ELEC 5200-001/6200-001 Computer Architecture and Design
Fall 2015, MWF 11AM, Broun 235
Course Syllabus,
Grade Sheet,
Test and Exam Statistics
Instructor: Vishwani D. Agrawal, James J. Danaher Professor of ECE
Teaching Assistant: Hunter Thorington, Phone 205-999-1129, Broun 354, Consultation hours: Tuesday, 1-4PM.
Textbook: Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Fifth Edition, D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier), 2014, ISBN 978-0-12-407726-3.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Test 1, Friday, Sep 18, 2015, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
Test 2, Friday, Oct 9, 2015, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
Final Exam, Wednesday, Dec 9, 12noon - 2:30PM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
PROJECT: Assigned Wednesday 9/21/15 (Read all parts before starting):
Part 1: ISA, Report due Friday 10/2/15
Part 2: Datapath, Report due Monday 10/19/15
Part 3: Datapath and Control, Report due Friday 10/30/15
Part 4: Datapath Verification, Report due Friday 11/13/15
Part 5: CPU, Report due Monday 11/30/15
Part 6: Working Demo and Final Summary Report, Report due Monday 12/7/15 by
email
DEMO Place and Time: Room 320, Nov 30 - Dec 7.
(Only the demo, not Part 6 report, is optional for 5200-001)
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VHDL references and relevant files for Project:
A 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
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 8/31/15, due 9/4/15
Homework 2, assigned 9/8/15, due 9/16/15
Homework 3, assigned 9/26/15, due 10/2/15
Homework 4, assigned 10/21/15, due 11/2/15
Homework 5, assigned 11/9/15, due 11/16/15
Homework 6, assigned 11/30/15, due 12/4/15,
see Lecture 11 for Problem 5
LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: See webpages of most recent years.
PREVIOUS OFFERINGS BY PROF. V. AGRAWAL:
Spring 2015,
Fall 2014,
Spring 2014,
Spring 2013,
Fall 2012,
Spring 2012,
Fall 2011,
Spring 2011,
Fall 2010,
Spring 2010,
Fall 2009,
Spring 2009,
Fall 2008,
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