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

Weight distribution:

    25% Hardware circuits and demo
    40% Required technical items in memo
    25% Memo itself 
     10% Prelab, neatness and instructor discretion

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. Scanned copy of  handwritten data will not be accepted. You can do the looping with shapes like ovals etc or shade the regions in K-map) 10%;
• Minimum SOP expressions for the seven output functions. Optional: Include the NOR expressions for the output functions if you have implemented the NOR circuit. (Figure 3) 10%.
• Complete 7-segment circuit designs (Figure 4) 5%
• A timing waveform simulations for both circuits, 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%.