CSE 378 Computer Hardware Design (Formerly, Design of Digital Systems) Prof. Richard E. Haskell – –Tel: –Web site: Follow VHDL -> CSE 378 link Office Hours: –Mon. and Wed., 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. –115 Dodge Hall

CSE 378 Computer Hardware Design Lecture: 10: :47 p.m., Tues., Thurs. –Room: 214 Elliott Hall –Macomb University Center – via TV Lab: 2:30 - 5:30 p.m., Mon. or Wed. or 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Tues. –Room: 133 SEB or 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., Thurs. at Macomb Univ. Center

Course Goals Learn to design digital systems using VHDL Learn to synthesize VHDL designs to Xilinx Spartan II series FPGAs Learn to use VHDL design tools: –Xilinx ISE 4.2i –Aldec Active-HDL Simulator Learn to design a small microcontroller

Course Objectives Design combinational circuits using VHDL Design sequential circuits using VHDL Synthesize VHDL designs to Xilinx FPGAs Simulate VHDL designs using Aldec Active-HDL Design a stack-based microcontroller using VHDL and synthesize it to a Xilinx FPGA

List of Topics Digital Computers and Information Combinational Logic Circuits & Design Sequential Circuits Registers and Counters RAMs and ROMs Xilinx FPGAs Register Transfers and Datapaths Sequencing and Control Design of a stack-based microprocessor

Labs 1. Multiplexers -- Active-HDL 5.1 Simulation and Xilinx Synthesis 2. ALU1 – Shifting, Increment and Decrement Instructions 3. ALU2 – Arithmetic and Logic Instructions 4. ALU3 – Comparators, 7-Segment Displays and Counters 5. A Single-Cycle Processor (Registers, Function Unit, ROM)

Labs (cont.) 6. Program Counter and Program Control 7. Data Stack -- Data Stack Instructions 8. Return Stack -- Subroutines --A Software UART 9. The WC16 Core -- Multiplication and Division -- DIO2 Board

Course Web Site Course materials can be downloaded from the following course website – –follow the VHDL -> CSE 378 link

Grading based on Labs-- 20% –9 Labs will be assigned to be demonstrated and handed in. Homework-- 5% 2 Exams-- 25% each VHDL project –Project design-- 10% –Written report-- 10% –Oral Presentation-- 5%