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1. Go to http://www.coe.montana.edu/ee/commhtml.htm and read (or, preferably, printout) the COMMUNICATIONS! document. Review it once a year when you are asked to write reports.

2. Number the pages. Get into the habit of doing this for all your reports.

3. All figures, tables, diagrams etc. must have a number and a title. You need to be able to refer to a figure number in your text and the reader should be able to look at the figure or a table and know what it is without reading the text.

4. Proofread your work. Better yet, have somebody else proofread it.

5. Run the grammar checker if your wordprocessor has one.

6. Rewrite it after you proofread it.

7. Run the spell checker. There is no excruse for missspelled words.

8. Communicate. Know your audience or reader or understand what the Boss wants.

9. Be complete. The minimum you should do is to answer the questions on the lab handout. Don't be afraid to go beyond that and say "Hmm, I wonder what happens if we . . . " Check it out and tell the boss.

10. Don't bother the boss about things that didn't work or problems you had. It's unlikely the boss wants to know that unless it really is an issue with what you are trying to do.

11. If you are really having trouble and are getting dinged a lot, go to the Writing Center in Wilson 1108. They can help you with your composition and writing skills.

Xilinx Links

• FPGA Board Web Site Digilent Inc.: http://www.digilentinc.com/
  
  • D2XL Spartan Board Reference Manual
  • D2XL Spartan Board Schematic
  • DIO1 I/O Board Reference Manual
  • DIO1 I/O Board Schematic
  • Interconnection Table
  • Sample UCF file
• Xilinx University Resource Center: http://xup.msu.edu/
• Xilinx University Program: http://university.xilinx.com/
  
• Xilinx Webpack Free FPGA Software: http://www.xilinx.com/ise/
  
• Register Xilinx Software: http://university.xilinx.com/univ/xsepre.htm
  
• Tutorials covering design flows: http://support.xilinx.com/support/techsup/tutorials/index.htm
• Current listing of solution records for Xilinx software tools: http://support.xilinx.com/support/searchtd.htm
• Pages from the data book: http://xilinx.com/partinfo/databook.htm
• Xcell Journal: http://support.xilinx.com/xcell/xcell.htm
• Tech Tips: http://support.xilinx.com/support/techsup/journals/index.htm

Example Reports