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projects:cpu_display [2013/12/19 23:33]
lsilverwolf
projects:cpu_display [2013/12/19 23:34]
lsilverwolf
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 ====Work Plan==== ====Work Plan====
-**Goal** +**Goal**\\
 To create a physical display that explains what a CPU does and how it works. There will be several nested black boxes (IRL) and each one will be labeled with a description explaining what goes on inside of that black box. The largest box will be the CPU as a whole and the smallest black boxes will be the simple gates. The audience for these descriptions will be a parent or sibling that doesn’t know anything about computer architecture. To create a physical display that explains what a CPU does and how it works. There will be several nested black boxes (IRL) and each one will be labeled with a description explaining what goes on inside of that black box. The largest box will be the CPU as a whole and the smallest black boxes will be the simple gates. The audience for these descriptions will be a parent or sibling that doesn’t know anything about computer architecture.
  
 I would also like to show some simple operations taking place in the CPU, preferably user-controlled. I could have a knob or series of buttons that activated a different set of lights through the display depending on the operation, or it could be as simple as using different colors of yarn for different operations with careful labeling. I would also like to show some simple operations taking place in the CPU, preferably user-controlled. I could have a knob or series of buttons that activated a different set of lights through the display depending on the operation, or it could be as simple as using different colors of yarn for different operations with careful labeling.
  
-**Final demo** +**Final demo**\\
 The above display with a short presentation that I could give at expo explaining what a CPU is and why Computer Architecture is so cool. The above display with a short presentation that I could give at expo explaining what a CPU is and why Computer Architecture is so cool.
  
-**Rough Schedule** +**Rough Schedule**\\
 Wednesday Dec 4th - Have “schematic” of entire system, begin procuring boxes (2 hours)\\ Wednesday Dec 4th - Have “schematic” of entire system, begin procuring boxes (2 hours)\\
 Saturday Dec 7th - Decide which operations will be shown and how (1 hour)\\ Saturday Dec 7th - Decide which operations will be shown and how (1 hour)\\
projects/cpu_display.txt · Last modified: 2013/12/19 23:35 by lsilverwolf