ELEC 5200-001/6200-001 Computer Architecture and Design
Fall 2012, MWF 11AM, Broun 306
Course Syllabus,
Grade Sheet,
Statistics
Instructor: Vishwani D. Agrawal, James J. Danaher Professor of ECE
Teaching Assistant: Bei Zhang, Phone 321-946-8007, Broun 309, Consultation: MW 2-3PM.
Textbook: Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Revised 4th Edition, D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier), 2012, ISBN 978-0-12-374750-1.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Test 1, Friday, 9/14/12, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 306, use of books, notes, etc., permitted
statistics.
Test 2, Wednesday, 11/7/12, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 306, use of books, notes, etc., permitted
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Final Exam, Thursday, December 6, 2012, 12:00-2:30PM, Broun 306, use of books, notes, etc., permitted
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8/19/12
Auburn Co-Op Employment Opportunities
11/27/12 Reminder:
Course Evaluation Site, open 11/25/12 through 12/2/12
PROJECT: 10/1/12
Assignment and Deadlines:
Part 1, 10/12/12; Part 2, 10/19/12; Part 3, 10/26/12; Part 4, 11/2/12; Part 5, 11/26/12
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART 5 DEMO:
a. Briefly describe what is implemented, what program you will run and what result is expected.
b. Run the program pointing to the functions of the buttons you press. Let the viewer examine the result.
c. Offer to make a change to some parameter to a viewer selected value and rerun the demo.
d. Total duration of demo: FIVE MINUTES
e. Part 5 Report (1 page, to be emailed): Describe (A) what was implemented, what worked or did not work and why, (B) what will you do differently next time, and (C) your advice to future students.
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VHDL references and relevant files for Project:
Guest Lecture by V. Nelson: Modeling and Simulating ASIC Designs with VHDL, 8/20/10
VHDL Review (Lecture from Fall 2009)
Modeling for Synthesis (Lecture from Fall 2009)
Overview of VHDL by Prof. Stroud
References on VHDL by Prof. Stroud
Lectures from Prof. Nelson's CAD course
Altera Quartus II and DE2 manual
Leonardo Spectrum for Altera HDL Synthesis Manual
Altera MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Manual
Run_time_content_editable_memory_tutorial.pdf
VHDL Files: hexto7seg.vhd,
regfile.vhd
HOMEWORK:
Homework 1, assigned 8/20/12, due 8/27/12
Homework 2, assigned 8/27/12, due 9/5/12
Homework 3, assigned 9/17/12, due 10/1/12
Homework 4, assigned 10/1/12, due 10/8/12
Homework 5, assigned 10/8/12, due 10/15/12
Homework 6, assigned 10/17/12, due 10/22/12
Homework 7, assigned 10/29/12, due 11/5/12
Homework 8, assigned 11/12/12, due 11/16/12,
see Lecture 11 for Problem 5
Homework 9 (self study), assigned 11/26/12
LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: See webpages of most recent years.
PREVIOUS OFFERINGS BY PROF. V. AGRAWAL:
Spring 2012,
Fall 2011,
Spring 2011,
Fall 2010,
Spring 2010,
Fall 2009,
Spring 2009,
Fall 2008,
Spring 2008,
Fall 2007,
Spring 2007,
Fall 2006,
Fall 2005,
Fall 2004