CSCE 230: Computer Organization
Fall 2024

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 Kiewit Hall A253
Recitation: Wednesday or Thursday 3:30pm-4:20pm in Avery 110/19
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
26 Aug
Week 1
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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



27 Aug




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

29 Aug


Lab 1 Start

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


2 Sep
Week 2
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
2 Sep


Labor Day! - No Class
3 Sep


Lab 1: Due at Midnight

4 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Assembly Language Basics

Lab 2 Start

5 Sep


Lab 2 Start

6 Sep
 Ch 2 & App B: Basic Assembly Lang
Arithmetic and Branching Instructions



9 Sep
Week 3
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


Homework 1: Due Midnight Sunday
10 Sep


Lab 2: Due at Midnight

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

Lab 3 Start

12 Sep


Lab 3 Start

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



16 Sep
Week 4
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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



17 Sep


Lab 3: Due at Midnight

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

Lab 4 Start

19 Sep


Lab 4 Start

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



23 Sep
Week 5
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


Homework 2: Due Midnight Sunday
24 Sep


Lab 4: Due at Midnight

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

Lab 5 Start

26 Sep

Exam 1 at DLC

Lab 5 Start

27 Sep

Exam 1 at DLC



30 Sep
Week 6
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


Advising/Counselings Start
1 Oct


Lab 5: Due at Midnight

2 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
VHDL Intro Part 2

Lab 6 Start

3 Oct


Lab 6 Start

4 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
Sequential Circuits



7 Oct
Week 7
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


Advising/Counseling Week 2
8 Oct


Lab 6: Due at Midnight

9 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
FSM Design

Lab 7 Start

10 Oct


Lab 7 Start

11 Oct
 App A: Logic circuit and VHDL
FSM Analysis



14 Oct
Week 8
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


Advising/Counseling Week 3
15 Oct




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



17 Oct




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



21 Oct
Week 9
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
21 Oct

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

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

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

Lab 8 Start
Last week of Advising/Counseling
24 Oct

Exam 2 at DLC
Lab 8 Start

25 Oct
 No Class/Lecture

Exam 2 at DLC
Advising/Counseling Sessions Due!
28 Oct
Week 10
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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


29 Oct




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

31 Oct


Lab 9 Start

1 Nov
 Ch 5: Processor Design & Nios Proc




4 Nov
Week 11
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
4 Nov
 Chapter 5: Datapath




5 Nov


Lab 8: Due at Midnight

6 Nov
 Chapter 5: Datapath




7 Nov




8 Nov
 Chapter 5: Control Signals




11 Nov
Week 12
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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

Group Lab 1: Due Midnight Sunday

12 Nov


Lab 9: Due at Midnight

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


14 Nov




15 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Memory Hierarchy & Cache Memory



18 Nov
Week 13
 Date
Lecture
Topic

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

Homework 4: Due Midnight Sunday
19 Nov




20 Nov
 Chapter 8: Memory
Virtual Memory



21 Nov




22 Nov
 Ch 11 & App A: Logic Arrays




25 Nov
Week 14
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
25 Nov
 Chapter 6: Pipelining


Group Lab 2: Due Midnight Sunday

26 Nov




27 Nov

Student Holiday - No Class

28 Nov

Thanksgiving Break! - No Class

29 Nov

Thanksgiving Break! - No Class

2 Dec
Week 15
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
2 Dec
 Exam Review



Homework 5: Due Midnight Monday
3 Dec


Group Lab 3: Due at Midnight

4 Dec
 Exam Review




5 Dec

Exam 3 at DLC

6 Dec
 No Class/Lecture

Exam 3 at DLC

9 Dec
Week 16
 Date
Lecture
Topic

Lab
Homework
9 Dec
 No Class/Lecture


Group Lab 4: Due Midnight Sunday

10 Dec




11 Dec
 Final Exam Review and Board Turn-in




12 Dec




13 Dec


Group Lab 5: Due at Midnight

16 Dec
Week 17
 Date
Topic
16 Dec
Finals Exam at DLC
17 Dec
Finals Exam at DLC
18 Dec
Finals Exam at DLC
19 Dec
Finals Week
20 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.