comprising: a first ROM containing microprograms used for controlling a central processing unit when a universal instruction is executed, a second ROM containing microprograms used for controlling said central processing unit when a sequence instruction is executed, and a bus control unit for connecting said central processing unit to said input/output device and said main memory device, said central processing unit further comprising: an arithmetic logic unit connected to said bus control unit for executing an arithmetic operation designated by an instruction, said program status word store being connected to said bus control unit to store the result of the arithmetic operation executed by said arithmetic logic unit, said general registers being connected to said bus control unit to store the result of said arithmetic operation, an instruction register connected to said bus control unit to store an instruction word, said means for selectively executing selecting said first ROM or said second ROM depending on which of a universal instruction or a sequence instruction is to be executed and including a ROM address register connected between said instruction register and said first and second ROMs and operated by said instruction word stored in said instruction register to designate an address of said first and second ROMs, and a decoder connected to said first and second ROMs for decoding information read out from either one of said first and second ROMs to produce control signals which control operation of said central processing unit.

Claim 4

A control system according to claim 2, wherein said program status word comprises a plurality of bits which constitute an address containing a program to be executed next, a condition code for storing the result of an arithmetic operation executed by said arithmetic logic unit, and a register designation code, one of said bits of said program status word representing an instruction word indicating which of said set of universal instruction words or said sequence instruction words is to be executed.