- Course Code
- EG 3560
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr D C Hendry
Pre-requisites
EG 2060 (CAS 9).
Notes
Available only to students following an Honours degree programme.
Overview
The course commences with a discussion of design principles applicable to digital systems, including specification, structured hardware design and the use of computer-aided design. Combinational logic, including minimisation, and hazards, is studied. The design of synchronous and asynchronous sequential systems is examined. An introduction to VHDL is included. Coverage is sufficient to enable students to design simple combinational and sequential circuits and to use a synthesis tool. The testing of digital systems is considered. Students also carry out a design exercise using CAD facilities.
Structure
24 one-hour lectures, 6 one-hour tutorials, and 6 three-hour practicals in total.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination paper (80%) and the previous in-course assessment (20%).