Course - Computer Design Project - TDT4295
Computer Design Project
About
About the course
Course content
Introduction to modern methods, techniques and tools used in computer design. Lectures and tutorials will be given on the tools and facilities available in the computer design laboratories and their use in specification, design, verification and prototyping of circuits, printed circuit boards (PCB) and systems. A realistic design project will be carried where participants will work together as a design team. The design project involves the full process from specification, PCB design, Microprocessor and FPGA programming, testing, verification and documentation.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: - The student learns the design process of an embedded system. This includes developing low-level software, hardware and a printed circuit board as well as necessary documentation and project management.
Skills: - The student learns to work in a group with a vaguely defined problem statement - The student learns development, debugging and bug correction for reconfigurable logic, microcontrollers and printed circuit boards - The student learns debugging and bug correction at a system level (integration).
General competence: - The student learns to work in a project. This includes making decisions based on limited information, tolerating these decisions when they turn out to be suboptimal and evaluating them when better information becomes available.
Learning methods and activities
The project work will be carried out in groups of a size suited for the assignment and focused around the computer design laboratories. The groups are relatively large, with 5-12 students, divided into subgroups of 2-3 students.
Further on evaluation
The portfolio consist of:
- Project work resulting in a finished product (circuit board and source code) (85%)
- A written report (15%)
The students shall demonstrate their work in a presentation at the end of the semester.
The work is carried out in groups, adapted to the scope of the specific task, and takes place in connection with the computer laboratory. The project is conducted in a large group of 5–12 participants, divided into subgroups of 2–3 members.
All components of the portfolio must be passed in order to pass the course.
In the case of voluntary re-sit, a fail (F), or valid absence, the entire portfolio must be retaken during a semester in which teaching is offered.
Recommended previous knowledge
Course TDT4160 Computers Fundamentals, or equivalent.
Course materials
Announced at the start of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| SIF8084 | 15 sp |
Subject areas
- Technological subjects