CPEN 211

Boolean algebra; combinational and sequential circuits; organization and operation of microcomputers, memory addressing modes, representation of information, instruction sets, machine and assembly language programming, systems programs, I/O structures, I/O interfacing and I/O programming, introduction to digital system design using microcomputers. Credit will be granted for only one of CPEN 211, CPEN 312, EECE 256, EECE 259 or EECE 355. [4-2-2*]

5 credits

Course Overview

There will be 12 lab experiments to complete during the term, 6 on Digital Systems plus 6 on Microcomputers, plus possibly some homework assignments. These labs can be mostly done on your own computer using digital logic boards that you purchase and various (free) software packages — see below on Course Materials below regarding important details. Bring your completed work along to the scheduled Lab session and demonstrate it working and it will be graded by the TAs on the quality of your solution plus your confidence and competence in demonstrating your knowledge of the solution.

Course Materials

Instead of a textbook, all students must purchase an FPGA board. A computer (laptop/desktop) is also strongly recommended. For details, please see: https://people.ece.ubc.ca/~lemieux/cpen211.html