Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.111 - Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory
SCHEDULE SPRING 2001
All lectures (not quizzes) have lecture notes in addition to the
handouts listed below.
| Lecture | Date | Day | Handouts | Due | Lecture Topic |
| L1 | Feb. 7 | W | First Day Packet includes: | 6.111 Sign-up | Overview, |
| Lecture notes | sheet | ||||
| General Information | Intro to VHDL | ||||
| Syllabus | |||||
| Due Dates | |||||
| 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 | Feb. 9 | F | Gates, Symbols, and Busses | Symbols, Kmaps, | |
| Kmap | TTL Innards | ||||
| Boolean Algebra | |||||
| L3 | Feb. 12 | M | VHDL entities | ||
| VHDL architectures | |||||
| Structural Ckt. Diag. | |||||
| Output Eqns in report | |||||
| VHDL statements | |||||
| Computer Demo | |||||
| VHDL simulation | |||||
| L4 | Feb. 14 | W | Pal Programming | PS 1 | PALs (PLD)s |
| PS 1 Solutions, PS 2 | Programming PALs | ||||
| CPLD Programming | and CPLDs | ||||
| Ring oscillators | |||||
| Latches, Edge Trig. FF | |||||
| D, T, SR, JK flip-flops |
| Lecture | Date | Day | Handouts | Due | Lecture Topic |
| L5 | Feb. 16 | F | Negative True | MUXes, Counters, | |
| revision PS 2(#5) | Shift Reg., FSM Notation | ||||
| FSM Example | |||||
| VHDL and Negative True | |||||
| L6 | Feb. 20 | T(M) | ``Virtual Monday'' | VHDL Statements | |
| No Recitation on | VHDL processes | ||||
| this physical Tuesday | Generic and Others | ||||
| VHDL counters | |||||
| Counter simulation | |||||
| Computer Demo | |||||
| L7 | Feb. 21 | W | Lab 2 | Lab 1 | Pulse Synchronization |
| (6264 data sheets), | PS 2 | Lab 2 Discussion, Demo | |||
| PS 2 solutions, PS 3 | Lab 2 Demo | ||||
| L8 | Feb. 23 | F | Report Guide | Memories | |
| Phase II form | FSMs in VHDL | ||||
| Writing Phase II | |||||
| L9 | Feb. 26 | M | Lab 2 | Grid Example, | |
| Design | Hierarchical design | ||||
| L10 | Feb. 28 | W | PS 3 Solutions | PS 3 | VHDL identifiers, |
| attributes, | |||||
| Tri-state, | |||||
| Q1 review | |||||
| Q1 | March 2 | F | QUIZ 1 | QUIZ 1 (Walker 50-340) | |
| L11 | March 5 | M | PS 4 | Implied adders, Packages | |
| L12 | March 7 | W | Prom Guide | Lab 2 | Microprogramming, |
| Check-off | PROM Programming | ||||
| L13 | March 9 | F | Trolley Car Example, | ||
| ADD date | |||||
| L14 | March 12 | M | Lab 3 | Lab 2 | Lab 3, discussion, |
| Report | demo | ||||
| L15 | March 14 | W | PS 5, | PS 4 | Op Amps, D/A, A/D |
| PS 4 Solutions | Aliasing Demo | ||||
| March 15 | Th | Lab 2 | Lab 2 reports for | ||
| Phase II | Phase II due | ||||
| L16 | March 16 | F | No Lecture | Lecture cancelled |
| Lecture | Date | Day | Handouts | Due | Lecture Topic |
| L17 | March 19 | M | Lab 3 MCU | Video I | |
| Check-off | |||||
| L18 | March 21 | W | MC6847 | Lab 3 Design | Video II, |
| transmission lines | |||||
| L19 | March 23 | F | PS 5 solutions | PS 5 | Guest Lecturer |
| Low Power and | |||||
| Interconnect | |||||
| March 26-30 | SPRING BREAK | ||||
| L20 | April 2 | M | Project Information | Project Kickoff | |
| video tape | |||||
| L21 | April 4 | W | Project Abstracts | Guest Lecturer | |
| Computing | |||||
| with Life | |||||
| L22 | April 6 | F | Lab 3 Check-off | VHDL wrap-up | |
| L23 | April 9 | M | How to Make Your | Lab 3 Report | Motors |
| Project Work | Proposal Conferences | Quiz 2 Review | |||
| L24 | April 11 | W | Proposal Conferences | Guest Lecturer | |
| Wireless Modems | |||||
| Q2 | April 13 | F | QUIZ 2 | QUIZ 2 (Walker 50-340) |
| Date | Day | Due | |||
| April 16 | M | Proposal Conferences | |||
| April 18 | W | Block Diagram Conferences | |||
| April 20 | F | Block Diagram Conferences | |||
| April 23 | M | Block Diagram Conferences | |||
| April 25 | W | Project Design Presentations - Last day to sign-up for 6 units of 6.905 | |||
| April 26 | Th | DROP DATE - Last day to deliver ADD cards to Registrar | |||
| April 27 | F | Project Design Presentations | |||
| April 30 | M | Project Design Presentations | |||
| May 2 | W | Project Design Presentations | |||
| May 4 | F | Project Design Presentations | |||
| May 7 - 11 | Wire and Debug | ||||
| May 14 - 16 | M-W | Project Demonstrations | |||
| May 16 | W | Video-taping the Project Demonstrations | |||
| May 17 | Th | Project Reports due by 5:00 PM |