CSSE232 : Computer Architecture I
1: Mon Mar 09 1
- Introduction
- Read Ch 1 (esp. 1.1–1.3, 1.10)
- Course Overview
- Read B.2, B.3 (decoder/multiplexor) ; 2.4; 3.1-3.2
- Practice B.11; 2.8
- Lab0 Course tools (due Wed Mar 11)
- HW1 (due Wed Mar 11)
2: Tue Mar 10 1
- MIPS green sheet
- Intro to MIPS assembly
- Read 2.1–2.3
- Practice 2.1–2.6; 2.9–2.10
- Representing instructions
- Read 2.4–2.5
- Practice 2.12; 2.14–2.18
- HW2 (due Thu Mar 12)
3: Wed Mar 11 1
- Lab1 (due Mon Mar 23)
- Skim A.9–A.10
- Due: * Lab0 Course tools
- Due: * HW1
4: Thu Mar 12 1
- Logical operations
- Read 2.6
- Practice 2.19–20,22
- Decision instructions
- Read 2.7
- Practice 2.23–24; 2.26; 2.29–30
- HW3 (due Tue Mar 24)
- Due: * HW2
Break
5: Mon Mar 23 1
6: Tue Mar 24 2
- Procedures
- Read 2.8; A.6
- Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
- Example Exam 1 and solution (this is examples for the content quizzes)
- Example Exam 2 and partial solution
- Content Quiz 1 - MIPS assembly translation
- HW5 (due Thu Mar 26)
- Due: * HW3
7: Wed Mar 25 2
8: Thu Mar 26 2
- More procedures
- Read 2.13
- Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
- HW7 (due Mon Mar 30)
9: Fri Mar 27 2
10: Mon Mar 30 2
- Performance
- Read 1.4–1.9
- Practice Examples; 1.5–7
- Content Quiz 3 - MIPS Procedures
- Due: * HW7
11: Tue Mar 31 3
12: Wed Apr 01 3
- Performance review continued
- Exceptions
- Read A.7–8
- Practice A.3–5
- Lab5 (due Fri Apr 03)
13: Thu Apr 02 3
14: Fri Apr 03 3
15: Mon Apr 06 3
- Running a program
- Read 2.12,14,15; A.1–5
- Content Quiz 4 - Performance
- Due: * HW9
16: Tue Apr 07 4
- Project overview
- Content Quiz 5 - Addressing
- Team Survey (due Thu Apr 09)
- Due: * HW10
17: Wed Apr 08 4
- Content Quiz 6 - Design
- Quiz review discussion
18: Thu Apr 09 4
- Building a datapath
- Read 4.1–3
- Practice 4.1–4
- Due: * Team Survey
19: Fri Apr 10 4
- A simple implementation scheme
- Read 4.4
- Practice 4.6–7
- Single cycle datapath and control
- Read Single-cycle RTL
20: Mon Apr 13 4
- Multicycle datapath
- Read Multicycle rtl
- Read Multicycle datapath
- M1 (due Thu Apr 16)
- Content Quiz 7 - Exceptions
21: Tue Apr 14 5
- Multicycle control
- Read Multicycle control
- HW11 (due Fri Apr 17)
22: Wed Apr 15 5
- More multicycle details
- Pipelined datapath and control
- Read 4.5–4.6
- Practice 4.8-4.9
- HW12 (due Mon Apr 20)
23: Thu Apr 16 5
24: Fri Apr 17 5
- Group meetings
- Due: * HW11
25: Mon Apr 20 5
- Xilinx survival guide
- Mux2_2 files
- HW13 (due Fri Apr 24)
- Lab6 (due Fri May 01)
- Lab7 (due Fri May 01)
- Lab8 (due Fri May 01)
- Content Quiz 9 - Datapath Design 2
- Due: * HW12
26: Tue Apr 21 6
- Data and control hazards
- Read 4.7–4.8
- Practice 4.10; 4.12–14
27: Wed Apr 22 6
- More hazards
- Adding pipelined instructions
- Pipelined exceptions
- Read 4.9
- Practice 4.17
- Multicycle exceptions
- HW14 (due Tue Apr 28)
- M3 (due Wed Apr 29)
- Due: * M2
28: Thu Apr 23 6
- Group meetings
29: Fri Apr 24 6
- Group meetings
- Due: * HW13
30: Mon Apr 27 6
- Project time
31: Tue Apr 28 7
- More Xilinx and Verilog
- Due: * HW14
32: Wed Apr 29 7
- Project time
- Content Quiz 10 - Pipelining
- Due: * M3
33: Thu Apr 30 7
- Group meetings
- M4 (due Wed May 06)
34: Fri May 01 7
35: Mon May 04 7
- Project time
36: Tue May 05 8
- Quiz Review Session (Zoom attendance required)
37: Wed May 06 8
- Project time
- Due: * M4
38: Thu May 07 8
- Group meetings
- M5 (due Wed May 13)
39: Fri May 08 8
- Group meetings
40: Mon May 11 8
- Project time
41: Tue May 12 9
- Project time
42: Wed May 13 9
- Wrap up (Zoom attendance required)
- Due: * M5
43: Thu May 14 9
- Group meetings
- M6 (due Wed May 20)
44: Fri May 15 9
- Group meetings
45: Mon May 18 9
- Project time
46: Tue May 19 10
- Project time
47: Wed May 20 10
- Project time
- Due: * M6
48: Thu May 21 10
- Group meetings
- Final presentation (due on final day)
- Final report (due on final day)
- Group eval (due on final day)
49: Fri May 22 10
- Group meetings