Project 6:
Grading Policy and What to Include in Your Report

Weight distribution:

    10% Prelab
    25% Hardware circuits and demo
    40% Required technical items in memo
    25% Memo itself
     5% Instructor discretion and Neatness bonus

PRELAB:
Come to the lab with the circuit design completed on paper. The instructor will sign-off on the prelab.10%

Hardware and Demo:
Demonstration of your hardware circuits during your group meeting: 25%.

Memo:
Your report should consist of the following:

A front page in the Banana Electronics memo format (refer to Preparing the Memo ) ;
A truth table for the seven output functions (attached as Figure 1) 5%;
Printout of Karnaugh maps for the seven output functions, with looping (Figure 2--this figure will probably require two pages. The table has to be printed. You can do the looping with your hands) 10%;
Minimum SOP expressions for the seven output functions. (Optional) Also include the NOR expressions for the output functions. (Figure 3) 10%.
Complete 7-segment circuit design (Figure 4) 5%
A timing waveform simulation, showing the digits 0-9 (Figure 5) and outputs a-to-g. This simulation will show the correct behavior of your design. 10%.

The text of your memo should include

Introductory Paragraph: state the task and constraints for the seven-segment display 5%;
Analysis Paragraph: in one single paragraph, say in general what you did to obtain output expressions for the multiple outputs, and design the circuit. In this paragraph, present Figures 1-3 5%;
Results Paragraph: present Figure 4 5%;
Conclusions Paragraph: give a conclusion, stating whether you were successful in completing the task in both simulation and hardware. In addition to the regular content of your Conclusions, state the gate count of your design 5%
Simply attach an additional sheet entitled "Appendix: Approach for Handling the Accidental Entry of an Invalid Binary Number," where you briefly and succinctly report your work on the special assignment 5%.

Instructor discretion: 5%.