Course details
Design of Computer Systems
INP Acad. year 2009/2010 Winter semester 5 credits
Principles of a processor. Introduction to VHDL. Von Neumann computer. Data types, formats and coding. Instructions, formats, coding and addressing, ISA. VHDL models of algorithms and subsystems. Pipelining. Arithmetic and logic operations. Algorithms and function units. Sequencer: basic function, hard-wired and microprogram implementation. Memories: types, organization, controlling. Memory hierarchies, virtual memory. Peripheral units, buses and bus control, parallel and serial digital interfaces. Performance evaluation. Reliability of computer systems.
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Time span
- 39 hrs lectures
- 6 hrs exercises
- 7 hrs projects
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Students are able to describe the functionality of operation, memory and control units and their communication using VHDL.
The opinion on development trends and possibilities of computer technology.
Learning objectives
To give the students the knowledge of organization and functioning of operation, memory and control units, the algorithms with fixed and floating point operations, the way of controlling them and subsystem communication level.
Recommended prerequisites
- Digital Systems Design (INC)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Boolean algebra, basics of electrical circuits, basic computer elements, design of combinatorial and sequential circuits.
Fundamental literature
- Hennessy J. L., Patterson D. A.: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 2nd edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publ., 1996, and new editions, e.g. the 5th ed. from 2012.
Syllabus of lectures
- Computer history, classification.
- Data representation, accuracy and errors.
- Processor.
- Instruction sets, register structures.
- Pipelined processing, modelling in VHDL.
- Algorithms of fixed point operations.
- Algorithms of floating point operations, iterative algorithms.
- Mid-term exam, hard-wired sequencer.
- Microprogram controller.
- Memories.
- Cache memory, virtual memory.
- Parallel and serial buses.
- Peripheral interfacing and control.
- Computer performance and performance evaluation.
- Reliability of computer systems.
Syllabus of numerical exercises
- VHDL
- Processor in VHDL
- FX signed number codes
- Huffman code, Hamming code, modular arithmetics
- Adders and multipliers
- Division.
- Iterative algorithms.
- Pipelined processing
- Performance evaluation, reliability
Progress assessment
Duty credit will be given based on getting at least 20 marks during the semester.
Controlled instruction
Realization of projects, mid-term exam passing.
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