http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/ 2008-10-14T19:28:05-06:00 http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/ http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-09-15T09:50:28-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=lecture_5&rev=1221493828&do=diff Topic: Introduction to the PowerPC Reading Assignment Highlighted portions from Chapter 1 of the [PowerPC Reference Guide (annotated)]. Study Questions * Name 3 things that the PowerPC architecture generally defines (pg. 23, PowerPC Reference Guide). * True or False: All PowerPC implementations adhere to the UISA (pg. 24, PowerPC Reference Guide). * Name 3 things not defined by the PowerPC architecture (pg. 25, PowerPC Reference Guide). * How many timers does the PowerPC have (pg. 29… text/html 2008-09-15T09:50:19-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=lectures&rev=1221493819&do=diff Lecture 5 text/html 2008-09-15T09:50:00-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ecen_427_alternate_page&rev=1221493800&do=diff Lectures text/html 2008-09-15T09:49:43-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1221493783&do=diff ECEn 427 Alternate Page Welcome to ECEn 629! The computation landscape is changing and we will be studying and playing with several of the potential future computing engines of the future. The architectures we will be studying are: * IBM Cell Broadband Processor * Alternative architectures (Ambric, Tillera, C2XI, etc.) * FPGAs * GPUs text/html 2008-04-10T08:47:38-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=final&rev=1207838858&do=diff Final The final consists of the essay questions provided below. Turning it In Hand in your typed responses to the secretaries by Friday, April 18, before they close the window and lock up the office (well before 5 PM). Please don't cut this close. It would be silly to fail the final because you waited until the last minute to hand in your final. I would suggest handing it in by noon. text/html 2008-04-07T14:07:32-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class_summary&rev=1207598852&do=diff Class Summary No quiz or anything on this last day of class. We'll summarize what we have been studying this semester. Reading Assignment pg. 439-454 from the text, "Implementing Applications with FPGAs" None. Quiz Just show up and you get full credit for the quiz. text/html 2008-04-07T07:52:30-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=floating_point_on_fpgas&rev=1207576350&do=diff Floating Point for FPGAs Reading Assignment * Text: 671 - 694 * other papers as assigned. Study Questions * What is a denormalized number and why is it an important consideration when building floating-point units with FPGAs? * Name 3 reasons why a floating point adder is bigger than an integer adder. * Denorm circuity consumes what percentage of the overall floating-point multiplier? * Why is matrix-multiply typically broken down into smaller blocks when it is implemented on FPG… text/html 2008-04-02T16:53:13-06:00 Brad Hutchings http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/ece629web/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gpgpu_lab_project&rev=1207176793&do=diff GPGPU Lab Project In this project, you will implement the original lab (Sobel + Hough) on a GPGPU. The programming environment (the SDK) is a lot easier to install, so you can just install it on any machine that you like. If you decide to use the machines in Room 400, you will need to install the SDK in your local disk space. I have attached instructions below that explain how to do that. Here is the link if you want to setup the SDK on a machine of your choice: