5/4/25 - 4/10/25

JTAG-UART & PySerial
    - Looked into JTAG-UART and PySerial as an alternative to send a hex file of the model to the SDRAM.
    - Built  UART Rx and Tx functionality for the FPGA.
    - Created a PySerial-based script to send data from the host computer.
    - Tested in simulation and in hardware by sending data to turn LEDs on and off. 

TFLite Micro Model
    - Tried converting the Micro model into a .tflite flatbuffer and then C byte array.

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3/19/25 - 4/4/25

PicoRV32 Softcore:
    - Instantiated PicoRV32 Softcore.
    - Built a memory module and wrote a testbench to verify in simulation.
    - Memory-mapped LEDs and verified in simulation.
    - Tried debugging memory-mapped LEDs in hardware.

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3/12/25 - 3/18/25

    Ibex Softcore:
    - Instantiated Ibex Softcore.
    - Resolved Python-based build dependencies - FuseSoC, PyBoolector, CMake - for the RTL file list.
    - Wrote a TCL script for the project in Quartus.
    - Tried (unsuccessfully) to compile in Quartus. 
      Several syntax issues caused by compatibility, project structure and misconfigured parameters. 
      Plan to discuss with team and with TA. 

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2/20/25 - 3/11/25

    - Proposal - Lightning Talk
    - Architecture Review
    - Microarchitecture Review
    - Secondary research, small experiments, diagramming and planning