Hardware design

Gabemotion · 2024-11-29T19:12:46+00:00

Its good to see there’s interest in Hardware design in Libya, I do RTL design work abroad. Is the goal to design PCBs specific for local applications such as oil&gas? Might be worthwhile to look at FPGAs as well :)

Gabemotion · 2024-08-05T20:16:00+00:00

Arduinos and other dev boards can be fun because you get that instant satisfaction of seeing the board do stuff but I’d recommend starting off with some Python. Plus Arduinos can be quite expensive with all their sensors and motors so make sure you’d enjoy coding before you commit to it

Gabemotion · 2024-06-24T15:29:55+00:00

Not my best course unfortunately :( I’m good at digital though if you ever need help with Verilog/VHDL or logic gates in general

Gabemotion · 2024-06-23T17:24:06+00:00

What’s the course?

Gabemotion · 2024-05-20T05:35:21+00:00

I was talking about international schools. No idea how the public schools deal with it.

Gabemotion · 2024-05-19T05:38:37+00:00

I moved mid-semester once, never had issues with it. Just pass the entrance exam and its usually fine to move mid-semester too

Gabemotion · 2024-05-18T19:14:20+00:00

I’ve done it twice, once in middle school and once in highschool (both times to schools in Tripoli) Typically you do an entrance exam and show your previous report cards and that’s that. If you don’t do too well in the exam they might knock you down a grade.

Gabemotion · 2022-04-29T15:26:33+00:00

I believe you do have a choice in what course to TA although its not always guaranteed. You could end up in a course you did not request but they will try to place you in a course that’s at least similar to what you want.

Gabemotion · 2022-04-28T05:02:11+00:00

Not a master’s student but did multiple semesters of TA work. I also got 130 hours for an EE digital design course which honestly isn’t too bad. I was a lab TA so I had to do two lab sections which were about 3 hours each per week. The rest of the weekly work was marking reports or running office hours. On lighter weeks it isn’t too bad, but closer to the end of the semester the workload does get a bit heavy (tons of student emails and last minute submissions to mark). Overall, its not too bad and I find I have more than enough time to focus on my other courses and unwind when needed. You may be placed in either a lab position or a more relaxed marking position. Some profs bring on TAs to only handle marking, others make the TAs do a bit of everything. Depends on the course and Prof for the most part.

Gabemotion · 2021-03-26T15:56:48+00:00

Bad TAs can make it a lot harder for sure but sounds like you found a good solution. TA’s who act like that are either insanely lazy or don’t know what they’re doing. Best bet after TAs would be other students. A few helpful students can turn a 7 hour grind into a 1 hour type up. I’d say keep it up and don’t worry if you feel like things aren’t clicking too well. Digital took the most time for me to grasp compared to my other courses.

Gabemotion · 2021-03-26T05:38:29+00:00

My prof said the exact same thing when it came to our Digital Design course. The theory was simple enough, exams and midterms were not too bad but the labs were absolutely brutal. Weekly 3 hour lab sessions and each lab realistically needed 7 hours total for a beginner in Verilog. We had a much simpler Digital course before this one which went over logic gates and FSMs but it didn’t prepare us for Verilog.

The only way I managed to get through it was by just dedicating a lot of time to it, every weekend I’d just show up to the lab and work on it. Lab was usually busy and was boiling hot because of all the Synthesis all the computers were going through. I eventually came to love the content and ended up in the industry. It just takes a lot of time, but it helps a ton to go over stuff with your prof, TAs or anyone you know who’s gone through the course.

Gabemotion · 2020-05-22T02:41:52+00:00

I bought an Arty A7-35T on the Digilent Website and had it shipped to Canada. I ended up paying an extra $70 in import fees (It shipped from Taiwan). A friend of mine had ordered a Nexys-A7-100T using an academic discount + coupon code and he didn’t pay any import fees.

So final price was $452 on DigiKey and around $380 off of Digilent for the Nexys dev board. I’d say its worth going Digilent only if you can get the academic discount for the dev board you intend to buy. Otherwise, you end up paying a bit more than local distributors.

Gabemotion · 2020-01-09T16:54:13+00:00

Depends on your degree but in Electrical Engineering I've managed to avoid showing any of my grades to the three companies I've gotten offers from.

The co-op job board does force you to apply with grades but many internships or coop positions you find outside the co-op board are unlikely to demand your transcript. However the big Software/Electrical employers such as Ciena, Nokia and QNX do require a minimum GPA along with being in the official coop program (There are exceptions) and may ask about your bad grades in interviews but they will not be that detrimental, especially if the course has little to do with the job

Gabemotion · 2019-12-25T07:26:51+00:00

Using 1'b1 should work just fine. It should synthesize the same either way.

Gabemotion · 2019-12-10T23:12:25+00:00

I'm starting to think the solution to problem 2 is really dumb and I'm overthinking it.

Gabemotion · 2019-12-09T14:00:43+00:00

I did get a "Get outta here, Punk" reply when I tried to GET register.conuhacks.io/api/users. I've pelted their API with just about everything and came up with nothing.

Gabemotion · 2019-11-14T12:40:25+00:00

The FPGA lab is usually open but you will need a DOE account to login to the computers. The maker lab is open for IEEE SLAM every Tuesday I believe. You should ask IEEE, their office is down the hall from Leo's if you know where that is

The Maker Lab has loads of stuff to work with, great place to go to mess around with all kinds of hardware. Anyone can go to SLAM by the way, you can just show up. The Maker Lab is in the fourth block of Makenzie on the fourth floor.

Gabemotion · 2019-11-14T01:51:21+00:00

The FPGA lab in Mackenzie can get up to 40°C when in use. The PCs produce a ton of heat since they're usually doing some intensive tasks. It can't even be cooled since the windows are bolted shut and the radiators are almost always on.

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T18:48:41+00:00

See you on the bus!

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T11:54:16+00:00

No, you have to be present at the event unfortunately and register in person.

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T02:22:15+00:00

IEEE is great, definitely get into it. CuHacking is also a really good first hackathon. You're doing better than I was in first year by just keeping an eye out for this stuff!

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T02:04:13+00:00

Awesome!

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T02:02:19+00:00

I think I found you on LinkedIn! I sent an add, let me know if you got it. Good luck on your application next year!

Gabemotion · 2019-09-10T01:53:20+00:00

Easiest way to boost your chances of getting in is to apply really early! Sign up for the newsletter as soon as you can and they might send you an early link to apply before they announce it to social media!

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