SYDE 192LDigital Systems Laboratory
- Units
- 0.25
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Systems Design Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Laboratory experiments for students taking SYDE 192.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1B
- Enrolled in H-Systems Design Engineering
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- BME393L - Digital Systems Laboratory (0.25)
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Reviewed on UW Flow
95% liked it77% easy96% useful
From 76 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
dope class, real hands on hardware bring up
Jun 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
My lab parent and I hold the current record for the fastest lab finish in 8 min. No flex though, 🙃.
Aug 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Starts out as a cakewalk but goes 0 to 100 real quick. Make sure to keep up with 192 knowledge and ask tons of questions and you should be fine.
Jul 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Best course of the term. Try to learn as much as you can, and the project will basically do itself
Dec 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The coolest lab I've taken. A few of the labs towards the end of the first half get a little tedious, but it's well worth it for a) practical experience and b) the insanely awesome second half projects. In the end we built a fully-working circuit out of FPGAs, hooked up to a VGA output, just out of nowhere.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention SYDE 192L, December 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2022
Undergrad courses I've taken tier list (details in comments) 161 points, 13 comments
u/MindTheGap9: “… - SYDE192 - MIPS + Igor <3 - SYDE192L - Orion <3. Also thanks lab partner for being good (you know who you are I think). - ECON102 - If only I knew about exam banks for this class I would have done a lot better. 2A - SYDE211 - Calc 3. Prof Speziale was great and saved our class. …”
Fall 2020
Admissions / High School Megathread (Fall 2020) 316 points, 7,386 comments
“I think we lost track of the old one somewhere, and this is to also help reset the expiry date (these threads archive after six months) Engineering Admissions Blog: https://theroadtoengineering.com/ …”
u/Master_Parsley: “For SYDE students who have taken the more hands-on courses (involving circuits, hardware, prototyping, etc.), what did you think of these courses? …”
u/JunChang1122: “You only have 2 strictly hardware focused classes (SYDE 192/192L and SYDE 292/292L). 192 will give you more experience with embedded systems (binary logic, microcontrollers, arduino architecture, assembly language, etc.) and 292 is the "traditional" engineering circuits course. …”
Winter 2019
Transferring BME to SYDE 9 points, 3 comments
“Presume you just finished BME 1B with an average grade. Will I be able to easily transfer to SYDE 2A after, or will I have to start from SYDE 1A all over again? &x200B;”
u/TaIent: “… on these calendars, it looks like the only course you'd have to make up is SYDE 192 and SYDE 192L instead of taking SYDE 223 in 2A, but I'd ask an advisor to be sure.”
Fall 2017
Highest grade you've ever received at UW? 11 points, 72 comments
“highest grade in any course you have taken here”
u/theGuacFlock: “92 in SYDE 192L”
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