Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6.111 - Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory

SCHEDULE SPRING 2002

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.

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

Lecture	Date	Day	Handouts	Due	Lecture Topic
L1	Feb. 6	W	First Day Packet includes:	6.111 Sign-up	Overview,
			General Information	Sheet	Intro to VHDL
			Syllabus
			Due Dates
			General Lab Information
			Computer Information
			Intro to HP Logic Anal.
			Beginner's Guide to WARP
			PAL Programming
			Problem Set 1
			Lab 1
			Safety Memo
			Kit Signout Form
			Background Information
			and Schedule Form
L2	Feb. 8	F	Gates, Symbols, and Busses		Symbols, Kmaps,
			Kmap		TTL Innards
					Boolean Algebra
L3	Feb. 11	M			VHDL entities
					VHDL architectures
					Structural Ckt. Diag.
					Output Eqns in report
					VHDL statements
					Computer Demo
					VHDL simulation
L4	Feb. 13	W	PS 1 Solutions, PS 2	PS 1	PALs (PLD)s
			CPLD Module		CPLDs
					Ring oscillators
					Latches, Edge Trig. FF
					D, T, SR, JK flip-flops

Lecture	Date	Day	Handouts	Due	Lecture Topic
L5	Feb. 15	F	VHDL and		MUXes, Counters,
			Negative True		Shift Reg., FSM Notation
					FSM Example
					VHDL and Negative True
L6	Feb. 19	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. 20	W	PS 2 solutions, PS 3	Lab 1	Pulse Synchronization
				PS 2	Lab 2 Discussion, Demo
					Lab 2 Demo (TV Camera)
L8	Feb. 22	F	Report Guide		Memories
			Phase II form		FSMs in VHDL
			Lab 2		Writing Phase II
			(6264 data sheets),
L9	Feb. 25	M			Grid Example,
					Hierarchical design
	Feb. 26	T		Lab 2 Design
L10	Feb. 27	W	PS 3 Solutions	PS 3	VHDL identifiers,
					attributes,
					Tri-state,
					Q1 review
Q1	March 1	F	QUIZ 1		QUIZ 1 (Walker 50-340)
L11	March 4	M	PS 4		Implied adders, Packages
L12	March 6	W	Prom Guide		Microprogramming,
					PROM Programming
L13	March 8	F		Lab 2 Check-off	Trolley Car Example,
					ADD date
L14	March 11	M	Lab 3	Lab 2	Lab 3, discussion,
				Report	demo (TV Camera)
L15	March 13	W	PS 5,	PS 4	Op Amps, D/A, A/D
			PS 4 Solutions		Aliasing Demo
	March 14	Th		rev. Lab 2 reports
				for Phase II
L16	March 15	F			VHDL Summary
L17	March 18	M		Lab 3 MCU	Video I
				Check-off

Lecture	Date	Day	Handouts	Due	Lecture Topic
L18	March 20	W	MC6847	Lab 3 Design	Video II,
					transmission lines
L19	March 22	F	PS 5 solutions	PS 5	Project Kickoff
			Project Information		(video tape)
	March 25-29			SPRING BREAK
L20	April 1	M			VHDL wrap-up
L21	April 3	W		Project Abstracts	Guest Lecturer
					Bob Glorioso
					Low Power and
					Interconnect
L22	April 5	F		Lab 3 Check-off	Guest Lecturer
					John Carney
L23	April 8	M		Lab 3 Report
				Proposal Conferences
L24	April 10	W	How to Make Your	Proposal Conferences	Motors
			Project Work		Quiz 2 Review
Q2	April 12	F	QUIZ 2		QUIZ 2 (Walker 50-340)

			Due
	April 17	W	Proposal Conferences
	April 19	F	Block Diagram Conferences
	April 22	M	Block Diagram Conferences
	April 24	W	Block Diagram Conferences
			Last day to sign-up for 6 units of 6.905
	April 25	Th	DROP DATE - Last day to deliver ADD cards to Registrar
	April 26	F	Project Design Presentations
	April 29	M	Project Design Presentations
	May 1	W	Project Design Presentations
	May 3	F	Project Design Presentations
	May 6	M	Project Design Presentations
	May 7 - 13	Tu-M	Wire and Debug
	May 14 - 15	Tu-W	Project Demonstrations
	May 15	W	Video-taping the Project Demonstrations
	May 16	Th	Project Reports due by 5:00 PM