THE KEY THINGS YOUR MEMOS SHOULD DO

 

1    State the purpose of the project in the first paragraph

The statement of purpose should give the specific function of the circuit you are reporting, and mention any design constraints.  (If more than one circuit is to be built, a second paragraph states its purpose.)

 

2    Briefly present your analysis and design work

(The next one or two paragraphs will do this.) The statement should present the logic behind your design. Only description of how you wire blocks is not enough.

 

3    Present your results–circuit diagrams and simulations

     You should describe what is in the figure, and the meaning of things in the figure.

4    Actual technical material is attached to the Memo as numbered figures and tables.

Figures and tables must be titled and labeled, e.g. figure should have a caption: Fig. 1 The description of things in this figure

Refer specifically to each and every attachment.

The final point you will make is to demonstrate with a simulation (timing diagram, waveform) that your design performs correctly. You need to describe the cases (inputs, outputs) in the simulation, and why they are correct.

(If more than one circuit is to be built, repeat the above)

 

5    Draw conclusions in the final paragraph of the memo–these are very important!

Was the project successfully completed?--specifically state whether

the circuit(s) functioned as required, both in hardware and in simulation.

Please also make an observation or two about keys to success in

completing the project well

 

6    Follow the general form of this memorandum

 

7    Carry a “hardware circuit score”

Added by your lab instructor when a hardware circuit is required

 

8    Convey your commitment to excellence

Be prepared with a word processor--no handwriting allowed except in the following three  instances.

C Looping of minterms on K-maps

C Drawing of tree diagrams on word-processed equations

C Labeling timing diagrams.