ECE354 - Computer Systems Lab II
Course Administration
2016
Professor Csaba Andras Moritz
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Course Administration: People
 Instructor:
Csaba Andras Moritz
andras@ecs.umass.edu
http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/andras
 UG/Grad TAs:
See online at http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece354/
 Lab Manager:
Keith Shimeld
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Course Administration: Communication
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Web page:
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Lab hours for TAs etc
• Refer to home page
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Mailing list
• Make sure email address
in spire is current
http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece354/
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Course Info
 Prerequisites: ECE353 - Computer Systems Lab I
 Recommended Text: Wayne Wolf: " Computers as Components" Morgan
Kauffman Publishers, 2005.
 The course is taught using the Altera DE2 FPGA boards
• NIOS 2, a 32 bit microcontroller from Altera
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Instructor Info
 Office: KEB 207
 Website: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/andras
 Teaching: Embedded Systems II (ECE354) and Advanced Computer
Architecture (ECE668)
• Research on CMOS and Nanoscale Computer Architecture and Beyond-CMOS
Nanofabrics
 Started several companies/brands in embedded or related space
• CDC RD AB – enterprise and manufacturing information flow
• BlueRISC – develops security microprocessors and FPGA-based secure
platforms, as well as system assurance tools for software vulnerabilities and
self-healing runtime systems
• WindowsSCOPE – cyber security and forensics tools
• eprivo – on privacy (stealth) – will be launched 2016
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Lab Equipment
 You are given all the equipment (DE 2 board, Camera, USB blaster cable,
Software CDs, Network Cables etc.) that are necessary for the lab
projects. It is expected that you return all the equipment at the end of
the semester or pay for replacements if lost. You can store the
equipment in a lockable drawer in your lab bench. Please note that you
are ultimately responsible for the equipment that you have signed out.
Smaller components (resistors, wires, etc.) are available in the lab. Please
use only what you need and return the components when you are done.
 If you have any problems with the equipment, please contact Keith
Shimeld (shimeld@ecs.umass.edu).
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Lab Rules
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All equipment must be returned by the specified due date or final grades will be
withheld.
All equipment must be returned free of all labels, chips, wires, and writing.
Do not power the DE2 Altera Development Circuit Board on the anti-static bag. It
is electrically conductive and will destroy the circuit board.
Do not leave any part of your Lab assignment projects on the computer.
Do not move or remove any equipment in the lab, this includes any computer
cabling.
Please report any defective, damaged, or missing lab equipment immediately to
your TA or Professor.
You are responsible for leaving the lab bench in a clean and orderly manner.
Food, beverages, radios and bicycles are not allowed in the lab at any time.
Lab laser printers are for ECE 354 related assignments ONLY & not for any other
classes.
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Computer Use
 Computers are available on each lab bench.
 Please make sure you create an account for your group that is password
protected.
 The lab computers are not backed up. Please save your work on a dongle
or upload to your ECS account.
 Please note that it is considered academic dishonesty if you open any file
in a computer that belongs to another group!
 There is a printer available in the lab. Please DO NOT PRINT ALTERA
MANUALS. These manuals contain hundreds of pages, most of which you
will not need. If you need a hardcopy, please print only the few pages
that are necessary for a particular lab.
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Security Notice
Security Cameras in Operation
Information obtained with the use of the video cameras will be used
exclusively for safety and law enforcement purposes. Information
obtained through the use of video cameras will be handled according to
the University of Massachusetts Police Department's rules governing the
handling of evidence.
Recorded images will be stored for a period not to exceed 180 days and
will be erased unless retained as part of a criminal investigation, court
procedure, or other bona fide use.
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Lab schedule
 5 labs in all
 Schedule posted in the web page
 Reports submitted per schedule in moodle
 Lab demos
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Videos recorded in presence of a TA
• Submitted to that TA and instructor (ideally a link)
• Anytime before deadline
Face-to-face demo with instructor
• Sign-up on schedule page activated days before
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Lab 0
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In this lab you will learn about the features of DE 2 board, its
ports and memory structure. You will erase and program the
board memory and learn how to use the DE2 control panel.
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This lab will not be graded.
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Lab 1
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In this lab you will program a soft core 32 bit microcontroller
from Altera called Nios 2 into the FPGA and write a simple code
to echo hello world on your screen. Your code will be executed by
the processor designed by you into the Cyclone FPGA on DE 2
board.
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Lab 2
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In this lab, you will implement your own webcam by interfacing a
camera to the DE 2 board. You will have to capture a frame and
then store it in your on board memory. To see the image on PC,
you will integrate it with one of the example projects distributed
with DE 2 board.
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Lab 3
 This lab will use the ethernet port of the DE 2 board to send
and receive packets over a CAT 5 cable. You will select your
ally (another group) and ask them to connect their board
with yours and verify that your packets (think of them as
messengers !) are indeed being received by them. Next, you
will be at the receiving end to the messages they send you
over the network.
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Lab 4
 In this lab you will use two DE 2 boards (Master and Slave)
connected by ethernet. The master will send commands to
the slave by using a handshaking protocol so that the slave
performs certain actions. You will also transfer the image
from a DE 2 board to the other board.
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Lab 5
 Data stream compression using run-length encoding
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