6.111 Announcements
Week of December 11, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon
- The Final Project
Checkoff has been posted. Since it's a tight schedule
please make every effort to be on time!
- Please upload the Final Project
video release pdf under "Submit PDF" to allow us to post the video on the course website.
A release form is required from each team member. Video recording is optional.
However, it's a great reference for future employers and an opportunity to showcase your
engineering skills.
- Tue 2:30-4pm: Clean out your tool kit and check in with staff.
This is mandatory! Kits not checked in will receive an incomplete grade.
- Wed
- All benches must be clear by Wed 5pm. Let me know if
you wish to keep your setup for a few days to show your project to
your friends. Many projects are just awesome. We can accommodate
you.
- Your project report is due by MIT rules at 5PM on Wed 12/13.
However, we won't start reading the reports until Friday at 10AM
so you have until then. Include as an appendix your Verilog source
files. Your written report grade is worth 5% of your total grade.
(Length is not a factor in the report grade.) This is how the points
will be distributed:
- Technical content - overview/motivation: 0, 0.5, 1
- Logical, readable diagrams and timing (if appropriate) 0, 0.5, 1
- Enough details so the project can be replicated by a fellow student 0, 0.5, 1
- Discussion on tricky circuits/challenges/measurements of interesting signals (if appropriate) 0, 0.5, 1
- Lessons learned, advice for the future projects, 0, 0.5, 1
- Upload your project in ONE ZIP file under "Submit Verilog". Include only the Verilog and XDC (if modified) files.
This will future projects to reuse your Verilog.
- Important: Please take a moment to fill out
the
MIT Course Evaluations for 6.111.
We'd very much like to get your comments on the course! This feedback will help us a lot in shaping-up the class. By now you're all experts in 6.111 so let your voice be heard!
Week of Dec 4, 2017 *** check back regularly for updates ***
- This week's to-do list:
- Integrate and finish final project!
- The Final Project
Checkoff/Video recording schedule has been posted. Since
it's a tight schedule please make every effort to be on time!
Please submit the Final
Project video release (pdf) under "Submit PDF" to allow us to
post the video on the course website.
- Important: Please take a moment to fill out the
MIT Course Evaluations for 6.111. We'd
very much like to get your comments on the course! This feedback will
help us a lot in shaping-up the class. By now you're all experts in
6.111 so let your voice be heard!
- If you made an approved parts
purchase for your final project and would like to be reimbursed,
please get your receipts to me this week.
- Lab hours will be exteneded this week:
- Dec 9, Sat Noon-8p (Gim & James)
- If you made an approved parts purchase for your final project
and would like to be reimbursed, please get your receipts to Gim before checkoffs.
Week of December 11, 2017
- Mon 3-11p Project Checkoff
- Tue 2:30-4p return 6.111 material and toolkit
- Wed 5p Final report due.
Week of Nov 27, 2017 *** check back regularly for updates ***
- This week's to-do list:
- Integrate and finish final project!
- Copy and save lecture notes, lpset and labs. The files will be removed at the end of
the semester.
- Check and see that all your grades correct. Contact Gim if there are issues.
- Lab hours will be exteneded this week:
- Sat Noon- 8p (Gim, Madeleine)
- If you made an approved parts purchase for your final project
and would like to be reimbursed, please get your receipts to Gim before checkoffs.
- Project Checkoff followed immediately by video recording (one session) will
be on Mon 12/11.
- Please let me know of any time restrictions.
Because of deadline on submitting grades
no extensions will be possible.
- 6.111 tool kit checkin will be Tue 2:30-4pm
Week of December 4, 2017
- Final debug, integration and polishing your project in preparation for checkoff.
Week of November 20, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Work on your project. Only two full weeks remaining after Thanksgiving.
- The lab closes at noon on Wed 11/23 and reopens at 1300 on Sunday, 11/27.
- Enjoy Thanksgiving break!
- Next week's to-do list:
- Debug, integration and polishing your project.
- Project Checkoff followed immediately by video recording (one session) will
be on Mon 12/11.
- Please let me know of any time restrictions.
Because of deadline on submitting grades
no extensions will be possible.
- 6.111 tool kit checkin will be Tue 2:30-4pm
Week of November 13, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Special parts should be inhouse and ready for testing.
- Work on your final project! Last full week before Thanksgiving.
- Tues: Review your grades. Cumulative late labs beyond the
5 slack days incur a 1 point penalty per day and is listed under grades. Let GH know of any
errors.
- Thu: Dr. Victor Tom will be in lab to help with image related questions 5-7p.
- by Fri: Project Checklist Meeting with mentor.
- Fri: Upload Project Checklist as PDF by 5pm
- Next week's to-do list:
- Work on your project. Only two full weeks remaining after Thanksgiving.
- The lab closes at noon on Wed 11/22
- Enjoy Thanksgiving break!
- The lab will not be open over Thanksgiving. It reopens at 1300 on Sunday, 11/26.
Week of November 6, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- This is the week you should nail down the details of your design.
If you need special parts see course instructor.
- Tue 2:30-5p: design presentations (upload PDF of presentation)..
- Thu 2:30-4p: design presentations (upload PDF of presentation).
- Fri: Upload Revised Project Proposal if there are major changes. (submit as PDF to website).
- Please check the
schedule to
find out when your design presentation is.
- Project lab station assignments.
(Will be posted noon Monday)
- Next week's to-do list:
- Review your grades and notify me of any errors.
- Work on your final project! Last full week before Thanksgiving.
- Fri: Project Checklist Meeting and submit as PDF by 5pm
Week of October 30, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Block Diagram Conference w/ mentor by Fri 11/3
- Tue: Lecture - last one
- Tue: upload Project Proposal - one per team; grading criteria:
- detail description,
- block diagram,
- inputs/outputs, external devices
- potential performance or hardware limitations if any
- Thu: tutorials (in lab; optional)
- labkit NTSC camera 2:30p Gim
- labkit flash memory 2:45p Gim
- using images and COE files 3pm Gim
- chroma keying 8p Diana
- PC interfacing 9p Diana
- Nexys4 camera 8:45p Weston
- Next week's to-do list:
- Tue: Design Presentations 2:30-5:00p (note the extended time)
- Thu: Design Presentations 2:30-4:00p
- Please see the Final Project Information
page for details about the project milestones and deadlines.
Week of October 23, 2017
- Project teams posted on website
Project list. Mentors will be assigned
by Monday 23:59.
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon: Checkoff lab 5
- Tue: Lecture
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: Project proposal conference w/ mentor
- Thu: Lecture - Guest lecturer on image processing and tracking
- Fri: Upload lab 5 Verilog (only *.v files, do not zip) if you haven't already done so.
- Next week's to-do list:
- Block Diagram Conference w/ mentor by Fri
- Tue: Lecture
- Questions about the final project process? Check out the
final project information page.
Week of October 16, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon: project teams formed (email instructor by 11p)
If you
don't have a team, meet after lecture on Tue.
- Tue: lecture: final project
- Thu: lecture; lab 5 checkoff
- Fri: project abstract (email instructor by 11p)
- Next week's to-do list:
- Tue: lecture
- Thu: special guest lecture: image processing and baseball
Week of October 9, 2017
- This week's schedule:
- Sun: lab closed
- Mon: Columbus Day - lab hours: approximately 9a-4p (thanks Joe!)
- Tue: Student holiday - lab hours: 9:00a -11:45p
- Thu: lecture as usual; finish Lab 4 and checkoff
- Final Project information
and schedule posted (project teams due 10/17).
- Next week's schedule:
- Tue: lecture - The Final Project
- Thu: lecture
Week of October 2, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Tue: finish Lab 3 and checkoff
- Wed: lecture, 6p pizza! Want to talk about your final project ideas?
The staff can help you brainstorm.
- Thu: lecture
- Lab 4 is a long and difficult lab. Be sure to start early!
- Next week's schedule:
- Sun: lab closed
- Mon: Columbus Day - lab closed
- Tue: Student holiday - lab hours: 9:00a -11:45p
- Thu: lecture as usual; finish Lab 4 and checkoff
Week of September 26, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Upload your lab 2 (1a) (2) Verilog.
We'll be looking for proper use of comments and formatting to make your code easy to understand. Verilog
for labs 3,4,5 will be graded. Resubmission of Verilog for regrading allowed only for lab 3.
- Tue: lecture
- Thu: lecture, LPset #5 due
- Lab 3 Checkoff Tue 10/3.
- Wed 10/4 6-7:30 pizza! Want to talk about your final project ideas? The staff can help you brainstorm.
Week of September 18, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Tue: lecture, LPSet #3 due
- Thu: lecture, LPSet #4 due
- Thu: Lab 2 Part A and
Part B checkoff (you can check off as each section is completed)
- Lab 3 will be posted Tuesday.
-
Here's the FPGA Labkit demo schedule (each demo is offered multiple times):
- Sun 9/17 5p Madeleine
- Mon 9/18 1p Joe, 5p Gim
- Please post your questions and comments on Piazza. We will try to respond quickly. If
you are not enrolled, click on the "Piazza" link to the left.
Week of September 11, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- Tue: lecture, LPSet #1 due
- Thu: lecture, LPSet #2 due
- Thu: Lab 1 checkoff completed.
As you complete each exercise(s) you may check off with any staff in the lab.
When all sections are completed your grade will entered.
Staffed hours are posted on the website.
- Lab 2 Part A and
Lab 2 Part B
have been posted. As you complete
each exercise check off with any staff in the lab.
-
Here's the FPGA Labkit demo schedule (each demo is offered multiple times):
- Wed 9/13 5p Gim
- Thu 9/14 7p Joe
- Fri 9/15 5:15p Gim
- Sun 9/17 5p Madeleine
- Mon 9/18 1p Joe, 5p Gim
- Please post your questions and comments on Piazza. We will try to respond quickly. If
you are not enrolled, click on the "Piazza" link to the left.
Week of September 4, 2017
- This week's to-do list:
- The first meeting of 6.111 will be at lecture on Thursday,
9/10 at 2:30p in 32-141.
Consult the Course calendar
for schedule of lectures and labs.
- Please take a moment to read the
Course info page which describes course
mechanics, labs, final project, key dates, grading and policies.
- We will be giving demos in the 6.111 lab (38-600) on how to use
the logic analyzer and FPGA labkit -- info you'll want to know for completing
the labs! (Will be posted on Friday 9/8)
- Bring the Tool Kit Signout form
to John Sweeney (38-501) to check out a kit of parts, tools and test
equipment leads you'll need to work on the labs. The lockers are located
in Bldg 38 sixth floor hallway.
- With the change to the new EECS curriculum, 6.111
will continue to be a AUS/AUS2 and LAB/LAB2 and II subject but not a
CI-M. However, EECS and SOCR (Subcommittee on Communications
Requirements) have approved 6.111 Fall 2017 as a substitution for
6.UAP for students using the "Old Curriculm". See the instructor for more details.
Fall 2017 6.111 site
See the links on the left for more information.
Note the
information is tentative and will be finalized by start of class.
With the change to the new EECS curriculum, 6.111
will continue to be a AUS/AUS2 and LAB/LAB2 and II subject but not a
CI-M. However, EECS and SOCR (Subcommittee on Communications
Requirements) have approved 6.111 Fall 2017 as a substitution for
6.UAP for students using the "Old Curriculm". See the instructor for more details.