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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.111 - Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory
SCHEDULE FALL 2001

This outline is dynamic. The only things about it that are unlikely to change much is that which has already happened and due dates, which are firm.

Most lectures (not quizzes) have lecture notes in addition to the handouts listed below.

Lecture

Date

Day

Handouts

Due

Lecture Topic

L1

Sept. 5

W

First Day Packet:

6.111 Sign-up

Introduction, Basic

General Information

sheet

Boolean

General Lab Information

Computer Information

Intro to HP Logic Anal.

Beginner's Guide to WARP

Problem Set 1

Lab 1

Safety Memo

Kit Signout Information

Background Information

L2

Sept. 7

F

Gates, Symbols,and Busses


Example, Kmaps

Kmap







L3

Sept. 10

M

Gates, Flip Flops, Building

Blocks




L4

Sept. 12

W

Pal Programming

PS 1

Counters, Finite State

Negative True and VHDL

Machines, PALS

PS 1 Solutions, PS 2


L5

Sept. 14

F

VHDL Intro; Entities,

Galaxy demo


Lecture

Date

Day

Handouts

Due

Lecture Topic


Sept. 17

M


No Class: Student Holiday

L6

Sept. 19

W


Lab 1

VHDL Statements





L7

Sept. 21

F

Lab 2 (CPLD& 6264 data sheets)

PS 2

VHDL FSM Example, Timing

PS 2 Solutions, PS 3




L8

Sept. 24

M

Report Guide

Memory, Writing Phase II,



Phase II form

Lab 2 assignment



Checklist, Writing Style


L9

Sept. 26

W

VHDL Packages, Design Procedure







Q1

Sept. 28

F

QUIZ 1

QUIZ 1 (Walker 50-340)







L10

Oct 1

M

PS 3 Solutions

PS 3

VHDL Identifiers, Handshaking


PS 4


L11

Oct 3

W

Lab 2

VHDL Statements, ALU example


Design



Checkoff


L12

Oct 5

F

PS 5

Microprogrammed Sequences




PROM Guide



Oct 8

M

Columbus Day: No Class

L13

Oct 10

W

PS 4 Solutions

PS 4

Example, MicroAssembler

L14

Oct 12

F

Lab 3

Lab 2

PROM Tools


Check-off


L15

Oct 15

M

PS 5 Solutions

PS 5

Lab 3 Assignment (demo)

L16

Oct 17

W

L2 Report

A/D, D/A, Op amps (demo)

L17

Oct 22

M

Project Information

Lab 3 MCU

Project Kickoff

Check-off,


L18

Oct 24

W

Project

Video 1

Abstracts


Oct 26

F

Lab 3 Design

L19

Oct 29

M

MC6847 data sheet

Video 2, Transmission Lines (demo)

Lecture

Date

Day

Handouts

Due

Lecture Topic

L20

Oct 31

W

How to Make Your

Encoders, Motors

Project Work

Quiz 2 Review

Q2

Nov 2

F

QUIZ 2

Proposal Conferences

QUIZ 2 (Walker 50-340)


Nov 5

M



Nov 7

W

Lab 3 Checkoff

Nov 8

Th

Design Conferences

Nov 12

M


Veteran's Day Observed

Nov 14

W

Lab 3 Report

Nov 19

M

Design Presentations

Nov 21

W

Design Presentations

DROP DATE

Last day to sign-up for

6 units of 6.905

Nov 26

M

Design Presentations

Nov 28

W

Design Presentations

Dec 10

M

Project Presentations

Dec 11

T

Video Taping the Demos

Dec 12

W

Project Reports

due by 5:00 PM


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Francis Doughty
Oct. 17, 2001