1: Thu Sep 05

• 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 Mon Sep 09)
• HW1 (due Mon Sep 09)

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2: Fri Sep 06

• 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 Tue Sep 10)

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3: Mon Sep 09

• Lab1 (due Wed Sep 11)
  • Skim A.9–A.10
• Due: * Lab0 Course tools
• Due: * HW1

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4: Tue Sep 10

• 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 Thu Sep 12)
• Due: * HW2

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5: Wed Sep 11

• Lab2 (due Fri Sep 13)
• HW5 (due Fri Sep 13)
• Due: * Lab1

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6: Thu Sep 12

• Performance
  • Read 1.4–1.9
  • Practice Examples; 1.5–7
• HW6 (due Mon Sep 16)
• Due: * HW4

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7: Fri Sep 13

• Procedures
  • Read 2.8; A.6
  • Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
• HW7 (due Tue Sep 17)
• Due: * Lab2
• Due: * HW5

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8: Mon Sep 16

• Lab3 (due Wed Sep 18)
• Due: * HW6

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9: Tue Sep 17

• More procedures
  • Read 2.13
  • Practice 2.31; 2.33-34; 2.36
• HW9 (due Thu Sep 19)
• Due: * HW7

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10: Wed Sep 18

• Lab4 (due Fri Sep 20)
• Due: * Lab3

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11: Thu Sep 19

• Addressing modes
  • Read 2.10
  • Practice 2.39–42
• HW11 (due Mon Sep 23)
• Due: * HW9

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12: Fri Sep 20

• Other architectures
• HW12 (due Tue Sep 24)
• Due: * Lab4

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13: Mon Sep 23

• Performance review continued
• Exceptions
  • Read A.7–8
  • Practice A.3–5
• I/O
  • Read 2.9
  • Practice 2.38
• Lab5 (due Fri Sep 27)
• HW13 (due Wed Sep 25)
• Due: * HW11

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14: Tue Sep 24

• Review for exam 1
• Example Exam 1 and solution
• Due: * HW12

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15: Wed Sep 25

• Exam 1
• M0 (due Fri Sep 27)
• Due: * HW13

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16: Thu Sep 26

• Project overview
• Continue Lab5

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17: Fri Sep 27

• Running a program
  • Read 2.12,14,15; A.1–5
• Due: * Lab5
• Due: * M0

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18: Mon Sep 30

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

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19: Tue Oct 01

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

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20: Wed Oct 02

• Review exam
• M1 (due Tue Oct 08)
• Multicycle datapath
  • Read Multicycle rtl
  • Read Multicycle datapath

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21: Thu Oct 03

• Multicycle control
  • Read Multicycle control

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22: Fri Oct 04

• Project time
• HW22 (due Wed Oct 09)

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23: Mon Oct 07

• More multicycle details
• Pipelined datapath
  • Read 4.5–4.6
  • Practice 4.8
• HW23 (due Mon Oct 14)
• M2 (due Tue Oct 15)

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24: Tue Oct 08

• Pipelined datapath and control
  • Read 4.6
  • Practice 4.9
• Due: * M1

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25: Wed Oct 09

• Group meetings
• Due: * HW22

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26: Mon Oct 14

• Xilinx survival guide
• Mux2_2 files
• HW28 (due Fri Oct 18)
• Lab6 (due Fri Oct 25)
• Lab7 (due Fri Oct 25)
• Lab8 (due Fri Oct 25)
• Due: * HW23

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27: Tue Oct 15

• Data and control hazards
  • Read 4.7–4.8
  • Practice 4.10; 4.12–14
• Due: * M2

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28: Wed Oct 16

• More hazards
• Adding pipelined instructions
• Pipelined exceptions
  • Read 4.9
  • Practice 4.17
• Multicycle exceptions
• HW30 (due Tue Oct 22)
• M3 (due Wed Oct 23)

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29: Thu Oct 17

• Group meetings

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30: Fri Oct 18

• Group meetings
• Due: * HW28

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31: Mon Oct 21

• Project time

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32: Tue Oct 22

• More Xilinx and Verilog
• Due: * HW30

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33: Wed Oct 23

• Project time
• Due: * M3

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34: Thu Oct 24

• Group meetings
• M4 (due Wed Oct 30)

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35: Fri Oct 25

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

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36: Mon Oct 28

• Project time

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37: Tue Oct 29

• Exam review
• Example Exam 2 and partial solution

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38: Wed Oct 30

• Exam 2
• Due: * M4

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39: Thu Oct 31

• Group meetings
• M5 (due Wed Nov 06)

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40: Fri Nov 01

• Group meetings

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41: Mon Nov 04

• Project time

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42: Tue Nov 05

• Project time

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43: Wed Nov 06

• Exam review
• Wrap up
• Due: * M5

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44: Thu Nov 07

• Group meetings
• M6 (due Wed Nov 13)

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45: Fri Nov 08

• Group meetings

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46: Mon Nov 11

• Project time

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