CMSC 389E:
Digital Logic Design Through Minecraft
- Spring 2025
- Instructors: Amrit Magesh, Minsi Hu
- F 11:00-11:50am @ IRB 1207
Announcements and Q/A will happen via Discord. Projects will be submitted/graded through Gradescope. Grading will be handled through ELMS.
Students are expected to watch or attend weekly lecture. Resources that will help you with the conceptual material and projects will be available in the 'Resources & Reading' column. If you are unfamiliar with material or need a review, please feel free to schedule office hours with either instructor through Discord.
| Week | Lecture & Reading | Project | Resources & Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction & Logistics
slides Redstone Basics c1.3 |
Tutorial Island - Due 2/7 project 0 |
Minecraft & Redstone Basics, Project 0 Demo old video
matbatwings
Setup/Installation link Join the Discord in announcements! |
| 2 |
Logical Gates
slides Logic Gates Chapter c2 |
Logic Gates & Adders - Due 2/28 project 1 |
Logic Gates Explained matbatwings
Join the Discord in announcements! |
| 3 |
Adders
slides Adders Chapter c3.1 c3.2 c3.3 |
Logic Gates & Adders - Due 2/28 project 1 |
Compact Adder video matbatwings video |
| 4 |
Encoders, Decoders, Multiplexers
slides Encoders and Decoders Chapter c3.4 c3.5 |
Logic Gates & Adders - Due 2/28 project 1 |
Decoders in Minecraft video Output Bus in Minecraft video |
| 5 |
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
slides ALU Chapter c5 |
Arithmetic Logic Unit - Due 3/16 project 2 | MattBatWings ALU Video |
| 6 | Control ROM slides | Arithmetic Logic Unit - Due 3/16 project 2 | MattBatWings ALU Video |
| 7 |
Register File (SRAM)
slides Register File Chapter c6 c6.1 c6.2 c6.3 |
MattBatWings Register File Video | |
| 8 | Enjoy spring break :) | Register File Project - Due 4/6 project 3 | MattBatWings Register File Video |
| 9 |
Instruction Memory & Program Counter
slides
Instruction Memory Chapter c7 c7.1 c7.2 |
Register File Project - Due 4/6 project 3 |
MatBatWings Instruction Memory
MatBatWings Program Counter
PC & Clock in Minecraft OLD Video |
| 10 | The Call Stack slides |
MatBatWings Call Stack
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| 11 | Data Memory slides | Register File Project - Due 4/27 project 4 | MatBatWings Call Stack MatBatWings Data Memory |