Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems. 3 credits, 4 contact hours

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Prerequisites: ( CS 100 or CS 106 or CS 113 or CS 114 or CS 115 or CS 116 or SDET 101 ) and ((( ECET 201 or ECE 231 ) and ( ECET 215 or ECE 251 )) or SDET 102 ). This course covers the fundamentals of computer architecture and organization including processor organization, registers, ALU, memory, and IO. The architecture and design of each element is studied and reinforced during lab. Lab projects may include the design a simple RISC microcomputer using HDL or the use of RISC microcontroller systems to perform basic IO and control functions. HDL, C, and Python languages may be used and studied.