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v11 v12 9 9 10 10 11 Thank you for your interest in the WARP Workshops at Rice University. This page will provide you with information about the location of the workshop, maps to the campus, lodging information and workshop content.11 Thank you for your interest in the WARP Workshops at Rice University. This page will provide you with information about the location of the workshop,[[BR]] maps to the campus, lodging information and workshop content. 12 12 13 13 … … 15 15 16 16 17 The Rice University WARP Workshop introduces attendees to the Rice WARP development platform, including the hardware and software tools used to develop and implement designs in WARP. Attendees will learn the complete WARP design flow, from specification of initial design parameters through implementation of designs on WARPhardware.17 The Rice University WARP Workshop introduces attendees to the Rice WARP[[BR]] development platform, including the hardware and software tools used to develop and[[BR]] implement designs in WARP. Attendees will learn the complete WARP design flow, from [[BR]]specification of initial design parameters through implementation of designs on WARP [[BR]]hardware. 18 18 19 19 20 [http://warp.rice.edu/trac/wiki/Workshops/Rice_2007March: Workshop Materials] 20 __'''[http://warp.rice.edu/trac/wiki/Workshops/Rice_2007March: Workshop Materials]'''__ 21 21 [[BR]] 22 22 … … 25 25 '''DAY 1''' - 9am-5pm 26 26 27 * Overview : WARP Hardware and Design Environment 28 Attendees will learn about the hardware-level capabilities of WARP and the system-level design flow. A brief presentation will be followed by a lab exercise where attendees willuse the design tools to implement a simple hardware co-processor on the FPGA.27 * Overview : WARP Hardware and Design Environment[[BR]] 28 Attendees will learn about the hardware-level capabilities of WARP and the system-level[[BR]] design flow. A brief presentation will be followed by a lab exercise where attendees will[[BR]] use the design tools to implement a simple hardware co-processor on the FPGA. 29 29 30 * Implementation of Physical Layer Protocols 31 Classical physical layer algorithms such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) will be presented in the context of physical layer design for WARP. Following the presentation, attendees will use the design tools learned in the previous exercise to generate base-band waveforms on the FPGA and upconvert them to RF using the WARP radio boards. 30 * Implementation of Physical Layer Protocols[[BR]] 31 Classical physical layer algorithms such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing[[BR]] 32 (OFDM) will be presented in the context of physical layer design for WARP. Following the [[BR]] 33 presentation, attendees will use the design tools learned in the previous exercise to [[BR]] 34 generate base-band waveforms on the FPGA and upconvert them to RF using the WARP [[BR]] 35 radio boards. 32 36 33 37 '''DAY 2''' - 9am-5pm 34 38 35 * Implementation of Network Protocols 36 Networking protocols will be discussed in the context of design realization and at-scale experimentation on WARP. Specifically, the medium access control (MAC) layer will be the focus. Using WARP's medium access framework, attendees will implement a simplified ALOHA protocol and demonstrate its capabilities with real-world traffic from a PC. 39 * Implementation of Network Protocols[[BR]] 40 Networking protocols will be discussed in the context of design realization and at-scale [[BR]] 41 experimentation on WARP. Specifically, the medium access control (MAC) layer will be [[BR]] 42 the focus. Using WARP's medium access framework, attendees will implement a [[BR]] 43 simplified ALOHA protocol and demonstrate its capabilities with real-world traffic from [[BR]] 44 a PC. 37 45 38 46 39 47 '''Helpful Material''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_access_control: Medium Access Overview] and knowledge of C programming. 40 48 41 42 43 Attendees will utilize MATLAB, Simulink, and Xilinx Platform Studio throughout this two-day workshop. Familiarity with Xilinx development tools, specifically Xilinx Platform Studio, is helpful but not required. Familiarity with MATLAB is required. Development stations, including all required computer hardware and software, will be provided. 49 Attendees will utilize MATLAB, Simulink, and Xilinx Platform Studio throughout this two-[[BR]] 50 day workshop. Familiarity with Xilinx development tools, specifically Xilinx Platform [[BR]] 51 Studio, is helpful but not required. Familiarity with MATLAB is required. Development [[BR]] 52 stations, including all required computer hardware and software, will be provided. 44 53 45 54 Additional tutorials and references can be found at: 46 55 47 48 http://www.xilinx.com/univ, See Teaching Materials; requires free registration 49 http://cmclab.rice.edu/workshops/ 50 http://cmclab.rice.edu/433/slides/ 56 * http://www.xilinx.com/univ, See Teaching Materials; requires free registration [[BR]] 57 * http://cmclab.rice.edu/workshops/ [[BR]] 58 * http://cmclab.rice.edu/433/slides/ 51 59 52 60 53 Workshop Location 61 __'''Workshop Location'''__ 54 62 55 The workshops will be held in the Rice University DSP Laboratory. The DSP Lab is located in the Abercrombie Building, Room A123.56 Airports 63 The workshops will be held in the Rice University DSP Laboratory. The DSP Lab is [[BR]] 64 located in the Abercrombie Building, Room A123. 57 65 58 There are two major airports in the greater Houston area, George Bush International (airport code IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (airport code HOU). IAH is approximately 25.1 miles north of campus, and HOU is approximately 11.6 miles south of campus. 66 __'''Airports'''__ 67 68 There are two major airports in the greater Houston area, George Bush International [[BR]] 69 (airport code IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (airport code HOU). IAH is approximately [[BR]] 70 25.1 miles north of campus, and HOU is approximately 11.6 miles south of campus. 71 72 __'''Hotel Information'''__ 73 74 We recommend that you make reservations at one of the following three hotels. [[BR]] 75 Each hotel is close to Rice and offers and offers special roomrates for those visiting Rice. 76 77 Hilton Medical Center[[BR]] 78 6633 Travis Street[[BR]] 79 Houston,TX 77030[[BR]] 80 (713) 313-4000[[BR]] 81 82 Houston Marriott Medical Center[[BR]] 83 6580 Fannin Street[[BR]] 84 Houston, TX 77030[[BR]] 85 (713) 796-0080[[BR]] 86 87 Holiday Inn Houston Astrodome at Reliant Park[[BR]] 88 8111 Kirby Dr[[BR]] 89 Houston, TX 77054[[BR]] 90 (713) 790-1900[[BR]] 59 91 60 92 61 Hotel Information 93 __'''Campus Maps & Parking Info'''__ 62 94 63 We recommend that you make reservations at one of the following three hotels. Each hotel is close to Rice and offers and offers special roomrates for those visiting Rice. 95 If you will be coming to campus on your own by car, maps to and of the Rice campus [[BR]] 96 and parking information can be found on the main Rice web site. 64 97 65 Hilton Medical Center 66 6633 Travis Street 67 Houston,TX 77030 68 (713) 313-4000 98 The closest visitor parking to Abercrombie is the Founder's Court Lot, which is accessed [[BR]] 99 via entrance #1 or entrance #2 off of Main Street. 69 100 70 Houston Marriott Medical Center 71 6580 Fannin Street 72 Houston, TX 77030 73 (713) 796-0080 101 Visitors will need a credit card to access the parking lots, but parking vouchers will be [[BR]] 102 provided to participants on each day of the workshop. 74 103 75 Holiday Inn Houston Astrodome at Reliant Park 76 8111 Kirby Dr 77 Houston, TX 77054 78 (713) 790-1900 79 80 Campus Maps & Parking Info 81 82 If you will be coming to campus on your own by car, maps to and of the Rice campus and parking information can be found on the main Rice web site. 83 84 The closest visitor parking to Abercrombie is the Founder's Court Lot, which is accessed via entrance #1 or entrance #2 off of Main Street 85 86 Visitors will need a credit card to access the parking lots, but parking vouchers will be provided to participants on each day of the workshop. 87 88 Abercrombie is also close to Houston's new light rail system. The most convenient stop is the Hermann Park/Rice U station. 104 Abercrombie is also close to Houston's new light rail system. The most convenient stop is the [[BR]] 105 Hermann Park/Rice U station. 89 106 90 107 91 Contact & Other Information 108 __'''Contact & Other Information'''__ 92 109 93 For questions related to the information given here, please contact Rice's Center for Multimedia Communication: 110 For questions related to the information given here, please contact Rice's Center for [[BR]] 111 Multimedia Communication: 94 112 95 Betrose Sparks, CMC Administrator 96 bsparks@rice.edu, 713-348-6232113 Andrea Kinsaul, CMC Administrator[[BR]] 114 andrea.n.kinsaul@rice.edu, 713-348-6232 97 115 98 99 For questions the day of the workshop, you may reach Jacob Rhodes at 713-348-2213. 116 For questions the day of the workshop, you may reach ??????. 100 117 101 118 102 Rice University's Duncan Hall, home of the Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics and Computational & Applied Mathematics departments. 119 Rice University's Duncan Hall, home of the Electrical & Computer Engineering, [[BR]] 120 Computer Science, Statistics and Computational & Applied Mathematics departments. 103 121 104 122
