======Part 2====== =====Entries===== ====March 9th, 2012==== It's Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! WOOHOO! The best way to start a weekend is by spending that time in the lair. So many magical things happen down here it is incredibal. Today I plan on spending some time doing opus and maybe working on the cpu simulator. Check back later for an update...... ====March 14, 2012==== Today in Comp Org I think we have begun the process of making real progress on our CPU simulator. We have decided on simulating the 6502. We were talking today about instruction sets and how they relate to the simulator. We have decided that each of out instructions will be four bytes in size. We also have narrowed down what different instructions we will have. This coming Friday we should be able to actually begin to write down our instructions. Once we get that down I think we should be able to move at a much faster pace! ====March 15th, 2012==== From this day forward, I declare March 15th......... OPUS DAY!!!!! Today I will be working on my opus cranking out keywords and such. I just finished up the interrupts keyword and I feel I have a better understanding of them now but not to the point I would like. This will require some more study on my part. I think I will also attempt to do the Address Bus and Data Bus keywords as well. ====March 28th, 2012==== Welcome to my final dated entry for the month. Today I will be working on my opus. I have 5 more keywords to do and the objective and experiments. I have been reading through my book a little bit about registers and instruction sets. I wasn't here on friday but from the looks of the board we have decided on what our instruction set will be. Now it will be up to us to write it and implement it in our simulator. =====Keywords===== {{page>asmpart2&nofooter}} =====Experiments===== ====Experiment 4==== ===Question=== What is the question you'd like to pose for experimentation? State it here. ===Resources=== Collect information and resources (such as URLs of web resources), and comment on knowledge obtained that you think will provide useful background information to aid in performing the experiment. ===Hypothesis=== Based on what you've read with respect to your original posed question, what do you think will be the result of your experiment (ie an educated guess based on the facts known). This is done before actually performing the experiment. State your rationale. ===Experiment=== How are you going to test your hypothesis? What is the structure of your experiment? ===Data=== Perform your experiment, and collect/document the results here. ===Analysis=== Based on the data collected: * Was your hypothesis correct? * Was your hypothesis not applicable? * Is there more going on than you originally thought? (shortcomings in hypothesis) * What shortcomings might there be in your experiment? * What shortcomings might there be in your data? ===Conclusions=== What can you ascertain based on the experiment performed and data collected? Document your findings here; make a statement as to any discoveries you've made. ====Experiment 5==== ===Question=== What is the question you'd like to pose for experimentation? State it here. ===Resources=== Collect information and resources (such as URLs of web resources), and comment on knowledge obtained that you think will provide useful background information to aid in performing the experiment. ===Hypothesis=== Based on what you've read with respect to your original posed question, what do you think will be the result of your experiment (ie an educated guess based on the facts known). This is done before actually performing the experiment. State your rationale. ===Experiment=== How are you going to test your hypothesis? What is the structure of your experiment? ===Data=== Perform your experiment, and collect/document the results here. ===Analysis=== Based on the data collected: * Was your hypothesis correct? * Was your hypothesis not applicable? * Is there more going on than you originally thought? (shortcomings in hypothesis) * What shortcomings might there be in your experiment? * What shortcomings might there be in your data? ===Conclusions=== What can you ascertain based on the experiment performed and data collected? Document your findings here; make a statement as to any discoveries you've made. ====Retest 2==== Perform the following steps: ===State Experiment=== Whose existing experiment are you going to retest? Provide the URL, note the author, and restate their question. ===Resources=== Evaluate their resources and commentary. Answer the following questions: * Do you feel the given resources are adequate in providing sufficient background information? * Are there additional resources you've found that you can add to the resources list? * Does the original experimenter appear to have obtained a necessary fundamental understanding of the concepts leading up to their stated experiment? * If you find a deviation in opinion, state why you think this might exist. ===Hypothesis=== State their experiment's hypothesis. Answer the following questions: * Do you feel their hypothesis is adequate in capturing the essence of what they're trying to discover? * What improvements could you make to their hypothesis, if any? ===Experiment=== Follow the steps given to recreate the original experiment. Answer the following questions: * Are the instructions correct in successfully achieving the results? * Is there room for improvement in the experiment instructions/description? What suggestions would you make? * Would you make any alterations to the structure of the experiment to yield better results? What, and why? ===Data=== Publish the data you have gained from your performing of the experiment here. ===Analysis=== Answer the following: * Does the data seem in-line with the published data from the original author? * Can you explain any deviations? * How about any sources of error? * Is the stated hypothesis adequate? ===Conclusions=== Answer the following: * What conclusions can you make based on performing the experiment? * Do you feel the experiment was adequate in obtaining a further understanding of a concept? * Does the original author appear to have gotten some value out of performing the experiment? * Any suggestions or observations that could improve this particular process (in general, or specifically you, or specifically for the original author).