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EC463 SPRING 2013 SYLLABUS

Day	Topic	Reading	Assignments
Week 1
M

T	Introduction	Quartus Tutorial
1/08/2013	Monday Schedule
W	VHDL: Review	VHDL: Introduction VHDL: Dataflow Code VHDL: Behavioral Code	Quartus II Software (web edition) Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) Altera University Program
1/09/2013
R	VHDL: Structural Code	VHDL: Structural Code	Assignment 1 (sol)
1/10/2013		In-class examples: hex2ssd.vhd hex2ssd_case.vhd fsm.vhd
Week 2
M	Serial Communication	PS/2 Keyboard
1/14/2013
T	Lab 1: Hardware Controller with VHDL		Lab 1
1/15/2013			DE2_70_TOP.zip
W	PS/2 Keyboard Interface
1/16/2013
R	Lab 1: Hardware Controller with VHDL
1/17/2013
Week 3
M	No Classes	MLK Holiday
1/21/2013
T	Lab 1: Hardware Controller with VHDL		Lab 1 Demo
1/22/2013
W	System on Programmable Chip (Qsys)	Embedded Systems - Tutorial
1/23/2013		Introduction to Embedded System Design
R	Introduction to Qsys tool
1/24/2013
Week 4
M	PIO Core Interface	PIO Core with Interrupts
1/28/2013
T	Lab 2: Implementing an Embedded System		Lab 2
1/29/2013			Lab 1 solutions: clock_filter.vhd, kb_controller, convert_to_HEX_dsplay.vhd
W	Interrupts		interrupt_skeleton.c
1/30/2013
R	Lab 2: Implementing an Embedded System
1/31/2013
Week 5
M	Lab 2: Implementing an Embedded System
2/04/2013
T	Lab 2: Implementing an Embedded System		Lab 2 Demo
2/05/2013
W	Lab 2: Implementing an Embedded System		Lab 2 Demo
2/06/2013
R	Introduction to Altera IP Cores	Introduction to AUP	DE2 Media Computer Project
2/07/2013
Week 6
M	JTAG UART, Timer, LCD	JTAG UART, Timer, 16x2 LCD Cores	Assignment 2 (sol)
2/11/2013
T	JTAG UART, Timer, LCD
2/12/2013
W	JTAG UART, Timer, LCD
2/13/2013
R	Review
2/14/2013
Week 7
M	No Classes	Presidents Day
2/18/2013
T	Exam 1	Fall 2010 exam 1	exam1_project.zip
2/19/2013		Spring 2012 exam 1(sol)
W
2/20/2013
R	Audio Interface	Audio Interface
2/21/2013
Week 8
M	Audio Interface
2/25/2013
T	Audio Interface		audio_exercise1.c audio_exercise2.c audio_exercise3.c
2/26/2013
W	SD Card Device Driver	SD Card Interface	Lab 3
2/27/2013			DE2-70 Media Computer with SD Card project
R	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
2/28/2013
Week 9
M	Lab 3: SD Card Interface		sd_print_sector.c
3/04/2013
T	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/05/2013
W	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/06/2013
R	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/07/2013

M	No Classes	Spring Break
3/11/2013
T	No Classes	Spring Break
3/12/2013
W	No Classes	Spring Break
3/13/2013
R	No Classes	Spring Break
3/14/2013
Week 10
M	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/18/2013
T	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/19/2013
W	Lab 3: SD Card Interface
3/20/2013
R	Lab 3: SD Card Interface		Lab 3 Demo
3/21/2013			sd_sol.c
Week 11
M	Video Display IP Core Character and Pixel Buffers	Video Output Interface
3/25/2013
T	Lab 4:		Lab 4
3/26/2013			EC463_lab4_part1.c
W	Lab 4:
3/27/2013
R	Lab 4:
3/28/2013
Week 12
M	Lab 4
4/01/2013
T	Lab4
4/02/2013
W	Review/Lab 4
4/03/2013
R	Exam 2		EC463_Spring13_Exam2_Q2.c
4/04/2013
Week 13
M	Lab 4		Lab 4 Demo
4/08/2013
T	Project Propoal		Final Projects
4/09/2013			Proposal Due
W	Project
4/10/2013
R	Project		DE2-70_Media_Computer_wSD_wLTM.zip
4/11/2013
Week 14
M	Project
4/15/2013
T	Project
4/16/2013
W	Project
4/17/2013
R	Project
4/18/2013
Week 15
M	Project
4/22/2013
T	Project
4/23/2013
W	ECE Design Conference
4/24/2013
R	Project
4/25/2013
Week 16
M	Project
4/29/2013
T	Project
4/30/2013	Last Day of Class
W
5/01/2013
R
5/02/2013
Week 17
M
5/06/2013
T
5/07/2013
W	Final Presentation (0755-1055)		Final Project Report Due Project CD/DVD due
5/08/2013
R
5/09/2013

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