Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check it regularly.

Weeks/Dates	Topics	Notes
Weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20	Introduction: Course overview & logistics; Basic concepts of embedded systems; Getting started with the DE2 FPGA board
Jan. 20	No Class: MLK day
Weeks of Jan. 27, and Feb. 3	Introduction: Basic concepts: Software-hardware co-design to light up the DE2 FPGA board; UART communication with a PC
Feb. 5 and Feb. 7	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 1 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 1 to TA
Weeks of Feb. 10 and Feb. 17	Image transformations and video out: VGA basics; Image representations and transformations; Image interpolations and output
Feb. 19 and Feb. 21	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 2 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 2 to TA
Week of Feb. 24	Performance analysis and tuning: Performance considerations in a single processor; Tradeoff: Accuracy vs. Speed; Fixed point and floating point
Feb. 26 and Feb. 28	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 3 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 3 to TA No office hours, traveling out of Columbia for meetings.
Week of Mar. 2	Multiprocessor systems: Performance considerations in a multiprocessor; Processors synchronization: Mailboxes
Week of Mar. 9	No Classes: Spring break!
Week of Mar. 16	Multiprocessor systems: Performance considerations in a multiprocessor; Processors synchronization: Mailboxes
Mar. 18 and Mar. 20	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 4 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 4 to TA
Weeks of Mar. 23, Mar. 30, and Apr. 6	Scaling multiprocessors: Scaling parameters; Intense video manipulations; Accuracy vs. Speed
Mar. 25	Homework assignments	Homework 1 will be posted;
Apr. 1	Blackboard quizzes	Quiz 1 will be posted; due within 3 days
Apr. 8 and Apr. 10	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 5 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 5 to TA
Apr. 8	Homework assignments	Homework assignment 1 will be due; Homework assignment 2 will be posted;
Weeks of Apr. 13 and Apr. 20	Performance analysis and tuning in a multiprocessor system: Tradeoff: Accuracy vs. Speed; Tuning and measurements
Apr. 15	Blackboard quizzes	Quiz 2 will be posted;
Apr. 22 and Apr. 24	Lab assignments	Lab assignment 6 will be due; Demo your lab assignment 6 to TA
Apr. 22	Homework assignments	Homework assignment 2 will be due;
Apr. 22	Blackboard quizzes	Quiz 3 (bonus) will be posted;
Apr. 27	Course overview; Final exam thoughts;
Apr. 29	Exam: Final	Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Place: In class