Undergraduate Course: Digital System Design 2 (ELEE08015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Electronics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to digital electronic circuits and systems. The
lectures presume a basic knowledge of the current/voltage
properties of resistors, capacitors and MOS transistors and
some simple properties of number.
Starting with the creation of the discrete binary abstraction
from continuous voltage/time circuits, the lectures cover the
representation of information in simple codes and sequences of
codewords, and the definition and design of logic gate
networks and modules for processing such information. Simple
tools and techniques are used to study the principles of
analysis and design at the transistor, logic gate, registertransfer
and algorithmic levels of organisation. By following
alternative synthesis design flows in a top-down design
process, the features of implementation fabric and their
influence on the design process is revealed. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Course textbook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 18, Wednesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Ability to:
Interpret continuous time/voltage waveforms in terms of
binary digital signal properties.
Describe the structure of a variety of codes and code classes
commonly used for the representation of number, state and
other data.
Perform simple operations on data in encoded form and design
specific codes by the application of general principles.
Explain the effects of code structure on corresponding circuit
structure and the implications for the circuit&©s physical
characteristics.
Analyse, transform and synthesise transistor structures
implementing basic Boolean logic functions.
Analyse, transform and synthesise gate structures
implementing logic functions and simple arithmetic functions.
Describe and analyse basic sequential gate structure, in terms
of combinatorial logic functions.
Describe sequential gate behaviour and the essential features
and organisation of finite state machine structure.
Analyse the timing of isolated and linked finite state machines.
Describe the algorithmic behaviour of a simple finite state
machine in a simple formal language.
Describe key properties of alternatives for logic fabric and
choose and apply appropriate parameters for a corresponding
design flow.
Manually synthesise alternative fabric-level implementations of
a simple finite state machine, from a simple formal language,
meeting alternative performance goals.
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Assessment Information
| Written Exam 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Digital system design, hardware, electronics, digital logic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Iain Lindsay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5572
Email: iain.lindsay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk |
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