6.111 Fall 2004

Week of Mon Wed Fri
Sep 06 Labor Day L01: The digital abstraction, static discipline L02: Combinational logic gates, logic families
Sep 13 L03: Canonical logic representations, simplification and synthesis. L04: Verilog hardware description language L05: Sequential building blocks, state and feedback, latches, registers
Sep 20 L06: Finite state machines, metastability and synchronization L07: FSM example using FPGA and lab kit Lab 1 checkoff by 5pm
schedule w/ TA
Sep 27 L08: CI-M requirements. Memories L09: Arithmetic circuits: adders, carry lookahead Quiz #1
Oct 04 L10: Arithmetic circuits: multipliers, behavioral transformations L11: Analog building blocks Lab 2 checkoff by 5pm
schedule w/ TA
Oct 11 Columbus Day L12: System integration, Lab 3 design discussion
Lab 2 report due (in class)
L13: Reconfigurable logic
Oct 18 L14: Project Kickoff L15: Project Management Lab 3 analog checkoff by 5pm
schedule w/ TA
Oct 25 L16: Case study: Architecture to Verilog, an extended example.
Project Teams due
L17: Case study: Video circuits Lab 3 checkoff & report by 5pm
schedule w/ TA
Nov 01 Project Abstract due Lab 2 revised report due
5pm @ 32-G886
Project Proposal Conf.
schedule w/ TA
Nov 08     Project Block Diagram Conf.
schedule w/ TA
Nov 15   Project Design Presentations
everyone must attend
Project Checklist Due
Project Design Presentations
everyone must attend
Nov 22 Project Design Presentations
everyone must attend
  Thanksgiving
Nov 29      
Dec 06 Project Demos and videotaping
(Mon & Tue)
Project Report Due
5pm @ 32-G886
 

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