sql-hkr/tiny8
A tiny CPU simulator written in Python observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
49/100
- Activity 57
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 22
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 5.0
- age_days: 317
- days_rel: 305
- days_push: 261
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1368 stars · 38 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Tiny8 is an educational 8-bit CPU simulator written in Python, featuring an AVR-inspired architecture with 32 registers, a 60+ instruction assembler, and an interactive terminal debugger. It also generates GIF/MP4 animations of program execution for learning and teaching computer architecture.
Use cases
- learn how a cpu executes assembly instructions
- visualize algorithms like bubble sort running on a simple cpu
- step through assembly code with a debugger
- teach computer architecture fundamentals to students
- generate animated gifs of register and memory changes
- experiment with an avr-inspired 8-bit instruction set
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free way to learn or teach CPU fundamentals
- you need interactive step-by-step debugging with change highlighting
- you want to create visual animations of program execution for presentations
When to avoid
- you need to simulate real AVR hardware or run actual Arduino firmware
- you require a full-featured emulator for production embedded development
- you need multi-core or 16/32/64-bit CPU simulation
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation data-visualization cli interpreter developer-tools education computer-vision developer-tools python cli cross-platform cpu-simulator 8-bit assembler avr assembly-language terminal-ui computer-architecture educational algorithms command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sql-hkr/tiny8 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4447bfa5f6b9
- homepage: https://sql-hkr.github.io/tiny8/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 84fc800c900c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| sql-hkr/tiny8 | main | 49 |
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