CSE 378 Computer Hardware Design

• Prof. Richard E. Haskell – Email: [email protected]

– Tel: 248-370-2861 – Web site: www.cse.secs.oakland.edu/haskell • Follow

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– 115 Dodge Hall

CSE 378 Computer Hardware Design

• Lecture: 5:30 - 7:17 p.m., Tues., Thurs.

– Room: 204 O’Dowd Hall – Lab: Tues. 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., or Tues. 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., or Thurs. 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.

– Room: 133 SEB

Course Goals

• Learn to design digital systems using VHDL • Learn to synthesize VHDL designs to Xilinx Spartan 3 series FPGAs • Learn to use VHDL design tools: – Xilinx ISE – Aldec Active-HDL Simulator • Learn to design dedicated microcontrollers

Course Objectives

• Design combinational circuits using VHDL • Design sequential circuits using VHDL • Synthesize VHDL designs to Xilinx FPGAs • Simulate VHDL designs using Aldec Active HDL • Design dedicated microcontrollers using VHDL and synthesize them to a Xilinx FPGA

List of Topics

• Digital Logic Basics • Combinational Logic Circuits & Design • Sequential Circuits • Registers and Counters • RAMs and ROMs • Xilinx FPGAs • Register Transfers and Datapaths • Sequencing and Control • Design of dedicated microprocessors

Text and Materials

• Required Text: Learning By Example Using

VHDL – Advanced Digital Design

by Richard E. Haskell and Darrin M. Hanna, 2007 (available of OU Bookstore).

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Required :

Spartan-3 board available from www.digilentinc.com

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Labs

• Weekly labs – Results must be demonstrated to the lab instructor by the due date for full credit – VHDL listing and simulation results must be signed by and turned into the lab instructor

Projects

• Groups of three or four will design and implement a digital system based on a dedicated microprocessor • The project will be demonstrated to the class at the end of the term • Results will be described in a written project report, a poster, and an oral PowerPoint presentation to the class

Course Web Site

• Course materials can be downloaded from the following course website – www.cse.secs.oakland.edu/haskell/ – follow the

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Grading based on

• Labs/HW • 2 Exams • VHDL project – Project design – Written report – Oral Presentation -- 20% -- 25% each -- 10% -- 15% -- 5%