Below is a preview of our week-by-week plan for the entire quarter. There may be slight adjustments and rearrangements as we go. The schedule for the final project is set and will not change.
In the readings below, K&R refers to Kernighan and Ritchie's classic text The C Programming Language (accessible via Stanford's subscription to Safari Books Online). Nick Parlante's EssentialC is another great C reference. Please do the recommended readings before lecture for best effect!
Week 1 | ||
Lecture Mon 4/1 |
Introduction and Welcome
( slides, code )
Readings:
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Lab/assign |
Lab 0: Orientation
( writeup )
Please do the Lab 0 prelab preparation before coming to lab. |
Assignment 0: Git oriented ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 4/5 |
RISC-V assembly and machine code
( slides, code )
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Week 2 | ||
Lecture Mon 4/8 |
From Assembly to C
( slides, code )
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Lab/assign |
Lab 1: Getting to know your Mango Pi
( writeup )
Please do the Lab 1 prelab preparation before coming to lab. |
Assignment 1: Larson Scanner ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 4/12 |
C Pointers and Arrays
( slides, code )
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Week 3 | ||
Lecture Mon 4/15 |
C Functions
( slides, code )
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Lab/assign |
Lab 2: Below C Level
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 2: Clock ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 4/19 |
Communication and the Serial Protocol
( slides, code )
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Week 4 | ||
Lecture Mon 4/22 |
Modules, Libraries, and Linking
( slides, code )
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Lab/assign |
Lab 3: Debugging and Testing
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 3: String Formatting ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 4/26 |
Memory Management
( slides, code )
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Week 5 | ||
Lecture Mon 4/29 |
C Mastery
( slides, code )
We've crossed the halfway point! We will use this lecture to catch-up/expand on lecture content covered lightly on first pass, and discuss how to further your mastery of C. Readings:
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Lab/assign |
Lab 4: Linked and Loaded
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 4: Backtrace and Malloc ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 5/3 |
Keyboards and the PS/2 Protocol
( slides, code )
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Week 6 | ||
Lecture Mon 5/6 |
Graphics and the framebuffer
( slides, code )
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Lab/assign |
Lab 5: Keyboard Surfin'
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 5: Keyboard and Simple Shell ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 5/10 |
Interrupts
( slides, code )
In this first lecture on interrupts, we'll focus on the low-level mechanics and what needs to happen at the assembly level to enable and process an interrupt. |
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Week 7 | ||
Lecture Mon 5/13 |
Interrupts, cont'd
( slides, code )
Now we move up to the higher-level abstractions for interrupts, including library support for managing interrupt handlers and best practices for interrupt-safe code.
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Lab/assign |
Lab 6: Drawing into the Framebuffer
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 6: Graphics Library and Console ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 5/17 |
Sensors
( slides, code )
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Week 8 | ||
Lecture Mon 5/20 |
Project | |
Lab/assign |
Lab 7: Mango Pi, Interrupted
( writeup )
Prelab to prep before lab. |
Assignment 7: System Monitor with Interrupts ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 5/24 |
Floating Point and Sound
( slides, code )
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Week 9 | ||
Lecture Mon 5/27 |
No class (Memorial Day) | |
Lab/assign |
Lab 8: Project Team Meeting 1
( writeup )
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Final Project ( writeup ) |
Lecture Fri 5/31 |
RISC-V: origins, design, and future opportunities | |
Week 10 | ||
Lecture Mon 6/3 |
Wrap or There and Back Again
( slides, code )
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Lab/assign | Lab 9: Project Team Meeting 2 | |
Lecture Fri 6/7 |
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Week 11 | ||
Final Project Demo session Fri 6/7 at 3:30 pm Code submission due Fri 6/7 at 11:59 pm |