Vector processor

摘要

The invention concerns a vector processor, which has a vector processing unit including a vector command decoder (5) and a scalar processing unit including a scalar command decoder (3), to activate the vector processing unit depending on a scalar command to initiate processing of a vector command chain. The vector processing unit also has an indicator register (6, W), which is set depending on the initiation of the decoding process of the vector command chain by the vector command decoder, and reset depending on the decoding of a vector end command of the vector command chain. As long as the indicator circuit is in the reset state, the vector processing unit can initiate processing of the vector command chain as instructed by the scalar processing unit. <IMAGE>