Syllabus

FALL 2017 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

LECTURE	DATE	TOPICS	PREPARATION	DUE	ASSIGNED
1	AUG 29	Course Introduction Classification of Computers and Instructions RISC vs. CISC	Course Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2
2	AUG 31	Addressing Modes The Simple RISC Computer (Introduction) SRC Assembly Language	Chapter 2		Homework 1
3	SEPT 5	SRC Abstract RTN Displacement-Based Addressing	Chapter 2 SRC Abstract RTN Displacement-Based Addressing
4	SEPT 7	1-Bus SRC Microarchitecture 1-Bus SRC Concrete RTN	Chapter 4 1-Bus SRC Block Diagrams	Homework 1	Homework 2
5	SEPT 12	1-Bus SRC Control FSM 2-Bus SRC Microarchitecture 3-Bus SRC Microarchitecture	Chapter 4 2-Bus SRC Block Diagrams 3-Bus SRC Block Diagrams
6	SEPT 14	SRC VHDL Implementation	1-Bus SRC VHDL	Homework 2	Homework 3
7	SEPT 19	SRC FPGA Implementation	1-BUS SRC Xilinx ISE 14.7 Tutorial
8	SEPT 21	Interrupts/Exceptions	Chapter 4	Homework 3
9	SEPT 26	Exam 1
10	SEPT 28	Introduction to Memory Memory Space Decoding Introduction to Schematic Capture	Chapter 7 AM27C256 EPROM Datasheet EPROM Example CY7C199N SRAM Datasheet SRAM Example		Homework 4
11	OCT 3	Schematic Capture Details Memory Boards and Modules	Chapter 7 ExpressSCH Quick Start Guide
12	OCT 5	FPM DRAM SRC FPM DRAM Design Examples	FPM DRAM Datasheet SRC FPM DRAM Design Examples	Homework 4	Homework 5
13	OCT 10	SDRAM DDR DRAM DDR2 DRAM DDR3 DRAM	DRAM Types MT48LC8M8A2 SDRAM Datasheet MT46V128M8 DDR DRAM Datasheet MT47H256M8 DDR2 DRAM Datasheet MT41J512M8 DDR3 DRAM Datasheet
14	OCT 12	Cache Virtual Memory	Chapter 7 SRC Cache Example SRC Cache Datapath Example Virtual Memory Concepts	Homework 5	Homework 6
	OCT 17	Fall Break
15	OCT 19	Memory-Mapped I/O Shared I/O Polling Interrupt-Driven I/O Direct Memory Access (DMA) The Multi-Master SRC Bus Bus Arbitration	Chapter 8 SRC Stereo Card Bus Alternatives Three-Slot Multi-Master SRC Motherboard	Homework 6	Homework 7
16	OCT 24	The PCI Bus	PCI Lecture Notes
17	OCT 26	Serial vs. Parallel I/O Buses PCIe	Reflection Lecture PCIe Lecture	Homework 7	Homework 8
18	OCT 31	Parity Hamming Codes ECC Memory	Chapter 8 Coding Theory 101
19	NOV 2	Disks Video DACs ADCs	Chapter 9 SRC Video Example R2R DAC Example Flash ADC Example	Homework 8
20	NOV 7	USB 2.0/3.0 IEEE 1394 (Firewire)	Chapter 10
21	NOV 9	Exam 2
22	NOV 14	Introduction to Pipelining	Chapter 5	Homework 9
23	NOV 16	Pipelining the SRC	Chapter 5
24	NOV 21	Microprogramming the SRC	Chapter 5	Homework 9	Homework 10
	NOV 23	Thanksgiving Break
25	NOV 28	VLIW Superscalar Transmeta Crusoe	Chapter 5 VLIW Notes Transmeta Crusoe White Paper
26	NOV 30	Introduction to Multicore/Cache Coherency		Homework 10
27	DEC 5	Supercomputing
28	DEC 7	Exam 3