Labs for COMP2300/6300/ENGN2219 will be conducted in-person.
You must sign up to a lab in this course, please see the MyTimeTable website for details.
For more questions about labs, see the FAQ.
Remote students, please see the info on online labs
Labs take place at CSIT Building 108 and Hanna Neumann Building 145.
Schedule#
You can check out our lab timeslots here.
Please note that labs in CSIT N108 do not contain computers, as such you will need to bring your own laptop to participate in these labs. If this doesn’t work for you then you will need to allocate yourself to a different lab not in N108.
| Day | Time | Location | ID | Tutors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon1 | 8am-11am | CSIT N115/6 | 01 | Harris, Kshama, Mitchell, Ethan L, Joe |
| Mon1 | 9am-12pm | CSIT N109 | 02 | Rachel, Sophie |
| Mon1 | 11am-2pm | CSIT N111 | 03 | Thomas W, Thomas C, Kayleigh |
| Mon1 | 4pm-7pm | CSIT N111 | 04 | Lavender, Anthony, Peter |
| Tue | 10am-1pm | CSIT N109 | 06 | Thomas W, Harris |
| Tue | 11am-2pm | CSIT N113 | 07 | Ethan L, Joshua |
| Tue | 1pm-4pm | HN 1.23 | 08 | Rachel, Amelia, Kayleigh |
| Tue | 2pm-5pm | HN 1.24 | 09 | Amelia, Mitchell, Adnan, Peter |
| Wed | 11am-2pm | CSIT N108 (BYO) | 10 | Anson, Harris |
| Wed | 2pm-5pm | CSIT N108 (BYO) | 11 | Ryan, Harris |
| Wed | 5pm-8pm | CSIT N112 | 12 | Lavender, Ethan M |
| Thu | 11am-2pm | CSIT N114 | 13 | Zack, Anson |
| Thu | 2pm-5pm | CSIT N108 (BYO) | 14 | Junming, Thomas C |
| Thu | 5pm-8pm | CSIT N112 | 15 | Nicholas, Puth |
| Fri | 5pm-8pm | CSIT N115/6 | 16 | Thomas W, Harris, Ethan M, Junming, Joe, Mykal |
| Fri | 5pm-8pm | Online - Teams | Floating Roster |
Lab Pages#
The labs are mostly self-directed, but include times for you to work with your classmates and tutors.
Lab 1: Introduction
Lab 2: Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
Lab 3: State and Registers
Lab 4: CPU, Part I: Manual Execution
Lab 5: CPU, Part II: Automatic Execution
Lab 6: CPU, Part III: Conditional Execution
Upgrade the CPU to allow for conditional execution and modifying program flow
Lab 6.5 (Mid Semester Break Week 2): Microbit Introduction
Set up required software and get started with your microbit
Lab 7: Basic Machine Code
Writing basic ARM programs
Lab 8: Blinky
Using the load-twiddle-store pattern to turn on and blink the lights on your microbit
Lab 9: Functions, Data Structures and The Stack
Branching with purpose
Lab 10 & 11: Buttons, Interrupts and Wrapping Up
Taking input from the world (finally!), Reaffirming what you've learnt so far and getting you ready for assignment 2
Lab 12: Everything Else
Extra lab content for those who want a challenge
Contacting your tutors#
See the faq.
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Due to a public holiday occurring on March 13th, these labs will not run in week 4. Instead the following catch up labs are offered:
- Thursday 4pm - 7pm, HN 1.23
- Friday 9am - 12pm, CSIT N115/16
- Friday 5pm - 8pm, Online - Teams
If you are unable to make any of these, then please complete the lab in your own time and post any questions you have to the forum. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4