EEE8088
Reconfigurable
Hardware Design
(coursework)
Module Outline
Aims of the module
● Knowledge, skills and design experience on reconfigurable hardware platforms (FPGA chips) in the context of the respective Degree Programmes.
● Understanding of needs of the modern electronics and comms industry as outlined in IRDS (current edition).
● Consistency in preparation of the students to the Individual Project
Group work
● Groups of about 5 students
● Define the functions within the group
● The minutes of 3 progress meetings to be kept for inspection on Teams (to meet the objective of group work training). Very brief.
● Do not copy the reports from each other
● Overview and Discussion sections
Assessment
● Report: 100%
● Progress (Part A): oral formative feedback
● Each student submits a separate report
● Please observe the deadline
– Penalties for late submission
Report
● Individual, one report per student!
● 4000 words, tables, diagrams, code, equations and screen shots are not included in the word count.
● Full listing of code --> Appendix, not included into the word count
● The main text includes only the essential fragments of code/diagrams. Everything else --> Appendix.
Sections in the report
● Title page with your details, st. number, etc.
● Aims and Objectives. The two aims (educational and technical).
● Introduction, including discussion of IRDS on reconfigurable platforms, and brief ontology – selected references with a brief comment what is used from them.
● Design specification and the platform.
● Implementation
● Experiments and Discussion
● Conclusion (comment on all your objectives)
● List of References and Appendices