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DIGITAL sYSTEMS lABORATORY

(3 credits)

Description: This course introduces students to the basic concepts of digital circuits, simulation and instrumentation. Systems composed of discrete devices, logic gates, combinatorial and sequential circuits are designed, simulated, built and tested.

Prerequisites : ECE/COE 0132 Digital Logic

Required Texts : ECE/CoE 0501 Laboratory Manual.

Recommended Texts: John F. Wakerly, Digital Design Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall. Randy H. Katz, Contemporary Logic Design, Benjamin Cummings.

Course Objectives : To give students experience with both the process of design (specification, design, synthesis, analysis) as well as hands on experience with digital electronic systems of increasing complexity. Specific emphasis is placed on the relationship of models, simulations, and real devices.

Topics Covered : (laboratory topics)

  1. Introduction to the test equipment, LED's
  2. Ohm's Law - voltage dividers
  3. Simple logic circuits using switches
  4. Oscilloscope
  5. Simple logic circuits using transistors
  6. Using standard logic gates to build arithmetic circuits
  7. Using standard logic gates to build flip-flops
  8. Simulation of logic circuitry – Altera MaxPlus+II
  9. Circuit design: 4-bit ripple counter
  10. Circuit design: PWM Motor Controller
  11. Circuit design: 4 x 4-bit register file
  12. Circuit design: 4-bit ALU with 4x4 Register File and Datapath
  13. Circuit design: 4-bit ALU using FPGA

Schedule: Two 2-hour meetings each week.

Professional Component Contributions:

  • Open-ended design projects with multiple solution paths
  • Group projects
  • Written presentation skills
  • Use of state-of-the-art engineering tools (computers and software)

Prepared by: Steven P. Jacobs

Date Prepared: March 9, 2005

 

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