There are two quizzes, one assignment and one design project for this unit. Quizzes will be conducted on iLearn. Assessment of the assignment is through a written report and code. Assessment of the project is through a written report, code, demonstration and oral defense. They will be due according to the given schedule.

In order to pass this unit, a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD). 

For further details about grading, please refer to the policies and procedures section.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following university standard late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information. 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.  

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows: 

• Quizzes - NO, unless Special Consideration is granted 
• Assignment Report - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Project Report - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
• Project Defense and Demonstration - NO, unless Special Consideration is granted

This unit consists of a four-hour weekly workshop that combines lecture and practical. Students are expected to complete the necessary pre-work prior to attending the workshop.

You will be using the Xilinx Vivado HL Design Edition to program a Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC (on a Ultra96 development board) for your practicals and assessments. The Vivado design tools will be available on the computers in the lab but you should also install it onto your own laptop so that you can work on the assignment and project at home. You will need access to a Windows laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and ~41 GB of free hard drive space. 

Access to the Ultra96 development board will only be available during the weekly workshop. Hence, it is important to attend all workshops to ensure you have sufficient time to complete the practicals and assessments.

Additional learning resources will be provided through the unit's iLearn page. 

This unit covers high level synthesis, hardware/software partitioning, and Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC Architecture. Students are expected to be able to program, and have an understanding of computing architecture prior to attempting this unit.

Assessment weightings have changed in response to last year's student survey. An additional quiz has been added earlier in the semester to provide students with more feedback on their learning progress.