EE 380 – MICROCOMPUTER ORGANIZATION
CATALOG DATA:
EE 380 Computer Organization and Design: 3 Credits
Hardware and software
organization and design of a typical computer; computer performance;
instruction set design, machine language and assembler language programming,
computer arithmetic; datapath and controller design;
pipelining, memory structures, interfacing peripheral devices, and input-output
structures; real-time computer applications, laboratory included. Prereq: EE 280 or CS 245. (Same as CS 380.)
TEXTBOOK:
D.A. Patterson and J.L.
Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware Software Interface,
Morgan Kaufmann,
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Hank Dietz, Professor in
Electrical Engineering
GOALS:
The goals of this course are to
teach the students the concept of the Instruction Set Architecture of a
computer, how to analytically evaluate the performance of a computer, and then
how to design the assembly language instruction set for a computer and then
teach the fundamentals of a computers datapath,
memory organization, controller, and input-output structure such that the
students can then actually design these functional units of a computer to
implement a given assembly language instruction set.
PREREQUISITE:
CS 222, EE 280 or CS 245
TOPICS:
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course
the students should demonstrate the ability to:
3.
Analytically and experimentally analyze, evaluate, and compare the
performance of computers.
6.
Organize, design, and implement at the gate and register level the datapath, controller, and
memory of a computer.
7.
Make design decisions based on performance data.
8.
Write and run assembly language programs on a simulator of a designed
computer
COMPUTER USAGE:
Students write, assemble, and
run assembly language programs on a simulator of a computer that is designed in
class. This is done in a UNIX X-WINDOWS environment running on high performance
engineering workstation. Students gain experience in utilization of networked
engineering computer workstation, high performance network servers, UNIX type editors and file management, File Transfer
Protocols (FTP), electronic mail, use of the Internet, etc.
LABORATORY:
Students perform at least five
laboratory experiments, in the above computer usage environment, where in each
they write, assemble, run, and evaluate assembly language programs designed to
illustrate to the student various fundamentals of computer organization and
design.
DESIGN CONTENT:
Using an assembly language
instruction set as the starting point, students design at the gate and register
levels a complete datapath (ALU, registers, bussing,
etc.), controller (both hardwired and microprogrammable),
memory structure including a single level cache, and input-output structure of
a computer that can execute the given assembly language instruction set. Many
homework problems are design based.
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Lecture 3 hours per week.
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION:
Engineering Science: 1.5 Credits
(50%)
Engineering Design: 1.5 Credits
(50%)
RELATION OF COURSE TO PROGRAM
OUTCOMES:
These course outcomes fulfill
the following program outcomes:
(a) an ability to apply
knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and
conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a
system, component, or process to meet desired needs
(e) an ability to identify,
formulate, and solve engineering problems
(i) a
recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary
issues
(k) an ability to use the
techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice
(m) depth of knowledge in at
least one area
(p) knowledge of basic sciences, computer science, and
engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex electrical and
electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and software
components
PREPARED BY: H.G. Dietz DATE: