[ Class Announcement | Schedule & Slides | Papers | Homework | Project | TA Schedule | Discussion Boards | Honor Code]
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Class Announcement
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05/11:
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First class meeting.
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05/20:
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Class time swapped with Prof. Anderson's class.
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05/25:
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Homework #1 is online, due on 6/1 in class.
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06/03:
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Project #1 is online, due on 6/29.
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06/15:
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Prof. Pande will start on 6/21. There is no class on 6/17 (Wed).
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06/17:
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Exam #1 solution
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Homework #1 Solution are online.
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06/17:
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Homework #2 is online, due on 6/29 in class
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06/26:
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Project #2 - Phase I is online, due on 7/06.
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07/02:
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Homework #3 is online, due on 7/09.
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07/12:
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 Project #2 - Phase II is online, due on 7/31.
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07/14:
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Homework #4 is online, due on 7/21.
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| Class Schedule and Slides (Subject to Change)
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Reading Assignment |
Other Announcement |
| 1 (05/11-05/17) |
Embedded Overview
ILP |
Lec1-overview
Lec2-ILP |
Readings |
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| 2 (05/18-05/24) |
Instruction
Set Architecture
Encoding Methods |
Lec3-ISA
Lec4-ISA2 |
Readings
Class Handout |
| 3 (05/25-05/31) |
Code Compression |
Lec5-compression |
Readings
Class Handout |
¥ 5/25: HW#1 out |
| 4 (06/01-06/07) |
Code Compression |
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¥ 6/1: HW#1 due
¥ 6/3: First Exam
¥ 6/3: PJ#1 out |
| 5 (06/08-06/14) |
ARM and ATOM |
Lec6-ARMAtom |
Readings
Class Handout |
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| 6 (06/15-06/21) |
Real-Time Embedded |
Lec7-RT |
Readings |
¥ 6/17: HW#2 out |
| 7 (06/22-06/28) |
Control and Data Flow Analysis |
Lec8-1
Lec8-2 |
Chap.1 & Chap.2(Compilers, Aho/Sethi/Ullman's Book) |
¥ 6/24: PJ#1 due
¥ 6/26: PJ#2-P.I out |
| 8 (06/29-07/05) |
Control and Data Flow Analysis |
dataflow.pdf |
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¥ 6/29: HW#2 due |
| 9 (07/06-07/12) |
Static Single Assignment Form |
ssa.pdf |
Class Handout |
¥ 7/06: PJ#2-P.I due |
| 10 (07/13-07/19) |
Register Allocation
Instruction Scehduling |
reg-alloc.pdf
instr-sched.pdf |
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¥ 7/14: HW#4 out |
| 11 (07/20-07/26) |
Specialized Embedded Optimizations |
xy-memory.ppt
offset-coalescence.ppt |
xy-memory-allocation.pdf
storage-assignment-coalescing.pdf |
¥ 7/21: HW#4 due
¥ 7/22: Final Exam |
| 12 (07/27-07/31) |
Final Exam Week
Time TBD |
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¥ 7/31: PJ#2-P.II due |
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| Supplementary Readings
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[Intro Readings]
ZebraNet paper by Juang et al. in ASPLOS-X, 2002
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[ILP Readings]
Instruction-Level Parallel Processing: History, Overview, and Perspective by Rau and Fisher, 1992.
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[RISC versus CISC, Interesting Bedtime Architecture Readings]
Instruction Sets and Beyond: Computers, Complexity, and Controversy by Bob Colwell et al., 1985.
Response to Colwell's article by David Patterson and John Hennessy, 1985.
More controversy: response to the response of Patterson and Hennessy by Colwell et al., 1985.
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[Compression Readings]
Embedded Control Problems, Thumb, and the ARM7TDMI by Segars, Clarke and Goudge, 1995.
MIPS16: High-density MIPS for the Embedded Market by K. D. Kissell
CodePack: Code Compression for PowerPC Processors by Game and Booker, Version 1.0.
Improving Code Density Using Compression Techniques by Lefurgy et al., MICRO-30, 1997.
(For HW#2) Executing Compressed Programs on An Embedded RISC Architecture by Wolfe and Chanin, MICRO-25, 1992.
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[ARM core Readings]
ARM Cortex A8 Processors by ARM, 2005.
ARM Cortex A9 Processors by ARM, 2007.
Neon Support in ARM by ARM, 2008.
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[Real-Time Readings]
Misconceptions about Real-Time Computing by Stankovic, 1988.
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| Homework
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| Project
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| Discussion Board
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We will use Google Group for posting questions or exchanging thoughts within the group.
We will use T-square to post grades.
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| TA Schedule
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| Jaewoong Sim |
jaewoong.sim ___at___ gatech.edu
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Location: Room 105, Science Building Annex (look for CS8803 TA sign)
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Office Hours:
MW: 5pm - 8pm and
TTh: 3pm - 6pm
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| Exam Solution
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| Honor Code
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Students are expected to abide by the Georgia Tech Honor Code and to avoid any instances of academic misconduct in homework assignments and exams. Any violation will be directly reported to the Dean of Students' Affairs for further action. We take this matter seriously!
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Please read the Student Code of Conduct. In particular, Section B regarding Prohibited Academic Conduct
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