COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CME 4456 RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Computer Engineering (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ŞERIFE YILMAZ

Offered to

Computer Engineering (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give the usage of VHDL.It is expected that students at the end of this course will be able to know a new alternative to increase the system performance using reconfigurable tools with FPGA.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Outline FPGA technologies
2   Become aware of the relevant issues surrounding FPGA technologyies' use in system design
3   Use FPGA design tools
4   Design several systems by using VHDL language on an FPGA device
5   Research related issues to the architecture, tools, and applications of programmable logic in different areas.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction : Goals and motivations,History, state of the art, future trends Basic concepts and related fields of study
2 Programmable logic devices and Reconfigurable Computing Technologies
3 FPGA Device and System Architectures
4 Hardware Design Tools and VHDL
5 VHDL:Fundamental Concepts,Data Types and Operations
6 Modelling Contsructs: Entity Decleration, Architecture Bodies, Signal Decleraions, wait statemants, delays
7 Design Methods: Architectural, Behavioral,Structural Descriptions and design examples.
8 Subprograms, Packages and Use Clauses, Midterm Exam
9 Case Study: A Pipelined Multiplier Accumulator
10 Generic Constants,Components and Configurations
11 Case Study - Programmable ActIve Memones/ SPLASH 2
12 RCC Applications: Parallel Discrete Event Simulation (DES), CPU design,Security / Encryption
13 RCC Applications:Mobile Communication Systems, Pattern Matching,Neural Networks
14 RCC Applications: Data acquisition systems,Health care systems

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book:
Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications,Christophe BOBDA,,Springer,978-9048175314, 2010

Reference Books:
The System Designers Guide to VHDL (2nd edition), Peter J. Ashenden,Darrel Teegarden, , Morgan Kaufmann,1558608656 , USA, 2008
Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduc, Frank Vahid,Tony D. Givargis, , John Wiley & Sons Inc,0471386782, , 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Application, Homework, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1,LO2,LO3,LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by a midterm and a final exam and several assigments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Şerife SUNGUN
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Kampüsü
Buca/Izmir/ TURKEY

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing presentations 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14345
LO.2343553
LO.3542443
LO.44555535
LO.552333555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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