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CSCE 313: Embedded Systems

Spring 2020

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Schedule

Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check it regularly.
Weeks/DatesTopicsNotes
Weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20Introduction: Course overview & logistics; Basic concepts of embedded systems; Getting started with the DE2 FPGA board
Jan. 20No Class: MLK day
Weeks of Jan. 27, and Feb. 3Introduction: Basic concepts: Software-hardware co-design to light up the DE2 FPGA board; UART communication with a PC
Feb. 5 and Feb. 7Lab assignmentsLab assignment 1 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 1 to TA
Weeks of Feb. 10 and Feb. 17Image transformations and video out: VGA basics; Image representations and transformations; Image interpolations and output
Feb. 19 and Feb. 21Lab assignmentsLab assignment 2 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 2 to TA
Week of Feb. 24Performance analysis and tuning: Performance considerations in a single processor; Tradeoff: Accuracy vs. Speed; Fixed point and floating point
Feb. 26 and Feb. 28Lab assignmentsLab assignment 3 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 3 to TA No office hours, traveling out of Columbia for meetings.
Week of Mar. 2Multiprocessor systems: Performance considerations in a multiprocessor; Processors synchronization: Mailboxes
Week of Mar. 9No Classes: Spring break!
Week of Mar. 16Multiprocessor systems: Performance considerations in a multiprocessor; Processors synchronization: Mailboxes
Mar. 18 and Mar. 20Lab assignmentsLab assignment 4 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 4 to TA
Weeks of Mar. 23, Mar. 30, and Apr. 6Scaling multiprocessors: Scaling parameters; Intense video manipulations; Accuracy vs. Speed
Mar. 25Homework assignmentsHomework 1 will be posted;
Apr. 1Blackboard quizzesQuiz 1 will be posted; due within 3 days
Apr. 8 and Apr. 10Lab assignmentsLab assignment 5 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 5 to TA
Apr. 8Homework assignmentsHomework assignment 1 will be due; Homework assignment 2 will be posted;
Weeks of Apr. 13 and Apr. 20Performance analysis and tuning in a multiprocessor system: Tradeoff: Accuracy vs. Speed; Tuning and measurements
Apr. 15Blackboard quizzesQuiz 2 will be posted;
Apr. 22 and Apr. 24Lab assignmentsLab assignment 6 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 6 to TA
Apr. 22Homework assignmentsHomework assignment 2 will be due;
Apr. 22Blackboard quizzesQuiz 3 (bonus) will be posted;
Apr. 27Course overview; Final exam thoughts;
Apr. 29Exam: FinalTime: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Place: In class