ECE 152A - Fall 2008 (2024)

12/07/08: Solutions to HW4 & HW5 are posted on the website.We have deleted the following from your deliverables for Lab 5:
Part 3:
* Breadboard your programmable state machine
* Download and demonstrate your machine running the 1-digit BCD counter.
* Download and demonstrate your machine running the Serial Adder.

In particular, you are responsible for Parts 1 & 2 in full; for C program in Part 3; and the lab report in Part 4.

HW# 4 Deadline: Has been extended to December 1, 2008, Monday, 2:00 PM.However, you are encouraged to hand in your homework by November26, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, if you can. Please note that there willnot be any extensions on the HW # 5 deadline .

11/15/08:In Lab4, it's not necessary to use the C program to generate thedimclock, left, right turn, hazard, brake and run lights. Instead, youcan use the function generator to generate the Dimclock and clock andhook the harzard, left turn, right turn, brake, run lights directly.

11/09/08:Midterm Solutions are posted in the solution section. Pleaserefer to #2 in Su08 Midterm for the solution to problem 3 in the Fall08Midterm .

11/05/08: Wei's and Vivek's New TA Office hours changed.

Wei: Wednesday 10:00am ~ 11:00am HFH1124.

Vivek: Wendesday 2:15pm ~ 3:15pm HFH1124.

11/04/08:Make-Up Lab Sections During Thanksgiving Week. In thanksgiving week,two lab sections on Thursday are going to be canceled. But we areadding two make-up lab sections on Tuesday in that week (Nov. 24 to Nov28).

Miao is goingto hold a lab section from 2:00pm-4:50pm on Tuesday (Nov. 25).

Wei is goingto hold a lab section from 6:00-8:50pm on Tuesday(Nov. 25).11/04/08: New TA Office hours were added.Please check the TA Office Hour Section in this page.

Miao: Monday 1:00pm ~ 2:00pm HFH1124

Wei: Tuesday 9:00am ~ 10:00am HFH1124

Vivek: Wendesday 2:30pm ~ 3:30pm HFH1124.

11/01/08: Did anybody leave his/her watch in the digital lab? If it is, please contact Wei.

10/26/08: In lab2, we will need a tool called Quartus to do the pin assignment. Here is a simplifed tutorial quartus_tutorial.

10/26/08: HW#2 solutions are available. Here is the link for Quartus.

10/22/08:Prelab of lab2 is due next Monday, Oct. 27th, at the beginning of the class.

10/22/08:The Midterm Review Session will be held in class on October 27 and beconducted by Miao, who will solve the Summer 2008 Midterm in class. Iftime permits, she will also solve problems from the Winter 2008Midterm.

10/20/08:HW-1 solution is available. Homework is returned in the lab section,not in the class. Since we haven't graded all of the homework,forstudents whose lab sections are on Mondays, you need to pickthem up on Thursday's lab sections or you can have your friends to pickup the homework for you. .

10/20/08:Prelab and demo due rules. Here we want to emphasize that Prelab andDemo are due in the first hourof each lab. Laterturn-in will get zero. Talk to your TA ahead of time if you have someemergency.

10/08/08: HW-1problem 8. Minimum SOP form is enough to get full points for thatproblem. The solution does not need to use only 11 or fewer gates asmentioned in the problem.

10/06/08:Positionfor a NoteTaker: We need a NoteTaker for ECE 152A, who will sharehis/her notes with 1 other student in the course. The position is forsomeone who is sensitive to the needs of students with disabilities.There is a compensation of $125 for the NoteTaker. Please contact Prof.Rodoplu by email or after class, or stop by the Disabled StudentsOffice at 2120 Student Resources Building.09/29/08: Please get the access card from the ECE shop which is the only you canget into the Digital Lab by yourself. Here is what you need to do toget the access card. First get a form from the ECE shop with thesignature from the ECE people. Then take that form together with yourPhoto ID (passport or drive's license) to the Police office in Trailer600 near the old gym. Finally go back to the ECE shop to have a safetytest then enjoy your card.

09/29/08: Please read the UCSB/ECE FPGA Board web page: http://vader.ece.ucsb.edu/digilab-fpga/09/29/08: For Lab # 1: Please note that NOT all TTL parts are available. See the hyperlink below on ECE Shop: List of Available Parts (under Lab Handouts). Only these chips are available in the lab, so plan your TTL implementation accordingly.

09/29/08: Please use TTL (7400 series) for your labs (not CMOS 4000 series parts!).

09/29/08: For the lab problem sets, you need to hand in only 1 solution per team (put both team members' names on your solutions.)

09/29/08: Check in the ECE Shop (Room: 1160, Harold Frank Hall; M-F: 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00) to get the access cards for the Digital lab.