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Course Objectives

Prerequisites

Approach

Typical Text

Course Outline

Course Objectives
To introduce students to the design and implementation of digital computers.

Prerequisites
COMP 411 is a hard prerequisite.

Approach
A hands-on course where students will design and build a working computer, including the CPU, video, and keyboard interface. This is enabled through the use of programmable logic chips on a prototyping board.

Typical Text
Morris Mano and Charles Kime, Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals

Course Outline

Combinational logic (3)

• Basic logic
• Logic minimization
• Adders
• Introduction to Verilog

Sequential circuits (3)

• Registers
• Counters

Memories (1)

• Read-only memories
• Static and dynamic RAM

Datapaths (2)

Sequencing and control (2)

• Hardwired control
• Microprogramming

I/O (1)

• Interrupts
• Direct memory access

Transistors and VLSI (1)