1. March 2005 1R. Smith - University of St Thomas - Minnesota QMCS 130: Today’s Class The ProjectThe Project PointersPointers

2. March 2005 2R. Smith - University of St Thomas - Minnesota The Project Individuals or groups of up to 3Individuals or groups of up to 3 You choose the problem – examples:You choose the problem – examples: –Simple tax form –Building cost estimator –“Lunar lander” game –Card game Send me a general project descriptionSend me a general project description –All team members should send me the same information Late April: I need to see a “project plan”Late April: I need to see a “project plan” End of semester: send me the codeEnd of semester: send me the code

3. March 2005 3R. Smith - University of St Thomas - Minnesota Addresses and Pointers Old-style power tools – a table sawOld-style power tools – a table saw –There are lots of things you can’t cut with ‘safer’ saws –You can hurt yourself badly with a table saw Pointers let you do “raw I/O”Pointers let you do “raw I/O” Pointers let you write your own Operating SystemPointers let you write your own Operating System –Very, very useful in todays tiny, embedded products. Software in a TV remote controlSoftware in a TV remote control Software in a USB hubSoftware in a USB hub

4. March 2005 4R. Smith - University of St Thomas - Minnesota The Address vs the Thing Dealing with street addressesDealing with street addresses –Incrementing, etc. –Who’s on First? Examples with integersExamples with integers –Content vs the variable vs variable’s address Examples with stringsExamples with strings

5. March 2005 5R. Smith - University of St Thomas - Minnesota Pointers and Structures The ‘real’ way to do I/O in tiny systemsThe ‘real’ way to do I/O in tiny systems

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