CS 240 Course Materials
Spring 2008

General

• Final Exam: 3:00--5:00 pm Tuesday, May 13 in HS 149.
• Syllabus: PDF, HTML.
• Final grades (See instructor for password.)
• Spring 2006 course materials.
• Xilinx University Program.
• Xilinx ISE WebPACK software, free download.
• VHDL reference, recommended by Eric Lukoff.

Reading Assignments

• Week 1: Feb. 1: 2.1--2.2.
• Week 2: Feb. 4: 2.3--2.4. Feb. 6: 2.5. Feb. 8: 2.6--2.8.
• Week 3: Feb. 11: 2.9, 6.1--6.2. Feb. 13: 3.1--3.2. Feb. 15: 3.3.
• Week 4: Feb. 18: 3.5--3.9. Feb. 20: 4.1--4.2. Feb. 22: No reading.
• Week 5: Feb. 25: No reading. Feb. 27: No reading. Feb. 29: No reading.
• Week 6: Mar. 3: 4.6--4.7. Mar. 5: No reading. Mar. 7: No reading.
• Week 7: Mar. 10: No reading. Mar. 12: No reading. Mar. 14: No reading.
• Week 8: Mar. 24: No reading. Mar. 26: 5.1--5.2.
• Week 9: Mar. 31: 5.3. Apr. 2: 5.4. Apr. 4: 5.5.
• Week 10: Apr. 7: 5.8.
• Week 11: Apr. 14: 5.8. Apr. 16: No reading. Apr. 18: No reading.
• Week 12: Apr. 21: 7.1--7.3. Apr. 23: 7.6, 7.9. Apr 25: 7.6, 7.11.

Assignments

• Homework I, due Feb. 8 PDF, HTML.
• Homework II, due Feb. 15 PDF, HTML.
• Homework III, due Feb. 25 PDF, HTML.
• Homework IV, due Mar. 7 PDF, HTML.
• Homework V, due Apr. 4 PDF, HTML.
• Homework VI, due Apr. 25 PDF, HTML. Implementing a Xilinx Project: PDF, HTML. Xilinx Test Programs: PDF, HTML. Test driver for 6-35. Executable: comp2.exe. Source code: comp2.cpp, pport.cpp, pport.h. Test driver for 2nd part of 6-21. Executable: handshake.exe. Source code: handshake.cpp, pport.cpp, pport.h.
• Homework VII, due May 7 PDF, HTML. Test driver executable: upDown.exe. Source code: upDown.cpp, pport.cpp, pport.h.

Class Outlines

• Week 1: Jan. 30: PDF, HTML. Feb. 1: PDF, HTML.
• Week 2: Feb. 4: PDF, HTML. Feb. 6: PDF, HTML. Feb. 8: PDF, HTML.
• Week 3: Feb. 11: PDF, HTML. Feb. 13: PDF, HTML. Feb. 15: PDF, HTML.
• Week 4: Feb. 18: PDF, HTML. Feb. 20: PDF, HTML. Feb. 22: Class canceled.
• Week 5: Feb. 25: PDF, HTML. Feb. 27: Continuation. Feb. 29: Exam I.
• Week 6: Mar. 3: PDF, HTML. Mar. 5: PDF, HTML. Mar. 7: PDF, HTML.
• Week 7: Mar. 10: Continue Xilinx Lab. Mar. 12: Continue Xilinx Lab. Mar. 14: Continue Xilinx Lab.
• Week 8: Mar. 24: Continue Xilinx Lab. Mar. 28: PDF, HTML.
• Week 9: Mar. 31: PDF, HTML. Apr. 2: PDF, HTML. Apr. 4: PDF, HTML.
• Week 11: Apr. 14: PDF, HTML. Apr. 16: VHDL lab. Apr. 18: VHDL lab.
• Week 12: Apr. 21: PDF, HTML. Apr. 23: PDF, HTML. Apr. 25: PDF, HTML.
• Week 13: Apr. 28: Exam II. Apr. 30: Exam review, counters. May 2: Project day.
• Week 14: May 5: PDF, HTML. May 7: PDF, HTML.

Class Materials

• Week 1:
  • Jan. 30: Data sheet for SN7400.
• Week 6:
  • Mar. 3: func_prims.vhd, exor3.vhd.
  • Mar. 7: Using Xilinx ISE Tools: PDF, HTML. VHDL for one bit full adder: fa.vhd.