CSSE232 : Computer Architecture I
1: Thu Sep 04 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 Mon Sep 08)
- Note: HWs are always due at class time.
2: Fri Sep 05 1
- 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 Sep 09)
3: Mon Sep 08 1
- RISC-V I-types, immediates, lw and sw
- Read 2.10 (Important reading)
- HW3 assembling instructions (due Thu Sep 11)
- Due: * HW1
4: Tue Sep 09 1
- Practical1 Assembler I (due Mon Sep 15)
- Due: * HW2
5: Thu Sep 11 2
- RISC-V Branches and Jumps
- Read 2.7
- Practice 2.21-22; 2.24; 2.27-28
- HW4 loops (due Mon Sep 15)
- Due: * HW3
6: Fri Sep 12 2
- Pseudoinstructions
- Read 2.12 "Assembler" section
- HW5 pseudoinstructions (due Tue Sep 16)
7: Mon Sep 15 2
- Practical2 Assembler II (due Mon Sep 22)
- Due: * Practical1
- Due: * HW4
8: Tue Sep 16 2
- Addressing modes
- Read 2.10 (Important reading)
- Practice 2.12; 2.22
- Immediate Translation Handout
- HW6 addressing modes (due Fri Sep 19)
- Due: * HW5
9: Thu Sep 18 3
- Procedures
- Read 2.8; (this is an important reading)
- Practice 2.29-31; 2.33
- HW7 procedure calling (due Tue Sep 23)
10: Fri Sep 19 3
- Quiz 1
- See Sample Quiz 1 and (Sample Quiz 1 Solution)
- Due: * HW6
11: Mon Sep 22 3
- More procedures
- Read 2.13
- HW8 procedures and loops (due Thu Sep 25)
- Due: * Practical2
12: Tue Sep 23 3
- Practical3 RISC-V Programming (due Tue Sep 30)
- Due: * HW7
13: Thu Sep 25 4
- Building Single-Cycle datapath (R-types)
- Read 4.1-3
- Practice 4.1-4
- HW9 write verilog code (due Mon Sep 29)
- Due: * HW8
14: Fri Sep 26 4
15: Mon Sep 29 4
- Quiz 2
- See Sample Quiz 2 and (Sample Quiz 2 Solution)
- Due: * HW9
16: Tue Sep 30 4
- Practical4 Building and Testing Hardware (due Tue Oct 07)
- Due: * Practical3
17: Thu Oct 02 5
- More Single-Cycle datapath (I-types)
- Read Single-cycle RTL
18: Fri Oct 03 5
- Even more Single-Cycle datapath (Branch and Jumps)
- Due: * HW10
19: Mon Oct 06 5
- Single-Cycle Control
- Read 4.4
- Practice 4.4-5
- HW12 single cycle control (due Mon Oct 13)
20: Tue Oct 07 5
- Practical5 Single-Cycle Processor I (due Thu Oct 16)
- HW11 adding new single cycle instruction (due Tue Oct 14)
- Due: * Practical4
Break
21: Mon Oct 13 6
22: Tue Oct 14 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 Oct 21)
- Due: * HW11
23: Thu Oct 16 6
- Practical6 Single-Cycle Processor II (due Thu Oct 23)
- Due: * Practical5
24: Fri Oct 17 6
- Quiz 3
- Study HW11
- See Example Quiz 3 (Example Quiz 3 solution)
- CATME single cycle team eval (due Fri Oct 24)
25: Mon Oct 20 7
- Pipelined datapath and control
- Read 4.6-4.7
- Practice 4.19-20
- CATME pipeline team forming survey (due Thu Oct 23)
- Due: * HW13
26: Tue Oct 21 7
- More Pipelined datapath and control
- Due: * HW14
27: Thu Oct 23 7
- Data and control hazards
- Read 4.8-4.9
- Practice 4.22; 4.26
- Due: * Practical6
- Due: * CATME pipeline team forming survey
28: Fri Oct 24 7
- Practical7 Pipelined Processor I (due Thu Oct 30)
- Due: * CATME single cycle team eval
29: Mon Oct 27 8
- More Pipeline Hazards
- Read 4.8-4.9
- HW15 pipeline diagrams and efficiency (due Fri Oct 31)
30: Tue Oct 28 8
- Adding Pipelined Instructions
- HW16 add inst to pipeline (due Fri Nov 07)
31: Thu Oct 30 8
- Practical8 Pipelined Processor II (due Thu Nov 06)
- Due: * Practical7
32: Fri Oct 31 8
- Quiz 4
- Study HW11 and HW12
- See Example Quiz 4 (Example Quiz 4 solution)
- Due: * HW15
33: Mon Nov 03 9
- Faster Branching with a Pipelined Processor
34: Tue Nov 04 9
- Adding more pipelined instructions
35: Thu Nov 06 9
- Pipelined Performance
- Due: * Practical8
36: Fri Nov 07 9
- Practical9 Pipelined Processor III (due Thu Nov 13)
- Due: * HW16
37: Mon Nov 10 10
- Other Architectures II
38: Tue Nov 11 10
- Practical 10: Pipeline Design Presentation (The presentation happens during Finals Week.)
- CATME pipeline team eval (due Fri Nov 14)
39: Thu Nov 13 10
- Wrap up (attendance required)
- Due: * Practical9
40: Fri Nov 14 10
- Quiz 5
- Study HW15 and HW16
- See Example Quiz 5 (Example Quiz 5 solution)
- Due: * CATME pipeline team eval