Syllabus

SPRING 2018

LECTURE	DATE	TOPICS	PREPARATION	ASSIGNED	DUE
1	JAN 19	Course Introduction VGA Video Vivado Clocking Wizard VGA Skeleton VHDL NEXYS4 DDR Dev Board Manual NEXYS4 DDR Dev Board Schematic VHDL Tutorial Xilinx Vivado Tutorial	Course Introduction VGA Video Vivado Clocking Wizard Tutorial VGA VHDL Skeleton Digilent NEXYS 4 DDR Development Board Manual Digilent NEXYS 4 DDR Development Board Schematics VHDL Tutorial Xilinx Vivado Tutorial	Homework 1
2	JAN 26	Bit-Mapped Displays Vivado Block RAM COE Files PCB Fundamentals CAD Drafting Terminology The ExpressPCB CAD Tool ExpressPCB Board Properties Advanced PCB Concepts	Vivado Block RAM Tutorial Example COE File PCB Technology Article Drafting Manual CAD Dimensioning Textbook ExpresPCB CAD Tool Express PCB Board Matrix Reflection Lecture MS&T Trace Impedance Calculator Maximum ExpressPCB Trace Impedance	Homework 2	Homework 1
3	FEB 2	Character Displays PCB Power and Ground Considerations Project Gantt Chart	Project Gantt Chart	Homework 3	Homework 2
4	FEB 9	Semester Project Assignment Semester Project Paper Format FPGA Configuration Concepts FPGA Power Requirements		Semester Project	Homework 3
5	FEB 16
6	FEB 23
7	MAR 2
8	MAR 9
	MAR 16	SPRING BREAK
9	MAR 23
10	MAR 30
11	APR 6
12	APR 13
13	APR 20
14	APR 27
14	MAY 7	PROJECT PRESENTATIONS