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CS411 Details of homework assignments HW1..HW6 and Midterm
Spring 2010
The most important item on all homework is YOUR NAME!
Inside EMail and inside any attachments.
Print. No readable name, no credit.
Staple or clip pages together.
Homework must be turned in when due. You lose 10%, one grade,
the first day homework is late. Then 10% each week thereafter.
Max 50% off. A zero really hurts your average!
Paper or EMail to squire@umbc.edu ONLY PLAIN TEXT.
I can NOT accept OCTET/STREAM. .doc .gif .jpg .rtf ...
If I can not read or understand your homework, you do
not get credit. Type or print if your handwriting is bad.
Homework is always due on a scheduled class day within 15 minutes
after the start of the class. If class is canceled then homework
is due the next time the class meets. EMailed homework has until
midnight the day of the last sections due date.
No "matching". No comparing. Do your own homework.
EMail only plain text! No word processor formats.
You may use a word processor or other software tools and
print the results and turn in paper.
Put CS411 and HW number in subject line on EMail.
Put your name inside any EMail attachments.
Email or turn in paper for HW 1,2,3, 5, 7,8,9,10,11,12
BUT "submit" HW4, 6 project part 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B
The "submit" facility only works on the "gl", now "DoIT" machines.
The student commands are:
submit cs411 HW4 file puts your "file" into cs411 HW4
submitrm cs411 HW4 file removes your "file" from cs411 HW4
submitls cs411 HW4 lists your files in cs411 HW4
Once graded, not graded again. Wait until you are finished before submitting.
Note: For this semester the 'HW4' can be HW4, HW6, part1, part2 or part3.
a) you must have your userid registered for "submit"
send mail from a gl machine to squire if your submit fails
b) you have to be logged onto a gl machine, putty or ssh are OK
c) everything is case sensitive, sorry about the uppercase HW.
Do your own homework!
You can discuss homework with other class members but DO NOT COPY!
All parties involved in copying get zero on that assignment.
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Homework 5
Homework 6
Midterm Exam
Other Links
The answer is just two columns. The first column is the numbers
1 through 26, the second column is the answer letter.
Use each letter only once. Find the best fit.
from the set {a-z}. Match the letter list with the number list.
a abstraction n DRAM
b bit o instruction set architecture
c MSB p instruction
d CPU q integrated circuit
e cache r operating system
f ALU s Memory
g nand t implementation
h control u processor
i computer family v transistor
j compiler w semiconductor
k datapath x supercomputer
l die y VLSI
m defect z yield
1 central processing unit
2 very large scale integration
3 another name for a computer
4 flaw (as in a wafer)
5 an amplifier (solid state device)
6 a wafer is cut up into many
7 a place for instructions and data
8 digital logic gate
9 dynamic random access memory
10 a device made by putting impurities into silicon
11 high level description of the important information
12 percent of chips that are good
13 most significant bit, often the sign bit
14 memory on the CPU holding recent instructions and data
15 binary digit
16 ISA
17 OS
18 the basic unit of a computer program
19 large group of processors used as one computer
20 arithmetic logic unit
21 the paths where data flows
22 circuits that direct the flow in datapaths
23 converts statements to computer instructions
24 upward compatible computers
25 the result of building a design
26 IC
You do not have to copy the questions, but show the
computation and clearly indicate the answers.
Be sure to label the answers with the part number.
You are the lead designer of a new processor. The processor design
and compiler are complete, and now you must decide whether to
produce the current design as it stands or spend additional time
to improve it. You discuss this problem with your engineering
team and arrive at the following options:
a) Leave the design as it stands. Call this the base machine, MBASE.
It has a clock rate of 1.5GHz and the following measurements have
been made using a simulator:
instruction class CPI Frequency of use
A 2 35%
B 3 25%
C 4 30%
D 5 10%
b) Optimize the hardware. The hardware team claims they can improve
the processor design to give a clock rate of 2.5GHz.
The changes cause the CPI of some instructions to change. Call this
machine MOPT. The compiler team has made changes for this machine.
The following measurements have been made using a simulator:
instruction class CPI Frequency of use
A 3 40%
B 4 20%
C 4 30%
D 5 10%
Part1: a) What is the average CPI of MBASE?
b) What is the average CPI of MOPT?
Part2: a) What is the MIPS rating of MBASE?
b) What is the MIPS rating of MOPT?
Part3: How much faster is MOPT compared to MBASE?
"How much faster" is a dimensionless ratio faster/slower,
this is called "speed up" always greater than 1.0,
else "slow down" if less than 1.0
Part4: Using Amdahl's law:
Suppose we enhance a machine to make all floating point
instructions run four times faster. Look at how speedup
behaves when we incorporate faster floating point hardware.
If the execution time of some benchmark before floating
point enhancement is 15 seconds total, what is the speedup
if one-half of the 15 seconds was spent executing
floating point instructions?
Part5: What is the speedup if three-fourths of the 15 seconds was spent
executing floating point instructions?
Part6: How many total seconds did Part5 run with the speedup?
Part7: Using Amdahl's law:
You are going to enhance a machine and there are two possible
improvements: Either make multiply instructions run five
times faster than before, or make memory access instructions
run three times faster than before. A program takes 100 seconds
to execute before enhancement. 20% of the time is used by
multiply instructions, 30% of the time is used by memory
access instructions and the remaining 50% is used by other
instructions.
a) What is the speedup from just improving multiply instructions?
b) What is the speedup from just improving memory access instructions?
c) What is the speedup from improving both?
(Show your work, the 100 seconds does not need to be used,
you may just write the numbers in Amdahl's law format.)
Using the program matmul2.c from here or Downloadable source:
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/matmul2.c . # the dot is part of the command
On a GL Linux machine, linux.gl.umbc.edu only, (IRIX is gone)
Note: The answers may not be unique. It depends on which
compiler is used, which specific machine is used and
which options are used.
This assignment must be run on linux.gl.umbc.edu machine using:
/usr/bin/gcc -S -O3 matmul2.c
/usr/bin/gcc -g3 -O3 matmul2.c
^_____ letter upper case oh, NOT zero !
--------------------------------------------------------------------
for getting assembly language source code to a file matmul2.s
/usr/bin/gcc -S -O3 matmul2.c (creates matmul2.s)
Now, look in the file matmul2.s
Ignore all lines where the first character is a dot "."
When running with redirection, ">", first test without redirection
to be sure you can type the correct input and it works. Then
type carefully or use a script to make the redirected run.
Extra "enter" keys may be needed at various places.
In hex.out use an address to relate to memory to find the same word.
Ignore information and error messages. Type very carefully!
/usr/bin/gcc -g3 -O3 matmul2.c # compile and link, creates file a.out
Test first without redirection to hex.out
gdb a.out
list 1,26
# press enter
break main
run
disassemble
# press enter
# press enter
x/60x main
q
y
Now make the file hex.out you will turn in as homework:
gdb a.out > hex.out
list 1,26
break main
run
disassemble
x/60x main
q
y
Read the hex dump as big endian, like the MIPS architecture,
rather than little endian like the X86 architecture.
The file hex.out has the source listing with line numbers,
the hex address and hex instructions as loaded in memory and
the disassembly with hex address and decoded instruction.
Most of the instruction in the loop are "housekeeping", there are various
instructions for loading and storing data.
HW3 questions, plus, turn in your hex.out file:
a) How many floating point multiply instructions in matmul2.s ?
b) Do all the instructions have the same names in matmul2.s and hex.out ?
c) Find a fmull instruction in hex.out [use this for c) and d) ]
Write an assembly language line, write the machine address.
d) From the machine address, look up and write the fmull instruction
as hexadecimal. Treat as big endian, MIPS architecture, rather
than little endian, X86 architecture.
Attach, or include, your "hex.out" file on paper or EMail (as plain text).
(You may edit answers a) b) c) and d) into front of hex.out file or
send them separately, be sure you name is in all files)
P.S. Not part of homework, yet compiling gcc -g3 -O0 matmul2.c
has many more instructions and no fmull, rather a fmulp,
due to turning off optimization.
Everyone:
First:Get yourself set up to use a VHDL compiler/simulator.
To use the Cadence VHDL on linux.gl.umbc.edu.
Follow instructions exactly or you figure out a variation.
Be on some computer with ssh, Putty, TeraTerm. Type commands:
ssh your-user-name@linux.gl.umbc.edu #or use Putty or TeraTerm
(type in your password when asked)
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/cs411.tar .
tar -xvf cs411.tar
cd vhdl
cp Makefile.cadence Makefile # only first time
tcsh # or csh the following vhdl_cshrc will not work in bash
source vhdl_cshrc
make
more add32_test.out
make clean # saves a lot of disk quota
Computer Engineering Majors: You must design your own adder.
The interface is the same and the file name must be add32.vhdl.
Your adder must be an order square root of N adder. See hints
in the handouts. Stage 1 has one delay, stage 2 has two delays,
etc. Have exactly 32 bits of sum and carry out. The same test,
given below, works for your adder. Possible hints: replace
entity and architecture pg4 with fadd, a full adder and
replace entity and architecture add4pg with c_sas that uses
two fadd and some gates. Code main adder circuit down in
architecture add32. See end of Lecture 7
Start by renaming add32_test.vhdl to add32.vhdl.
Change "1 ns" to "1 ps" in two places, keep the fadd
Build your c_sas 'entity' and 'architecture' after
"fadd" and before 'entity add32'.
Replace the internal part of 'architecture circuits of add32'
with order square root adder.
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.run .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.chk .
tadd32.chk
Non Computer Engineering Majors:
Now you need more starter files to do HW4:
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/add32pg_start.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.run .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/tadd32.chk .
If you are using a browser, rather than 'cp' then:
Get add32pg_start.vhdl
Then mv add32pg_start.vhdl add32.vhdl
Then complete HW4 in add32.vhdl . Fill in for ...
When finished with HW4 "submit" a single file named add32.vhdl
that is a PG 32 bit adder.
submit cs411 HW4 add32.vhdl
You will use the add32.vhdl file in the project, don't trash it.
It is not important what the signal names are inside add32.vhdl,
but keep the same interface, the entity declaration.
You need a 32 bit adder, so use eight instances of add4pg and
two instances of pg4 in an add32 architecture.
Connect the circuit per the handout. The two 16 bit adders
are connected end to end to make a 32 bit adder.
cin goes into the first pg4, the carry out from the second
pg4 gets the signal name cout.
Use unique signal names or unique subscripts. All connections with
the same name are tied together and have the same value.
For testing your add32 component use the Makefile and
tadd32.vhdl and tadd32.run
Use these commands to set up VHDL, then compile and simulate:
On linux.gl.umbc.edu
(you may use ssh to get there from some other computer.)
You must ssh to one of these machines because the Cadence
software is licensed to some specific machines.
Each time you log on to do VHDL, type the commands:
cd vhdl
tcsh # optional if csh or tcsh is your default
source vhdl_cshrc
Then do your VHDL homework or project.
Then do your own thing with Makefile for HW4, then HW6, project
You can most easily use this directory for HW4, HW6, and
the five parts of the project.
Everyone:
(Modify Makefile as shown below.)
Add at end of the all: add32_test.out add tadd32.out
Now having all: add32_test.out tadd32.out
somewhere with preceding and trailing blank lines, add:
tadd32.out: add32.vhdl tadd32.vhdl tadd32.run
ncvhdl -v93 add32.vhdl
ncvhdl -v93 tadd32.vhdl
ncelab -v93 tadd32:circuits
ncsim -batch -logfile tadd32.out -input tadd32.run tadd32
Note: be sure commands are preceded by a tab, not spaces
Check the file tadd32.out to be sure your adder worked.
The answers are in tadd32.chk
You can check your output with the command
diff -iw tadd32.out tadd32.chk
There should be no difference other than the copyright line.
Submit ONE file add32.vhdl that has everything in it.
submit cs411 HW4 add32.vhdl
Your circuits must run. Incorrect results lose points.
Debugging: Find the lowest bit that is wrong in the first output
that does not compare. Proofread the numbers and signal names.
if 'cout' is a 'U' rather than '0' or '1', there is a break in
the adder chain. Unfortunately, the hex output converts 'U'
undefined and 'X' don't know to zero, so you do not see the error.
Follow the links below to Project and Download for more information.
See the writeups on VHDL and sample circuits.
The building blocks may become part of your final project.
Do not minimize. The grader has only the plain answers.
1. Write two VHDL statements that implement the truth table below
Just use "and" "or" and "not" with parenthesis.
the answer starts x <=
y <=
a b c | x y
------+----
0 0 0 | 0 0
0 0 1 | 0 1
0 1 0 | 1 0
0 1 1 | 0 1
1 0 0 | 1 1
1 0 1 | 0 0
1 1 0 | 1 0
1 1 1 | 0 0
Use this style, do not minimize.
2. Write the VHDL statement that implements the logic diagram
+----+
a --|OR |____
b --| | |
+----+ | +----+
--|XOR |
+----+ | |
c --|NAND|_____| |__
d --| | | | |
+----+ | | |
--| | |
+----+ | | | |
e --|NOT |---| +----+ | +----+
+----+ |--|AND |
| |-- g
f ------------------------| |
+----+
Be sure to include the semicolon in VHDL statements,
else you lose one point for each that is missing.
3. Draw the logic diagram that represents the VHDL statement
g <= ((not a and b) xor (c or d or not e)) and (e and not f);
4. For the following schematic, Ripple Carry wiring:
Use a, b, e and f all as four ones. e.g. a <= "1111" etc.
4a) what is the six bit result s.
4b) given that the time from any input to any output in the
full adder is 3T, how much time does the longest
path require? the answer is ____ T
5. For the following schematic, Carry Save wiring:
Use a, b, e and f all as four ones. e.g. a <= "1111" etc.
5a) what is the six bit result s.
5b) given that the time from any input to any output in the
full adder is 3T, how much time does the longest
path require? the answer is ____ T
remember, basic digital logic
This homework requires the creation, minimization and use of two small
VHDL entities and the corresponding architectures. The size of the
multiplier depends on you major.
Computer Engineering Majors: Design this homework for a 16 by 16
multiplier that has a 32 bit product. Submit your design as pmul16.vhdl.
use pmul16_test.vhdl, pmul16_test.run, pmul16_test.chk.
All others: Design this homework for an 8 bit by 8 bit parallel multiplier
that produces an unsigned 16 bit product. Submit your design as pmul8.vhdl.
use pmul8_test.vhdl, pmul8_test.run, pmul8_test.chk.
Everyone:
For starting the homework you are given a 4 bit
by 4 bit parallel multiplier that produces an 8 bit unsigned
product. Most of the 4 x 4 code is parameterized using VHDL
generate statements, thus converting to 8 x 8 code or 16 by 16
code is supposed to be relatively easy.
Be sure to change all comments also.
The 4 bit by 4 bit multiply to produce an 8 bit unsigned product is
The component madd circuit is
The VHDL source code for pmul4 is
-- pmul4.vhdl parallel multiply 4 bit x 4 bit to get 8 bit unsigned product
-- uses VHDL 'generate' to have less statements
-- see diagram madd.jpg for madd schematic
-- see diagram pmul4.ps for pmul4 schematic
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
entity madd is -- multiplying full adder stage
port(c : in std_logic; -- one input, think carry in
b : in std_logic; -- one input, think previous sum
m : in std_logic; -- multiplier bit
a : in std_logic; -- multiplicand bit
sum : out std_logic; -- carry save sum out
cout : out std_logic); -- carry save carry out
end entity madd;
architecture circuits of madd is -- multiplying full adder stage
signal aa: std_logic;
begin
aa <= a and m; -- logic could be reduced, yet probably circuit designed
sum <= (aa and b and c) or (aa and not b and not c) or
(not aa and b and not c) or (not aa and not b and c) after 1 ns;
cout <= (aa and b) or (aa and c) or (b and c) after 1 ns;
end architecture circuits; -- of madd
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
entity pmul4 is -- 4 x 4 = 8 bit unsigned product multiplier
port(a : in std_logic_vector(3 downto 0); -- multiplicand
b : in std_logic_vector(3 downto 0); -- multiplier
p : out std_logic_vector(7 downto 0)); -- product
end pmul4;
architecture circuits of pmul4 is
constant N : integer := 3; -- last row number
constant NP : integer := N+1; -- last row plus 1
constant NM : integer := N-1; -- last row minus 1
type arr is array(0 to NP) of std_logic_vector(N downto 0);
signal s : arr; -- partial sums
signal c : arr; -- partial carries
signal zero : std_logic := '0';
begin -- circuits of pmul4
-- the internal part of the multiplier is nested generate
-- special case generate is needed for the top row,
-- the bottom row, the left column and
-- connecting to the product outputs.
-- center
gmaddi: for i in 1 to N generate
gmaddj: for j in 0 to NM generate
maddij: entity WORK.madd
port map(s(i-1)(j+1), c(i-1)(j), b(i), a(j), s(i)(j), c(i)(j));
end generate gmaddj;
end generate gmaddi;
-- top row
gmadd0j: for j in 0 to N generate
madd0j: entity WORK.madd
port map(zero, zero, b(0), a(j), s(0)(j), c(0)(j));
end generate gmadd0j;
-- left column
gmaddiN: for i in 1 to N generate
maddiN: entity WORK.madd
port map(zero, c(i-1)(N), b(i), a(N), s(i)(N), c(i)(N));
end generate gmaddiN;
-- bottom row
maddNP0: entity WORK.madd
port map(s(N)(1), c(N)(0), '1', '0', s(NP)(0), c(NP)(0));
maddNPN: entity WORK.madd
port map(zero, c(N)(N), '1', c(NP)(NM), s(NP)(N), c(NP)(N));
gmaddNP: for j in 1 to NM generate
maddNPj: entity WORK.madd
port map(s(N)(j+1), c(N)(j), '1', c(NP)(j-1), s(NP)(j), c(NP)(j));
end generate gmaddNP;
-- connect outputs
gp0i: for i in 0 to N generate
p0i: p(i) <= s(i)(0);
pNi: p(i+NP) <= s(NP)(i);
end generate gp0i;
end architecture circuits; -- of pmul4
Notice that the only component used to build the multiplier
is "madd" and some uses of "madd" have constants as inputs.
Copy pmul4.vhdl to pmul8.vhdl or
(pmul16.vhdl ,CMPE majors make appropriate changes)
Edit pmul8.vhdl and replace all "pmul4" with "pmul8"
Look through the VHDL and change inputs from
(3 downto 0) to (7 downto 0) and output from (7 downto 0)
to (15 downto 0). Note: 4 bit numbers are (3 downto 0) in VHDL,
and 16 bit numbers are (15 downto 0) in VHDL. Thus, the
constant N goes from 3 to 7 when going from 4 bits to 8 bits.
You must choose two different uses of "madd" with constant input(s)
and code a simplified VHDL entity and architecture. Hint: make two
copies of "madd" entity and architecture, give them different names,
simplify by removing the constant input and delete the unneeded
circuits. Replace the instantiations of your new entities in
the pmul8 architecture. (Keep the original "madd" unchanged.)
See Lecture 12 to simplify
Look at the difference between samples.html sqrt8 and sqrt8m
Notice how the "Sm" component was simplified for "S0" and "S1".
This is the idea for your simplifying "madd".
For testing your pmul8 component download pmul8_test.vhdl and pmul8_test.run
and pmul8_test.chk
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul4.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul8_test.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul8_test.run .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul8_test.chk .
cp pmul4.vhdl pmul8.vhdl
(Modify Makefile as shown below.)
Add at end of the "all" list pmul8_test.out
somewhere with preceding and trailing blank lines
pmul8_test.out: pmul8.vhdl pmul8_test.vhdl pmul8_test.run
ncvhdl -v93 pmul8.vhdl
ncvhdl -v93 pmul8_test.vhdl
ncelab -v93 pmul8_test:circuits
ncsim -batch -logfile pmul8_test.out -input pmul8_test.run pmul8_test
If you have not typed these lines since logging in, type them now.
tcsh
source vhdl_cshrc
Now run the simulation by typing make
Then check by typing
diff -iw pmul8_test.out pmul8_test.chk
Everything is correct if there are no differences other than
the copyright line.
submit cs411 HW6 pmul8.vhdl
Computer Engineering Majors, change pmul8 to pmul16 e.g.
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul4.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul16_test.vhdl .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul16_test.run .
cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/pmul16_test.chk .
cp pmul4.vhdl pmul16.vhdl
this will save you the time of changing the tests.
Closed book. Multiple choice questions based on reading assignments,
lectures, web pages, handouts and homework.
(reading assignments were all covered in lectures, see web pages)
just instructions covered in class
(nop, j, beq, add, sub, mul, and, or, addi,
sll, srl, cmpl, lw, sw)
Exam covers homework: HW1-HW5
Be sure to go over web pages,
no questions on current events web pages
Last updated 2/17/10