ELEC 2220 - Computer Systems

Fall Term, 2008 - Victor P. Nelson

Syllabus

Lecture Topics and Notes

• 8/18 - Overview of Computer System Organization (Text chaps. 1 & 2)
• 8/20 – Overview, continued.
• 8/22 – Compilers, assemblers, linkers
• 8/25 – Classes cancelled
• 8/27 – Information representation (Text Appendix A, Digital Logic text)
• 8/29 – Data types, constants, and variable definitions (Chap. 5, section 5.5, Appdx. A)
• 9/1 – Labor Day holiday
• 9/3 – HCS12 CPU programming model (chap. 4), memory organization and storage (chap. 5)
• 9/5 – Allocating memory in assembly language (chap. 5), CodeWarrior (ELEC3040/3050 Lab 1)
• 9/8 – CodeWarrior debugging, Memory addressing in assembly language (chap. 4 and 7.3)
• 9/10 - Memory addressing in assembly language (chap. 4 and 7.3)
• 9/12 – Memory addressing modes (chap. 4 and 7.3)
• 9/15 – Data movement instructions (Ch. 7.5-7.7)
• 9/15 – Data movement instructions and examples (Ch. 7.5-7.7)
• 9/19 – Arithmetic operations (Chap. 7.11, 7.8)
• 9/22 – MIDTERM QUIZ #1
• 9/24 – Arithmetic operations continued (Chap. 7.11, 7.8)
• 9/26 – Multiply/divide (Chap. 7.11), shift operations (Chap. 7.10)
• 9/29 – Shift operations (Chap. 7.10)
• 10/1 – Arithmetic, shift operations (Chap. 7.10)
• 10/3 - Logical and bit-manipulation operations (Chap. 7.9,7.12,7.13,7.14)
• 10/6 – Bit manipulation and conditional branches/jumps (Chap. 7.13 – 7.16)
• 10/8 – Structured program design and subroutines (7.16, 8.2, 8.3)
• 10/10 – Subroutines and parameter passing (8.2,8.3)
• 10/13 – Subroutines and parameter passing, continued
• 10/15 – Subroutine examples, input/output devices (Chap. 11 and 18.1-18.3)
• 10/17 – Parallel input/output ports and devices (Chap. 11 and 18.1-18.3)
• 10/20 – Parallel input/output ports and devices (Chap. 11 and 18.1-18.3)
• 10/22 – Software-controlled input/output
• 10/24 - MIDTERM QUIZ #2
• 10/27 – Program-controlled input/output (Chap. 18.1-18.3)
• 10/29 – Program-controlled I/O, introduction to interrupts (Chap. 12)
• 10/31 – Interrupt-driven I/O (Chap. 12)
• 11/3 – Interrupt-driven I/O examples
• 11/5 – Programming examples
• 11/7 – Programmable timers (Chap. 14)
• 11/10 – Programmable timers (Chap. 14)
• 11/12 – Programmable timers (Chap. 14)
• 11/14 – LCD displays (CodeWarrior help), programmable timers (Chap. 14)
• 11/17 – Asynchronous serial communication (Chap. 15.1, 15.2)

FINAL EXAM – Tuesday, Dec. 16, 12:00-2:30

Homework Assignments

1. Wednesday, August 20 (Program 1 solution)
2. Friday, August 22 (Program 2 solution)
3. Wednesday, August 27 (rescheduled due to cancelled classes)
4. Friday, August 29
5. Wednesday, Sep. 3
6. Monday, Sep. 8 (postponed from Friday, Sep. 5)
7. Wednesday, Sep. 10
8. Friday, Sep. 12
9. Monday, Sep. 15
10. Wednesday, Sep. 17
11. Friday, Sep. 19
12. Friday, Sep. 26
13. Monday, Sep. 29
14. Friday, Oct. 3
15. Monday, Oct. 6
16. Wednesday, Oct. 8
17. Friday, Oct. 10
18. Monday, Oct. 13
19. Wednesday, Oct. 15
20. Friday, Oct. 17
21. Monday, Oct. 20
22. Monday, Oct. 27
23. Monday, Nov. 3
24. Friday, Nov. 7 – Resubmit Monday’s assignment
25. Monday, Nov. 10 (Rescheduled from Friday)
26. Friday, Nov. 14
27. Wednesday, Nov. 19 – first draft of project (for feedback)

Final Project - Due Monday, December 8 at class time

Class Resources

• CPU12 Reference Guide (Instruction Set Reference)
• MC9S12C Microcontroller Family Reference Manual
• Freescale Web Page
• Freescale "CodeWarrior Development Studio for HCS12X"  (download "Special Edition" version at the bottom of the page)
• Frederick M. Cady 68HC11 & 68HC12 Links (Montana State U.)
• Jonathan W. Valvano 68HC12 Textbook Links (U. Texas, Austin)
• "Wikipedia" page on computing hardware (tutorials, overviews, etc.)
• LCD Display User Guide
• ELEC 3050 Computer Design Laboratory Web Site (uses CodeWarrior and HCS12)