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Oct 30 Uploaded Lecture 12B (on lecture page 11/13). Re-generated Lecture 13-17 pdfs to have 2 slides per page instead of 3 per page.

Oct 28 Fixed typo in lecture 11, slide 13. BDD represents multi-input (not multi-output) function. Updated lecture slides posted.

Oct 28 Updated Exam 3 Cheat Sheet to include ITE Alg. Here's the new Exam 3 Cheat Sheet.

Oct 21 Here's the Exam 3 Cheat Sheet.

Oct 21 Project 2 scores posed on d2l, you have 1 week to submit a written re-grade request. Testbenches/test cases posted on the project page.

Oct 21 Practice Problems 7 & 8 posted on d2l. Exam 3 will cover lectures 10-10E, 11-11B. You only need to worry about Practice Problems 8, #1-16 & 24 for the next exam.

Oct 19 Exam 2 solution posed on d2l, you have 1 week to submit a written re-grade request. Here's the breakdown.

Oct 19 Lecture 16 (course summary) re-numbered to Lecture 17. Re-generated Lecture 15/17 to be 2 slides per page and updated on lectures page.

Oct 16 Programming project 3 posted.

Oct 7 Lecture 10 typos on slide3 and slide19. Lecture slides updated accordingly.







Oct 5 Simulated Annealing example from lecture. Also posted as "Ex3" on lecture page.

Oct 1 Posted a second set of slides for scheduling under 16-Nov. Here's a copy.

Sep 30 Here's the Exam 2 Cheat Sheet.

Sep 30 Updated Lecture 9, slide 9. Hatchel provides a better description of what "maximal" means - here

Sep 28 Office Hours for WED 30-Sep (9:30-10:30) moved to THR 1-Oct, from 9:30 - 10:30. This is only for 30-Sep, the following week office hours will resume to normally scheduled times.

Sep 28 Practice Problems 4, 5 & 6 Solutions posted on d2l under the "News" tab. The material from lectures 6-9 will be on exam 2.

Sep 28 Iterated Consensus example from 25-Sep class. (Also posted as ex3 on the lecture tab next to 25-Sep.)

Sep 23 Exam 1 and Project 1 scores posed on d2l. Please make sure your scores were recorded correctly. ECE574A students, your exam is out of 60, d2l doesn't allow me to have 2 scores for an assignment so yours shows up out of 50.

Sep 23 Exam 1 solution posed on d2l, you have 1 week to submit a written re-grade request. Here's the breakdown.

Sep 23 Project 1 grader testbenches posted, you have 1 week to submit a written re-grade request.

Sep 23 QM example from class. (Also posted on lecture page next to 23-Sep)

Sep 21 Project 2 posted.

Sep 17 Updated Lecture 8 slides to a digital copy. If you want the old hand written versions, you can get them here - small slides     large slides

Sep 16 Updated Problem Set 3, Question 4 Solution, we want i to iterate from 0 to 15, NOT 0 to 16.

Sep 14 Example from class Soda Machine FSM -> ASM, plus Four 1's Detection FSM -> ASM.

Sep 14 In class lecture 5 had 96 slides, this is because I put both lecture 5 and lecture 5 supplement into a single document. Sorry for the confusion.

Sep 11 You will be provided with a cheat sheet for exam 1 - Cheat Sheet. There will be no additional notes or calculators for this exam.

Sep 9 Lecture 5, Ex1 update posted - output result is 7-bits, not 4-bits.

Sep 3 ECE 574A - For project 1 the term "overflow" is used loosely. You should use this signal to indicate any time the result is not correct (maybe in a subtraction operation, maybe in others?)

Sep 3 ECE 574A - For project 1 when I ask for "frequency" I'm just asking how long it takes to propogate your result. Your can provide either frequency or critical path.

Sep 3 Juniors and seniors, the BME graduate program will be hosting a GEM Grad Lab. GEM is a national program, advocating and funding graduate education for minorities in the STEM's (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). See attached flyer if you're interested.

Sep 3 Check d2l before project 1 is due to make sure your drop boxes are setup correctly -- there should 1 folder assigned to you and your parntner. If it isn't correct, please let me know.

Sep 2 Practice Problems 1 & 2 Solutions posted on d2l under the "News" tab.

Aug 26 If you are still looking for a partner to do the programming projects with, please send me an email and I will try to pair you up.

Aug 26 Just a reminder to turn in your 474/574a passport and tryout the online submission via D2L by Monday Aug 31.

Aug 24 Xilinx software is available in ECE 250 and ECE 232. Labs are open M-F, 8AM-5PM. You can also sign up in class to get extended access (ECE 232 M-F, 7AM-10PM and Sat/Sun, 8AM-6PM).

Aug 24 Projects will be graded using the Xilinx software available in ECE 250 and ECE 232 (version 9.2i). While there should not be any compatability issues, you can download this version for your machine here.
  • Click on "Previous Versions of ISE WebPACK" located in right bar
  • You may need to register to get an account to login
  • Download version 9.2i. You will likely want the single file download "WebPACK_9.2i_SFD" and if the updater doesn't automatically run, you will also want "Service Pack 4".