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| Date | Topic | Readings & Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Introduction and Unsigned numbers | pp. 4-8, Administration & Arithmetic |
| Aug 23 | Signed numbers |
Chapter 1 Arithmetic, Digital logic |
| Aug 28 | Combinational logic | |
| Aug 30 | Combinational odds and ends | |
| Sept 4 | modules -- combinational and sequential | |
| Sept 6 | ||
| Sept 11 | Memories & Finite State Machines |
Chapter 2 Digital logic, Nabs in Logisim, Logisim FSM & NSC, MSU ECE 3724 chapter 2 notes, Memories, Breadboarding |
| Sept 13 | Finite State Machine (Nabs) | |
| Sept 18 | A simple computer | |
| Sept 20 | Introduction to PIC Processor |
Chapter 3 PIC Processor index, PIC operations, PIC instruction format |
| Sept 25 | PIC instructions | |
| Sept 27 | PIC operations | |
| Oct 2 | Shifts and control | Chapter 4, PIC STATUS register |
| Oct 4 | Upcoming Exam 1 | Similar problems |
| Oct 11 | Exam 1 | |
| Oct 16 | Programming in assembly language |
Chapters 4 & 5 PIC STATUS register, control sequencing, expression evaluation, expression odds and ends |
| Oct 18 | ||
| Oct 23 | Pointers | Chapter 6 Implementing pointers and functions, C strings and startup, |
| Oct 25 | ||
| Oct 30 | Functions | |
| Nov 1 | C aggregates |
Chapter 8 andante (pp. 241-252) & allegro (pp. 267-202) C aggregates, C preprocessor examples, Power management on the PIC |
| Nov 6 | C preprocessing | |
| Nov 8 | Power management | |
| Nov 13 | Upcoming Exam 2 | Exam 1, Homework 7, Homework 9, Lab 8 |
| Nov 15 | Exam 2 | |
| Nov 20 | What’s up & Interfacing | |
| Nov 27 | more interfacing and some C | |
| Nov 29 | Upcoming Final Exam | Final exam topics |
| Dec 11 | Final Exam from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM | |