as a component instantiation or conditional signal assignment) and the result
variable will become the output port.
-An example of a program in canonical form would be:
+\startbuffer[MulSum]
+alu :: Bit -> Word -> Word -> Word
+alu = λa.λb.λc.
+ let
+ mul = (*) a b
+ sum = (+) mul c
+ in
+ sum
+\stopbuffer
+
+\startuseMPgraphic{MulSum}
+ save a, b, c, mul, add, sum;
+
+ % I/O ports
+ newCircle.a(btex $a$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.b(btex $b$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.c(btex $c$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.sum(btex $res$ etex) "framed(false)";
+
+ % Components
+ newCircle.mul(btex - etex);
+ newCircle.add(btex + etex);
+
+ a.c - b.c = (0cm, 2cm);
+ b.c - c.c = (0cm, 2cm);
+ add.c = c.c + (2cm, 0cm);
+ mul.c = midpoint(a.c, b.c) + (2cm, 0cm);
+ sum.c = add.c + (2cm, 0cm);
+ c.c = origin;
+
+ % Draw objects and lines
+ drawObj(a, b, c, mul, add, sum);
+
+ ncarc(a)(mul) "arcangle(15)";
+ ncarc(b)(mul) "arcangle(-15)";
+ ncline(c)(add);
+ ncline(mul)(add);
+ ncline(add)(sum);
+\stopuseMPgraphic
+
+\placeexample[ex:MulSum]{\small{ALU} described in normal form}
+ \startcombination[2*1]
+ {\typebufferlam{MulSum}}{Description in normal form}
+ {\boxedgraphic{MulSum}}{Described architecture}
+ \stopcombination
+
+\startbuffer[AddSubAlu]
+alu :: Bit -> Word -> Word -> Word
+alu = λopcode.λa.λb.
+ let
+ res1 = (+) a b
+ res2 = (-) a b
+ res = case op of
+ Low -> res1
+ High -> res2
+ in
+ res
+\stopbuffer
+
+\startuseMPgraphic{AddSubAlu}
+ save opcode, a, b, add, sub, mux, res;
+
+ % I/O ports
+ newCircle.opcode(btex $opcode$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.a(btex $a$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.b(btex $b$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ newCircle.res(btex $res$ etex) "framed(false)";
+ % Components
+ newCircle.add(btex + etex);
+ newCircle.sub(btex - etex);
+ newMux.mux;
+
+ opcode.c - a.c = (0cm, 2cm);
+ add.c - a.c = (4cm, 0cm);
+ sub.c - b.c = (4cm, 0cm);
+ a.c - b.c = (0cm, 3cm);
+ mux.c = midpoint(add.c, sub.c) + (1.5cm, 0cm);
+ res.c - mux.c = (1.5cm, 0cm);
+ b.c = origin;
+
+ % Draw objects and lines
+ drawObj(opcode, a, b, res, add, sub, mux);
+
+ ncline(a)(add) "posA(e)";
+ ncline(b)(sub) "posA(e)";
+ nccurve(a)(sub) "posA(e)", "angleA(0)";
+ nccurve(b)(add) "posA(e)", "angleA(0)";
+ nccurve(add)(mux) "posB(inpa)", "angleB(0)";
+ nccurve(sub)(mux) "posB(inpb)", "angleB(0)";
+ nccurve(opcode)(mux) "posB(n)", "angleA(0)", "angleB(-90)";
+ ncline(mux)(res) "posA(out)";
+\stopuseMPgraphic
+
+\placeexample[ex:AddSubAlu]{\small{ALU} described in normal form}
+ \startcombination[2*1]
+ {\typebufferlam{AddSubAlu}}{Description in normal form}
+ {\boxedgraphic{AddSubAlu}}{Described architecture}
+ \stopcombination
\startlambda
-- All arguments are an inital lambda