Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design, Third Edition, Marilyn Wolf, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers © 2012 (529 pages), ISBN:9780123884367. Available via http://www.library.yorku.ca/e/resolver/id/2466258

Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems (http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=1255821)

Nios II Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nios_II)

Introduction to the Altera Nios II Soft Processor, for Quartus II v 12.1, Altera Corp, October 2012.

Thomas Bräunl: Embedded Robotics, 3rd Ed., Springer, ISBN: 9786611772901; 3540705333. Available via http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=book&isbn=978-3-540-34318-9.

Altera University Program Installer - http://www.altera.com/education/univ/software/upds/unv-upds.html - make sure to select Quartus II Version 12.1 (same version as in the Lab, TA will use this version to mark labs).

Virtual Paradigm - UML drawing tool - Community Edition (free) latest version - http://www.visual-paradigm.com/download/community.jsp