CSSE232 : Computer Architecture I

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1: Mon Nov 26

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 Nov 28)
HW1 (due Wed Nov 28)

2: Tue Nov 27

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 Nov 29)

3: Wed Nov 28

Lab1 (due Fri Nov 30)
- Skim A.9–A.10
Due: * Lab0 Course tools
Due: * HW1

4: Thu Nov 29

Logical operations
- Read 2.6
- Practice 2.19–20,22
Decision instructions
- Read 2.7
- Practice 2.23–24; 2.26; 2.29–30
HW4 (due Mon Dec 03)
Due: * HW2

5: Fri Nov 30

Lab2 (due Tue Dec 04)
HW5 (due Tue Dec 04)
Due: * Lab1

6: Mon Dec 03

Performance
- Read 1.4–1.9
- Practice Examples; 1.5–7
HW6 (due Wed Dec 05)
Due: * HW4

7: Tue Dec 04

Procedures
- Read 2.8; A.6
- Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
HW7 (due Thu Dec 06)
Due: * Lab2
Due: * HW5

8: Wed Dec 05

Lab3 (due Fri Dec 07)
Due: * HW6

9: Thu Dec 06

More procedures
- Read 2.13
- Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
HW9 (due Mon Dec 10)
Due: * HW7

10: Fri Dec 07

Lab4 (due Tue Dec 11)
Due: * Lab3

11: Mon Dec 10

Addressing modes
- Read 2.10
- Practice 2.39–42
HW11 (due Wed Dec 12)
Due: * HW9

12: Tue Dec 11

Other architectures
- Read 2.16–17
- Section 2 design 1 2 3a 3b 4
- Section 3 design 1 2 3 4
HW12 (due Thu Dec 13)
Due: * Lab4

13: Wed Dec 12

Performance review continued
Exceptions
- Read A.7–8
- Practice A.3–5
I/O
- Read 2.9
- Practice 2.38
Lab5 (due Wed Dec 19)
HW13 (due Fri Dec 14)
Due: * HW11

14: Thu Dec 13

Project overview
Lab5
Due: * HW12

15: Fri Dec 14

Running a program
- Read 2.12,14,15; A.1–5
M0 (due Tue Dec 18)
Due: * HW13

16: Mon Dec 17

Building a datapath
- Read 4.1–3
- Practice 4.1–4

17: Tue Dec 18

Review for exam 1
Example Exam 1 and solution
Due: * M0

18: Wed Dec 19

Exam 1
Due: * Lab5

19: Thu Dec 20

A simple implementation scheme
Read 4.4
Practice 4.6–7
Single cycle datapath and control
- Read Single-cycle RTL

20: Fri Dec 21

M1 (due Thu Jan 10)
Multicycle datapath
- Read Multicycle rtl
- Read Multicycle datapath

21: Mon Jan 07

Multicycle control
- Read Multicycle control

22: Tue Jan 08

Review exam
HW22 (due Fri Jan 11)

23: Wed Jan 09

More multicycle details
Pipelined datapath
- Read 4.5–4.6
- Practice 4.8
HW23 (also called HW27) (due Mon Jan 14)
Pipelined datapath and control
- Read 4.6
- Practice 4.9

24: Thu Jan 10

Group meetings
M2 (due Wed Jan 16)
Due: * M1

25: Fri Jan 11

Group meetings
Due: * HW22

26: Mon Jan 14

Xilinx survival guide
Mux files
HW28 (due Fri Jan 18)
Lab6 (due Fri Jan 25)
Lab7 (due Fri Jan 25)
Lab8 (due Fri Jan 25)
Due: * HW23 (also called HW27)

27: Tue Jan 15

Data and control hazards
- Read 4.7–4.8
- Practice 4.10; 4.12–14

28: Wed Jan 16

More hazards
Adding pipelined instructions
Pipelined exceptions
- Read 4.9
- Practice 4.17
Multicycle exceptions
HW30 (due Tue Jan 22)
M3 (due Wed Jan 23)
Due: * M2

29: Thu Jan 17

Group meetings

30: Fri Jan 18

Group meetings
Due: * HW28

31: Mon Jan 21

Project time

32: Tue Jan 22

Project time
Due: * HW30

33: Wed Jan 23

Project time
Due: * M3

34: Thu Jan 24

Group meetings
M4 (due Wed Jan 30)

35: Fri Jan 25

Group meetings
Due: * Lab6
Due: * Lab7
Due: * Lab8

36: Mon Jan 28

Project time

37: Tue Jan 29

Exam review
Example Exam 2 and partial solution

38: Wed Jan 30

Exam 2
Due: * M4

39: Thu Jan 31

Group meetings
M5 (due Wed Feb 06)

40: Fri Feb 01

Group meetings

41: Mon Feb 04

Project time

42: Tue Feb 05

Project time

43: Wed Feb 06

Exam review
Wrap up
Due: * M5

44: Thu Feb 07

Group meetings
M6 (due Wed Feb 13)

45: Fri Feb 08

Group meetings

46: Mon Feb 11

Project time

47: Tue Feb 12

Project time

48: Wed Feb 13

Project time
Due: * M6

49: Thu Feb 14

Group meetings
Final presentation (due on final day)
Final report (due on final day)
Group eval (due on final day)

50: Fri Feb 15

Group meetings