Preliminary Course Schedule (updated 1/26/09)
Monday
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Wednesday |
Friday |
February 2 Registration Day |
February 4 L1: Introduction (PDF) Course objectives, digital logic, hardware description languages, Process Technology Lab 1 handed out Problem Set 1 handed out |
February 6 Hands-on Logic Analyzer Tutorial by TAs and Gim Hom (in the 6.111 lab) , February 5-8 |
February 9 |
February 11 |
February 13 L5: Simple Sequential Circuits and Verilog (PDF) Hands-on Tutorial by TAs and Gim Hom (in the 6.111 Lab): ModelSim, Labkit, February 12-15 |
February 16 - No Class Problem Set 1 Due |
February 18 Lab 1 Checkoff and Report due by 1PM (turn in report at lecture, 32-144) Lab 2 (Auto Alarm FSM) handed out |
February 20
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February 23 Finish Memory Lab 2 FSM Diagram Due in Lecture |
February 25 L9: Arithmetic Structures (cont.) CI-M requirements (Lab2 report guidelines(ppt)) |
February 27 Recitation
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March 2 L10: Analog
Building Blocks (PDF) Lab 2 Checkoff |
March 4 Finish Analog Building Blocks Lab 3 (Memory Tester) handed out |
March 6
Recitation
VGA Timing Generation ,
Block RAM/ROM
Lab 3 Discussion
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March 9 L12: Reconfigurable Logic Architecture (PDF) Overview of commercial devices, programmable logic (PAL), FPGA Architectures, and software tools |
March 11 L13: Video (PDF) Lab 3 (Memory Tester)
checkoff by March 12 (Thursday) - No detailed report due (see lab for details) |
March 13 Lab 4 (Pong Game) handed out |
March 16 No Class on March 16
Location: 32-155 |
March 18 L14: Project Kickoff (PDF) Formation of Project Teams |
March 20 No Recitation Lab 4 Intermediate Checkoff |
March 23-27 Spring Break |
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March 30 L15:
LSI Integration and Performance
Transformations (PDF)
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April 1 L16: Power Dissipation
in Digital Systems (PDF) Lab 4 Check Off by April 2 (Thursday) |
April 3 No More Lectures or Recitation |
April 6 No Lecture Project Abstracts Due Lab 4 Report Due (both by 1PM in 39-553) |
April 8 No Lecture Proposal Conference with TAs (April 8-10). Bring Project Proposals for the Proposal Conference |
April 10 No Lecture Lab 2 revised report due (part of CIM) Proposal Conference with TAs (April 8-10). Bring Project Proposals for the Proposal Conference |
April 13 Block Diagram Conference With TAs |
April 15 Block Diagram Conference With TAs |
April 17 Block Diagram Conference With TAs |
April 20 Patriots Day (Holiday) |
April 22 Project Design Presentation in 32-144 |
April 24 |
April 27 Project Design Presentation in 32-144 |
April 29 Implement/Debug - Milestone 1 |
May 1 |
May 4 Implement/Debug - Milestone 2 |
May 6 Implement/Debug - Milestone 2 |
May 8 Implement/Debug - Milestone 2 |
May 11 Implement/Debug No Lecture |
May 12/13/14 (Tu/W/Th) May 12: Final Project Check-off with TA May 14: Final Project Report Due by 5PM (electronic to the TA) |
May 15
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