Class Notes

Notes:

The order of topics covered or dates specified are subject to change. Any changes will be discussed in class.

Class notes will be placed here.

• Accessing the System
• Numbers
  • The following calculator is helpful.
  • Representation and Base Conversion
    • Decimal representation
    • Decimal related code
    • Intro to Binary
    • Decimal/Binary conversion
    • Conversion to and from base n
    • Hex and Octal
    • Summary
    • Code for this section
  • Fractions
    • Fractions in any base.
    • Precision, Gap, Roundoff error.
    • Code for this section
  • Logic and Circuits
    • Intro to DIGITAL
    • Transistors
    • Intro to Logic
      • The NOT lecture
      • The Physical Chips lecture
      • The And lecture
    • NOT
    • Physical Chips
    • Other Gates
    • Truth Tables, Circuits and Equations
    • Minterms
  • Basic Math
    • Addition
    • Subtraction
    • 9's and 10's complement
    • Sign Magnitude
    • 1's and 2's complement
  • Codes
    • Parity
    • ASCII
    • BCD
    • EBCDIC
    • UNICODE
    • Gray Code
• Binary Functions
  • Properties
  • Some proofs
  • Different forms for a boolean function
• Minimization Techniques
  • Intro to K-Maps
  • Two Input Quine McCluskey Example (done in class)
  • Three Input Quine McCluskey Example (not done in class)
  • Five Input Quine McCluskey Example (done in class partially)
  • Five Input Quine McCluskey Example, with don't cares
• CPUs
  • Introduction
  • Some Code
  • The 8-bit ALU
• Combinational Networks
• Combinational Modules
• Synchronous Sequential Networks