ELT 183 - Digital Circuits

1. Number systems, operations and codes
2. Logic gates and combinatorial logic
3. Boolean algebra and logic simplification techniques
4. Flip-flops, counters and related sequential devices
5. Registers, memory and storage
6. Combinational logic devices including arithmetic circuits, data selectors, encoders, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters
7. PLDs and VHDL
8. Elementary microprocessors
9. Design parameters and criteria

1. Convert numbers between digital number systems including binary, octal and hexadecimal. (1)
2. Troubleshoot logic gates and combinatorial logic circuits. (2)
3. Simplify complex logic circuits using Boolean algebra, sum-of-products and Karnaugh mapping. (3)
4. Troubleshoot flip-flop, digital counter and other sequential circuits. (4)
5. Troubleshoot registers, digital memory and storage devices. (5)
6. Troubleshoot combinational logic devices including adders and subtractors, multiplexers and demultiplexers, encoders and decoders, and digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters. (6)
7. Using an FPGA and VHDL, design and troubleshoot arbitrarily complex digital logic circuits and sequential machines given a reasonable problem statement. (7, 9)
8. Using an FPGA and VHDL, design and troubleshoot an elementary microprocessor. (7, 8, 9)
9. Set criteria to determine the "best" design and select the best design for implementation. (9)