D. Feinberg's brilliant 2007 paper outlining his design for a 4-bit TTL Processor entered the ACES landscape years ago. The first ACE to attempt the feat was Jackson Russett who, while in Grade 10, got as far as developing an Arduino Shield for his EEPROM Burner and confirmed its functionality. The second attempt, by the 2017-2018 Grade 12 ACES, almost completed the task but fell just short. Determined to conquer the challenge, the 2018-2019 ACES were tasked with giving it one more shot.

Dan Raymond and other members of the class accepted the challenge and formed the CHUMP Club. It's mission was to realize Feinberg's blueprints and see them through to their fully functioning physical manifestation. On October 23, Dan did just that as his processor successfully executed Feinbergs' sample code. In concluding the seven-week ordeal, Dan sums up the experience in his final Reflection, this way,

"I loved this project; The wiring was intense and stressful, but also fun and meditative. The block diagram for the CHUMP contains the minimal amount of information required to completely wire this circuit up; there was no paint-by-numbers, but it still showed the flow of information perfectly. It has been a thrill ride of a project and guaranteed my favourite project we have ever done in hardware. The moment it worked, I was up in the clouds. Thanks to the Chump Club, I have a memory I will treasure forever. The boys and the coursework here are truly nothing short of spectacular. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next."

Be sure to check out Dan's video summary,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj4JpOweLYQ&feature=youtu.be