CMSC 389E:
Digital Logic Design Through Minecraft
- Spring 2020
- Instructors: Akilesh Praveen, Ashwath Krishnan
- F 2:00-2:50 in ESJ B0320
Announcements for the class will mainly done through Piazza. Projects will be submitted/graded through the UMD CS submit server. Grading will be handled through ELMS.
| Week | Lecture | Project | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction slides | Tutorial Island pdf |
Minecraft Controls
link
Redstone Basics cheat sheet Setup/Installation piazza post |
| 2 | Logic Gates slides |
Arithmetic Logic Unit: Basic Logic Gates
pdf Project 1 Checkpoint Form form |
What is an ALU?
link
Minecraft Basic Logic Gate Guide video Buses video link |
| 3 | Adders, Decoders, Encoders slides | Project 2 pdf | Compact Full Adder video
Encoders and Decoders link |
| 4 | Multipliers slides | Project 3 pdf | More on Combinatorial Multipliers link Stackoverflow: 'What is Two's Complement' link |
| 5 | Multiplexers & Demultiplexers slides | Project 4 pdf | Multiplexer video Output Buses video |
| 6 | Introduction to Memory (ROM) slides | NA | NA |
| Spring Break + Readiness Week (COVID-19) | Be Safe! | Remain Indoors! | Play Minecraft! |
| 8 | Sequential Programming, Latches, Flip Flops slides | Study for Midterm! | Lecture 4/3 video |
| 10 | ROM + Assembly in Minecraft slides | Project 5 pdf | Lecture 4/16 video |