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477: Digital Systems Design
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477 is all about the project. Everything we do, from lectures to labs, is focussed on learning everything you need that you don't already know to do the project. Since the class is small, we will organize ourselves as a single advanced development group that is producing a prototype of a new product for a company. Producing this prototype product will drive our class schedule. The Process
The first task will be to define the product to be designed. This will involve producing a marketing plan, marketing requirements and a product brochure. This definition describes what the product does and how much it costs but does not define how this functionality is achieved. Given the product definition, a high-level specification of the product is next. This specifies how the product functionality and marketing requirements will be achieved using a combination of software and hardware components. This specification describes the high-level interfaces between these components. The components defined in the Product Specification are designed in detail. This includes a detailed interface description and functional description for each component. All components are designed, tested and validated independently to meet the detailed design spec. The product is composed from the components and final testing is done. The finished product prototype is demonstrated to potential customers and documentation is written to allow these customers to test and evaluate the product. Documents and Presentations
Marketing plan/requirements, product brochure. Block diagram, Block functionality, Interface description Project MeetingsWe will use some of the class time for formal project meetings. These meetings will be used to discuss ideas, co-ordinate groups, present status reports, make plans and schedules, and present design reviews. Individual students will take turns as VP/Engineering and will be required to set the agenda for and lead these meetings.Project Ideas We will spend the first couple weeks of the quarter deciding on a project and defining it in some detail in a Product Definition. Here are some ideas that have surfaced in the past:
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