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Bao’s Design Notebook

Week of January 26th

Team Meeting

  • January 28th: I attended the first team meeting on campus.
  • I familiarized myself with the VIP’s syllabus.
  • I examined the RiSC-16’s sequential implementation and instruction-set architecture.
  • I partnered up with Tim to start the RiSC-16 onboarding project.
    • We set weekly meeting time at 2 P.M. every Monday.

Week of February 2nd

RiSC-16 Onboarding Project

  • A Github repo of the RiSC-16 onboarding project was created and shared with Noah.
  • February 7th: Tim and I finished the two modules of Assignment 2 of the onboarding project, collaborating using Live Share extension on Virtual Studio Code.
    • We implemented the instruction memory and program counter.
    • Flu-like viral infection restricted me and Tim from meeting at intended time.

Week of February 9th

RiSC-16 Onboarding Project

  • February 10th and February 11th: Tim and I finished the two modules of Assignment 2 of the onboarding project, collaborating using Live Share extension on Virtual Studio Code.
    • We implemented the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and data memory.
    • Post-illness fatigue restricted me and [Tim] from finishing the assignment in one meeting, so we splitted into two meetings.

Week of February 16th

RiSC-16 Onboarding Project

  • February 16th and February 18th: Tim and I finished the two modules of Assignment 3 of the onboarding project, collaborating using Live Share extension on Virtual Studio Code.
    • We implemented the register file and control. We also ensured every positive clock edge write to the correct location in memory.
    • We were able to meet at the intended time; however, time constraints and conflicts necessitate to finish this in two separate meetings.

Team Meeting

  • February 18th: I attended the second team meeting on Zoom due to delaying MTA trains.

Week of February 23rd

  • February 23rd: Tim and I finished the module of Assignment 4 of the onboarding project, collaborating using Live Share extension on Virtual Studio Code.
    • We implemented the ALU testbench. We also wondered whether a dedicated folder should be created for testbenches.
    • Another module (Sixth RiSC-16 Module: Control Module) of the onboarding project was included in the assignment slides, ofwhich not much information was shared. We henceforth decided not to accomplish it for now.
    • We were able to meet at the intended time.