First touch on hardware

In digital lab yesterday afternoon, I was introduced to this kind of new hardware, which was like an alien to me.

This is called University Project training board, in a simpler way, it's also called UP board. It's a small board produced by Altera (a big company that computer students should know) so that we can prototype our logic design.

We need to program this freaking thing onto this board.

So many confusing lines, flip flops, logic gates, haiz... Seriously if you are not motivated enough to do this, you won't do this. Even with maximum motivation and strength, you still can get it very wrong.

Unfortunately, I failed this lab again, despite every effort to make it right this time. To be honest with everyone, I have failed ALL LABS in this subject. What the heck...

Let you see how chaotic it is in the lab. Everyone is having problems. 

Lecturer is having a torrid time. He kept teach teach and teach everybody. He has every right to be disappointed with us. Haiz...

One of the few who can get it right, after so much attempts... But still looked very blur...

I just wish that the rest of this semester can hit a U-turn of fortune for me. Probably U-turn of attitude as well. Hmmm...

God bless you all!