b 1011 Test Day ENGR x D 52

b 1011 Test Day ENGR x. D 52 Eric Van. Wyk Fall 2013

Acknowledgements • Derek Redfern

Today • Testing Test Benches • Lab 2 Post Mortem

Testing the Testers • Pull Instructions – http: //www. tinyurl. com/mp 1 -demo-13 • Test each register file in sequence – They should all fail • Which ones passed? Failed?

Testing the Testers • Faults are listed: – http: //tinyurl. com/mp 1 -fault-13 • How did these faults slip past?

Post Mortem • Discuss in groups of 2 or 3 groups: – What types of faults did you catch? – What did you miss? – How would you improve your testing algorithm? • What can you take advantage of? – Did you use both Read Ports? – What assumptions did you make?

Post Mortem • Look back at your work plan – How accurate was it? • Point by point, compare prediction to actual – This is not a blame session – Make more accurate predictions in the future • Send comparison to comparch 13@gmai. com – Subject [MP 1] Work Plan Comparison

Midterm • Monday is Midterm Day – Hooray! • Covers everything before processors • Open Book, Open Notes, Open everything – Except Humans

Midterm Study Hints • Specification Documentation – Black Boxes – Do it in Human First • Sizes of structures (Number of Gate Inputs) • Types of Flip Flops • Digital Logic – Karnaugh, Boolean Laws