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Readable and educational implementations of a CPU in a HDL

Can you recommend a readable and educational implementation of a CPU in VHDL or Verilog? Preferably something well documented. P.S. I know I can look at opencores, but I'm specifi …
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What’s the difference between a microcontroller and a microprocessor?

What's the difference between a microcontroller and a microprocessor?
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Microprogramming vs. Machine Language programming

I'm a bit confused between the microprogramming level vs machine language level. For example: Where do both types of programs reside while being executed? Do either have a 1:1 m …
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Best development board for ARM9?

I am looking for a cheap but powerful dev board for an ARM9 processor. It needs to be able to run linux. I am unsure about the exact specifications for RAM and such(thats partly wh …