CSSE232 : Computer Architecture I
1: Tue Mar 10 1
- Introduction & Course Overview
- Read Ch 1 (esp. 1.1-1.3, 1.11)
- Read A.2, A.3 (decoder/multiplexor) ; 2.4; 3.1-3.2
- Practice A.11; 2.6
- HW1 review (due Tue Mar 17)
- Note: HWs are always due at class time.
- Intro to RISC-V assembly
- RISC-V green sheet
- Read 2.1-2.3
- Practice 2.1-2.4; 2.7-2.8
- RISC-V R Types
- Arithmetic operations
- Logical operations
- Read 2.6
- Practice 2.17-18,20
- HW2 compiling c into assembly (due Tue Mar 17)
2: Thu Mar 12 1
- RISC-V I-types, immediates, lw and sw
- Read 2.10 (Important reading)
- HW3 assembling instructions (due Tue Mar 17)
- Practical1 Assembler I (due Thu Mar 19)
3: Tue Mar 17 2
- RISC-V Branches and Jumps
- Read 2.7
- Practice 2.21-22; 2.24; 2.27-28
- HW4 loops (due Tue Mar 24)
- Pseudoinstructions
- Read 2.12 "Assembler" section
- HW5 pseudoinstructions (due Tue Mar 24)
- Due: * HW1
- Due: * HW2
- Due: * HW3
4: Thu Mar 19 2
- Addressing modes
- Read 2.10 (Important reading)
- Practice 2.12; 2.22
- Immediate Translation Handout
- HW6 addressing modes (due Tue Mar 24)
- Practical2 Assembler II (due Thu Mar 26)
- Due: * Practical1
5: Tue Mar 24 3
- Procedures
- Read 2.8; (this is an important reading)
- Practice 2.29-31; 2.33
- HW7 procedure calling (due Tue Mar 31)
- More procedures
- Read 2.13
- HW8 procedures and loops (due Tue Mar 31)
- Due: * HW4
- Due: * HW5
- Due: * HW6
6: Thu Mar 26 3
- Quiz 1
- See Sample Quiz 1 and (Sample Quiz 1 Solution)
- Practical3 RISC-V Programming (due Thu Apr 02)
- Due: * Practical2
7: Tue Mar 31 4
- Verilog Survival Guide Videos
- HW9 write verilog code (due Tue Apr 07)
- Building Single-Cycle datapath (R-types)
- Read 4.1-3
- Practice 4.1-4
- HW10 write relprime (due Tue Apr 07)
- Due: * HW7
- Due: * HW8
8: Thu Apr 02 4
- Quiz 2
- See Sample Quiz 2 and (Sample Quiz 2 Solution)
- Practical4 Building and Testing Hardware (due Thu Apr 09)
- Due: * Practical3
9: Tue Apr 07 5
- More Single-Cycle datapath (I-types and memory)
- Read Single-cycle RTL
- CATME single-cycle team forming survey (due Thu Apr 09)
- Even more Single-Cycle datapath (Branch and Jumps)
- HW11 adding new single cycle instruction (due Tue Apr 21)
- Due: * HW9
- Due: * HW10
10: Thu Apr 09 5
- Single-Cycle Control
- Read 4.4
- Practice 4.4-5
- HW12 single cycle control (due Tue Apr 21)
- Practical5 Single-Cycle Processor I (due Thu Apr 23)
- Due: * Practical4
- Due: * CATME single-cycle team forming survey
Break
11: Tue Apr 21 6
- Input/Output
- Read 2.9
- Practice 2.38
- Performance
- Read 1.4-1.9
- Practice Examples; 1.5–7; 2.39-40
- HW14 performance (due Tue Apr 28)
- Due: * HW11
- Due: * HW12
12: Thu Apr 23 6
- Quiz 3
- Study HW11
- See Example Quiz 3 (Example Quiz 3 solution)
- Practical6 Single-Cycle Processor II (due Thu Apr 30)
- CATME single cycle team eval (due Thu Apr 30)
- Due: * Practical5
13: Tue Apr 28 7
- Pipelined datapath and control
- Read 4.6-4.7
- Practice 4.19-20
- CATME pipeline team forming survey (due Thu Apr 30)
- Due: * HW14
14: Thu Apr 30 7
- More Pipelined datapath and control
- Practical7 Pipelined Processor I (due Thu May 07)
- Due: * Practical6
- Due: * CATME single cycle team eval
- Due: * CATME pipeline team forming survey
15: Tue May 05 8
- Data and control hazards
- Read 4.8-4.9
- Practice 4.22; 4.26
- More Pipeline Hazards
- Read 4.8-4.9
- HW15 pipeline diagrams and efficiency (due Tue May 12)
16: Thu May 07 8
- Quiz 4
- Study HW11 and HW12
- See Example Quiz 4 (Example Quiz 4 solution)
- Practical8 Pipelined Processor II (due Thu May 14)
- Due: * Practical7
17: Tue May 12 9
- Adding Pipelined Instructions
- HW16 add inst to pipeline (due Tue May 19)
- Faster Branching with a Pipelined Processor
- Due: * HW15
18: Thu May 14 9
- Adding more pipelined instructions
- Practical9 Pipelined Processor III (due Thu May 21)
- Due: * Practical8
19: Tue May 19 10
- Pipelined Performance
- Other Architectures
- Practical 10: Pipeline Design Presentation (The presentation happens during Finals Week.)
- CATME pipeline team eval (due Tue May 26)
- Due: * HW16
20: Thu May 21 10
- Quiz 5
- Study HW15 and HW16
- See Example Quiz 5 (Example Quiz 5 solution)
- Wrap up (attendance required)
- Due: * Practical9