CSCE 230: Computer Organization
Fall 2023

Instructor

Jeffrey Falkinburg
Computer Science and Engineering
368 Avery Hall
jfalkinburg2@unl.edu
Office Hours:
TBD via Zoom
and by appointment.

Teaching Assistants

Undergraduate TAs:
See Canvas
Office Hours:
TBD

Course Information

Lecture: Monday/Wednesday/Friday Lecture: 9:30am-10:20am in Burnett 107
Recitation: Wednesday or Thursday 3:30pm-4:20pm in Avery 19
Laboratory: Wednesday or Thursday 4:30pm-6:20pm in Avery 21

For more detailed information on this course please see the course syllabus.

Course Description

Computer Organization (4 cr) Lecture 3 hours, recitation 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours. Introduction to organization and structure of computer systems. Boolean Logic, Digital Arithmetic, Processor Organization, Machine Language Programming, Input/Output, Memory Organization, System Support Software, Communication, and Ethics.

Course Canvas Pages

Assignments

See the course schedule below for reading assignments and the general topics covered in the course.

Week of...
Week #
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
21 Aug
Week 1
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
21 Aug
 Chapter 1: Binary Numbers
Number Systems and Conversions



22 Aug




23 Aug
 Chapter 1: Binary Numbers
Addition/Subtraction of
Signed/Unsigned Numbers
Lab 1 Start

24 Aug


Lab 1 Start

25 Aug
 Chapter 1: Binary Numbers
Multiplication/Division and
Zero/Sign Extension


28 Aug
Week 2
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
28 Aug
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Assembly Language Basics



29 Aug


Lab 1: Due at Midnight

30 Aug
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Arithmetic and Branching Instructions

Lab 2 Start

31 Aug


Lab 2 Start

1 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Logic, Move, Shift, and Rotate Instr



4 Sep
Week 3
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
4 Sep

Labor Day! - No Class
Homework 1: Due Midnight Sunday
5 Sep


Lab 2: Due at Midnight

6 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Load/Store Instr and Directives

Lab 3 Start

7 Sep


Lab 3 Start

8 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Subroutine Instr and Stack



11 Sep
Week 4
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
11 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Nested Subroutines



12 Sep


Lab 3: Due at Midnight

13 Sep
 Ch 3 & App B: I/O Assembly
Polling

Lab 4 Start

14 Sep


Lab 4 Start

15 Sep
 Ch 3 & App B: I/O Assembly
Interrupts



18 Sep
Week 5
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
18 Sep
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
Logic Gates, Logic Rules, & Synthesis


Homework 2: Due Midnight Sunday
19 Sep


Lab 4: Due at Midnight

20 Sep
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
K-Maps and VHDL Intro

Lab 5 Start

21 Sep


Lab 5 Start

22 Sep

Exam 1



25 Sep
Week 6
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
25 Sep
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
VHDL Intro, Data Types, and CSAs


Advising/Counselings Start
26 Sep


Lab 5: Due at Midnight

27 Sep
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
VHDL Intro Part 2

Lab 6 Start

28 Sep


Lab 6 Start

29 Sep
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
Sequential Circuits



2 Oct
Week 7
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
2 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
Flip-Flops, Registers, & Seq Circuits


Advising/Counseling Week 2
3 Oct


Lab 6: Due at Midnight

4 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
FSM Design

Lab 7 Start

5 Oct


Lab 7 Start

6 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
FSM Analysis



9 Oct
Week 8
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
9 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
VHDL Concurrent vs Sequential


Advising/Counseling Week 3
10 Oct




11 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
VHDL Synthesis and VHDL FSMs



12 Oct




13 Oct
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc
Nios CPU Overview & Reg File



16 Oct
Week 9
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
16 Oct

Fall Break! - No Class
Homework 3: Due Midnight Sunday
17 Oct

Fall Break! - No Class
Lab 7: Due at Midnight

18 Oct
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc
Arithmetic Logic Unit

Lab 8 Start
Last week of Advising/Counseling
19 Oct


Lab 8 Start

20 Oct

Exam 2
Advising/Counseling Sessions Due!
23 Oct
Week 10
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
23 Oct
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc
Nios Instruction Set & Arithmetic
Instructions


24 Oct




25 Oct
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc
Logic, Data Copy, & Control Transfer
Instructions
Lab 9 Start

26 Oct


Lab 9 Start

27 Oct
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc




30 Oct
Week 11
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
30 Oct
 Chapter 5: Datapath




31 Oct


Lab 8: Due at Midnight

1 Nov
 Chapter 5: Datapath




2 Nov




3 Nov
 Chapter 5: Control Signals




6 Nov
Week 12
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
6 Nov
 Chapter 4: Assembler
Assembler and Processor Example

Group Lab 1: Due Midnight Sunday

7 Nov


Lab 9: Due at Midnight

8 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Sequential Building Blocks &
Memory Types


9 Nov




10 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Memory Hierarchy & Cache Memory



13 Nov
Week 13
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
13 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Cache Write Requests, Cache Design,
& Replacement Algorithms

Homework 4: Due Midnight Sunday
14 Nov




15 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Virtual Memory



16 Nov




17 Nov
 Ch 11 & App A: Logic Arrays




20 Nov
Week 14
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
20 Nov
 Chapter 6: Pipelining


Group Lab 2: Due Midnight Sunday

21 Nov




22 Nov

Student Holiday - No Class

23 Nov

Thanksgiving Break! - No Class

24 Nov

Thanksgiving Break! - No Class

27 Nov
Week 15
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
27 Nov
 Exam Review



Homework 5: Due Midnight Sunday
28 Nov


Group Lab 3: Due at Midnight

29 Nov
 Exam Review




30 Nov




1 Dec

Exam 3

4 Dec
Week 16
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
4 Dec


Group Lab 4: Due Midnight Sunday

5 Dec




6 Dec




7 Dec




8 Dec


Group Lab 5: Due at Midnight

11 Dec
Week 17
 Date
Topic
11 Dec
Finals Week
12 Dec
Final Exam 10-12
13 Dec
Finals Week
14 Dec
Finals Week
15 Dec
Finals Week

Lab Kit / Equipment List

You will be working with the following item listed below. You may purchase one for yourself, but you will be loaned one for the duration of the course.