EGR 226
Introduction to Digital Systems
Fall 2007

Instructors

Prof. Sterian
KEN227
steriana@gmail.com
331-6756 Prof. Jiao
KEN229
jiaoh@gvsu.edu
331-6844 Prof. Dunne
KEN329
dunneb@gvsu.edu
331-6754 Prof. Parikh
KEN249
parikhc@gvsu.edu
331-7318

Announcements

Wallace Robot Competition

Competition Standings

Here is the final project assignment (UPDATED). Here are some guidelines on the various methods of control.
Here is the ABProb.exe self-study tool.

Course Documents

Here is a link to the C2D2 web site which contains several programs and documents of interest.

Quartus II Licenses

Find the MAC address of your computer in KEN228 by starting a command shell then typing 'ipconfig /all'. Scroll up to find the MAC address of the first network device on the computer. It will be a sequence of two-digit numbers separated by hyphens, e.g., 00-19-D1-7A-4B-B0. Then, download the license file below the corresponds to your MAC address and use it as the Quartus II license file.

Links

The VIM text editor is available from the home page for VIM.
The Borland C++ compiler can be downloaded from here as a self-installing executable. If this doesn't install properly you can:
1. Go to the CodeGear web site to download the compiler from its original location (annoying registration required).
2. Scroll down to the Borland Compiler Resources section and start reading.
Here are some alternative free C compilers. NOTE: your instructor will compile and execute your homework submissions with Borland C++ 5.5. It is your responsibility to make sure that anything you submit will work with that compiler.
- If you use Linux, you already have GCC installed.
- You can use GCC on Windows systems if you install the Cygwin Linux-like environment for Windows (highly recommended even if you don't want to use GCC).
- Microsoft provides their Visual Studio Express limited version for free.
- The Open Watcom project also has a free compiler.

Borland Compiler Resources

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you download the self-installing Borland C/C++ compiler from here. All of the software below is for do-it-yourselfers.

Here is a link to the Borland BCC32 compiler [11MB] in a ZIP file (not a self-installing executable). This is how to install it:

a) Unzip the bcc55.zip file so that it extracts to the "C:\Program Files\bcc55" directory. If done properly, you should be able to find the file named "C:\Program Files\bcc55\bin\bcc32.exe"

b) Select Start-->Settings-->Control Panel-->System and click on the "Environment" tab. Find the system variable named "Path" and edit this variable. You will need to add a semicolon ";' followed by the path to the Borland C++ compiler, like this:
```
;C:\Program Files\bcc55\bin
```
Take care not to change the components of the "Path" variable that are already there.

c) Reboot your computer.

If you do not want to install the compiler in the above directory, you do not have to, but you will need to modify the contents of the BCC32.CFG and ILINK32.CFG files in the Bin subdirectory of the compiler.
You can also download the compiler from Borland directly. Follow the link to download what they call the "Borland C++Builder Compiler".

Resources for Learning C

Here is a copy of the C Cheat Sheet document [1.5M]. This is an alternative reference for learning C. It is meant to serve as a quick introduction to C for students already familiar with C++ or Java, not as an introductory text.
Here is a web site with various resources on learning C, including book recommendations and on-line tutorials.

EGR 226 Introduction to Digital Systems Fall 2007

Instructors