Tiny CPU uses an Altera CPLD to emulate a simple processor. Also included on the board: flash ROM, keyboard input, JTAG header, and more.
Tiny CPU is a custom “small CPU” design intended for implementation in a CPLD. Such soft CPU cores typically target an FPGA or large CPLD, but the target device for Tiny CPU is the Altera EPM7128, which has just 128 macrocells. This constrains the CPU to a minimal set of features in order to fit. It is an 8-bit CPU with only two registers, and a 10-bit address space. The instruction set is a subset of the 6502 instruction set, with modifications to reflect the smaller address space and number of registers.
I really like seeing computers like these. Well done.
Amazing to see a CPU built in just 128 macrocell cpld, nice.
No emulation here. Furthermore you say that it is a custom one, so it can’t be a copy neither..