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Last make-up lab sessions

Dear all,

The last make-up lab sessions will be Monday, 24 April. Those of you who need to complete your labs for this year: please book your slot in Daisy.

Best regards, F Lundevall

Make-up lab sessions

Dear all,

There will me make-up lab sessions next Friday morning, 7 April. Those of you who need to complete your labs for this year: please book your slot in Daisy.

Best regards, F Lundevall

Dear all,

If you have finished your project and need to show your project at an extra EXPO, there is now an opportunity on Monday, 3 April, at 14:00. Please book your slot in Daisy!

Best regards, F Lundevall

Yesterday's Expo

Thank you, all students who demonstrated your projects at the Expo!

There were many cool, useful, beautiful, and exciting projects at the expo. Here are some examples.

The automatic headlamp, that turns itself on when the room gets dark.

The wireless-card controlled door-lock that can be mounted on any door.

The classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

Two teams made their versions of the classic game of Battleships, and connected their designs together for multiplayer gaming.

More slots for Expo tomorrow

Dear all,

We have run out of bookable slots for the Expo tomorrow - sorry about that!

There are now additional bookable slots. The deadline for reserving slots is extended until midnight tonight (24:00). If you still cannot book a slot, please come and talk to us at 08:00 tomorrow morning.

Looking forward to an exciting Expo tomorrow!

Best regards, F Lundevall

Book your slot for the project expo!

Dear all,
Booking for the Project Expo is now open, in Daisy and will close on Wednesday at 13:00, 2017-03-01. Important: in a group of two students, only one of the students should sign up for the Expo.

Please remember to submit your Final Extended Abstract before the deadline on Monday (2017-02-27). In a group of two students, only one of the students should submit the Final Abstract.

One project - one Final Abstract - one Expo slot - even when you are two persons doing the work.

Best regards, F Lundevall

Reserve Lab Session on Friday 24 February will be open

Dear all,

The Lab session on Friday, 24 February at 8:00-12:00 will be open for drop-in finishing of all labs. Booking in Daisy is not possible for this slot. If more than 8 groups arrive, those arriving first will have priority.

Previously, lab sessions marked "reserve" were actually cancelled. We have now discovered that this caused some confusion, and we apologize for not marking the slots more clearly as cancelled.

Finishing labs 1, 2, or 3

If you need to be examined on labs 1, 2, or 3, you can come to any lab session for lab 4, but students who booked a seat in Daisy will always have priority.

Booking for 20-24 February is now closed in Daisy. However, there are several empty slots on three sessions:

• Lab4 må 2017-02-20 08:00-10:00
• Lab4 må 2017-02-20 15:00-17:00
• Lab4 ti 2017-02-21 08:00-10:00

If you need to be examined on labs 1, 2, or 3, please try to visit one of those sessions.

Best regards, F Lundevall

NOTE: If you have not received PASS from Daisy on the LAB1 in LADOK, please read the following:

As stated in a previous post, it is now the last chance to submit the extended abstract (if you missed it) and to do the labs. If you have not received an email that you passed the labs or that you have received a PASS on the extended abstract, it means that you have not passed the lab + project. I have now extended the submission deadline for the abstract to next week, April 5. The reason for this extension is that some people have missed the information that they failed, since the web system does not send out a notification emails. Also, remember that the last spots for finalising the labs are now in April (attempt 2). See Daisy for booking.

Best,

David

IMPORTANT: You must return the ChipKIT board at the EXPO:

Dear all,

Everybody needs to return their ChipKIT boards at the EXPO this week. If anyone needs it after Wednesday, for instance, for the extra lab slots on Friday or in April, you need to sign out the board again. This can be done at the EXPO. If there is a good reason, it is OK to borrow the board some more time during the spring, but, in such a case, you need to sign it out again. Please talk to us at the EXPO about it.

Best,
David

Dear all,

We have now graded all extended abstract submissions. Please go to the course website and check your grade and the feedback.

Please note that if you received an F on the abstract, you need to send in a new version at latest on March 18. Please see the course website for more information.

Reminder: please read carefully all information about how you should prepare for the EXPO. The information is available on the Mini-project page under the headline “Project EXPO”.

See you on Wednesday!

Best regards,
David

Dear all. Please read the following important information carefully:

Extra slots for "Lunch office hours".
We have added three more slots for lunch office hours: Friday Feb 26 (tomorrow), Monday Feb 29, and Friday March 4. The lunch office hours will be in the same room as usual, i.e. Ka-304 between 12.15 and 13.00.

Booking of the EXPO
The project expo takes place March 9 between 8am and 5pm. Each group should be present at one of the 2h time slots and present their work. Please see the last section of the mini project page for more information about the Expo and how to prepare for it (this section was added today). The booking of time slots for the EXPO is now open in Daisy. Please note that only one of the students in a project group should book a slot in Daisy.

Extra lab sessions
There are now 2 lab session slots available for those of you who have yet not complete labs 1-4. If you have just one lab left, you should only book one slot. If you have two labs left, you may book two slots. If you plan to finish 3 or more labs, you need to send an email to is1200@ict.kth.se and tell us this. The deadline for booking is Wednesday March 2. Note that this is the second out three available attempts to finish your labs. If you do not finish all your labs and the project within the same year, you need to redo all labs and the project. See the rules on the course webpage under "Course-PM".

Dear all,

I get many emails about the projects. If you have questions, you are always welcome to email me directly, but I would really prefer if you do the following first (Note that I have over 250 registered on this course and I cannot answer personal email from everyone):

1. Look at KTH social and see if someone has asked the same question as you have. It is a good idea to follow the questions and answers there.

2. Read the "Uno32&MCB32 toolchain FAQ". Axel updates this page with info when many people ask the same questions.

3. Read the "Literature and Resource page" and the "Mini Project" page carefully. Many questions that I get are stated there. If they are not, go to point 4.

4. Ask the question on KTH social. We really prefer if you do this before sending an email to us, since everyone can then see the answer. Also, we really appreciate if other students also answer questions, so that you can help each other.

5. Go to the lunch office hour and ask questions. Collect your questions and ask them at the lunch.

Note also that the main challenge in the project is really to read and find information yourself on the internet and in the course book. You should ask questions on KTH social when you get stuck, but you also need to search for information.

Here are the answers to some of the questions that I often get.

1. How can I email Axel, his contact information is not on the web?
Answer: Axel is the main technical contact person for the project and his contact information is available on the course web (under the Course PM page). But, you should not email him directly, but add the message on KTH social so that everyone can see the answer.

2. Am I allowed to use the lab code in my project?
Answer: Yes, absolutely. Most students actually base their code on lab 3.

3. Can I come and talk to you or the assistants?
Answer: Unfortunately, with over 250 students, it is impossible for us to meet every student personally and answer questions whenever you have a one. However, there are many alternatives as you can see above, where KTH social is the main forum, followed by the lunch office hour. 

4. I cannot find information about how to use the Basic I/O shield?
Answer: There are many small example projects available. The link is available on the "Literature and Resource" page (see the section about PIC32 and ChipKIT resources, at the end of the list). 

If you have any further questions about the above, please add a post on KTH social.

Thanks,

David

Dear all,

We have now read all of your project draft proposals and there are many really interesting projects. If you go to the assignment tab on the course website, you can read the feedback that we have provided. If you are asked to do more in your project, it is important that you take the comments into consideration when you develop your project. You do not, however, need to send in another draft proposal with your changes.  

Good luck with the project!

Best regards,
David, Fredrik, and Saranya

This message only concerns students who are not yet registered to the course or have not completed LAB1:

Friday February 12 will be last date that we will register anyone who wants to take IS1200 this year. After this date, just students with only the written exam left will be allowed to be registered. If you still intend to complete this course this spring and you are not yet registered, please send an email again to  studentexp@ict.kth.se.

If you are registered, but you have not completed LAB1 and thus not yet received a ChipKIT environment, you need to finish LAB1 this week. Although the LAB sessions in Daisy are fully booked, there are almost always available spots each lab session because many students do not show up. Hence, if you are not examined on LAB1 this week, we cannot guarantee that you can get a ChipKIT and finish the course. 

Best,
David

Info to the Swedish students:

Föreläsning #10 som ställdes in idag kommer att ges nu på måndag den 8 februari kl. 17.15-19.00 i Aula NOD, DSV (Stockholms universitet i Kista). Se denna karta från DSV, eller google maps. 

Ni kan också gå till KTH service center för att få info, karta och vägbeskrivning:

https://intra.ict.kth.se/en/servicecenter/servicecenter-1.598669

Opening hours: Mon-Thu 8-16, Fri 8-14

E-mail: service@ict.kth.se

Phone: 08-790 40 00

Visit: Kistagången 16, elevator A, level 3

Hälsningar

David

Dear all - important message!

The following message only concerns the Swedish students:

Jag fick idag eftermiddag reda på att vi inte kan ha några föreläsningar i Sal-A då det tydligen finns risk för ras i salen. Tyvärr finns det inga andra salar här på KTH i Kista som kan ta så många elever som vi har i kursen IS1200. Schemaadministratörerna letar nu efter en ny sal på en annan plats i Kista. Detta betyder att föreläsningen imorgon fredag den 5 februari kl. 10.00 tyvärr är inställda. Så fort vi har en ny tid och lokal för föreläsning 10 kommer jag att annonsera det här på kurswebben.

Mvh,

David Broman

Message concerning course registration:

We have now decided that we will allow course registrations of the students who have previously contacted studentexp@ict.kth.se or the student counsellor. However, we are currently out of ChipKit boards, which may mean that when you are being examined on Lab1, you will not get a board directly. 

To become registered, please visit the student counsellor again or send a new email to studentexp@ict.kth.se. In the email, please point to this message.

Best regards,

David

Information about the written exam:

Due to a scheduling conflict, the written exam has been scheduled one hour earlier. The written exam will take place March 24, 08.00-13.00 in Kista. Please see the schedule for details.

Best,

David

REMINDER: IMPORTANT DEADLINE for NIOS II labs and home practicals. 

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.

From the fall 2015, IS1500/IS1200 will have new labs. The NIOS II labs will be replaced by new hardware. This means that if you have any labs or home practicals that you have not finished, you need to finish them at latest in September, 2015. If you do not finish all the old labs and home labs before this deadline, you will need to redo all the labs to pass the course. 

We have now opened the registration of the retake labs in September. Please go to Daisy to do the booking. The deadline for the registration is September 15.

NOTE: If there is no available time slots, please send an email to is1500@ict.kth.se at latest September 15 and state that you want to report your lab. If you do that before September 15, we will make sure that you get a time slot. If you have not booked any timeslot before Sep 15 or sent us an email, you will need to do the new labs instead of the old labs.

Dear all,

It is now possible to book home labs and lab sessions in Daisy. There are available time slots during the two last weeks in May. Please make sure to book a time slot as soon as possible. The next (and last, see below) time when you can do the old labs will be in September 2015.

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IMPORTANT DEADLINE for NIOS II labs and home labs.

From the fall 2015, IS1500 and IS1200 will have new labs. The NIOS II labs will be exchanged with new hardware. This means that if you have any labs or home labs that you have not finished, you need to finish them at latest September 30, 2015. If you do not finish all the old labs and home labs before this date, you will need to redo all the new labs to pass the course. 

We will offer two extra lab sessions and home lab sessions: in the last weeks of May 2015 and in September 2015. The exact dates will be announced later on the KTH social news feed.