| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | DeGroat | 5/05 |
| | 667 | Digital Logic Laboratory |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | A self-paced laboratory involving the design of basic computer components such as registers, arithmetic logic units, |
| | counters, and the design of sequential machines. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. | 3 | U G | 2 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 561. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Combinational and sequential circuit design; computer aided design tools; basic knowledge of VLSI devices: FPGAs, PLDs, |
| | etc.; basic understanding of microprocessors system design; serial communications protocols; knowledge of Web usage |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Notes from UniPrint |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Lab notes |
| | [2] Various manufactures' data books |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. The students will learn to design, simulate and implement large scale digital systems which incorporate digital devices at |
| | all complexity levels. (Criteria 3(a),(b),(c),(e)) |
| | 2. The students will learn to use large scale, digital system simulation tools. (Criteria 3(i),(k)) |
| | 3. The students will work in groups of 2 to 4 and thereby learn how to cooperate in teams and also document their results. |
| | (Criteria 3(d),(g)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Basic digital components (1) |
| | Asynchronous serial communications and UARTS (4) |
| | Very large scale devices: PLDs, etc. (6) |
| | Introduction to digital design languages: HDL, VHDL (2) |
| | Introduction to a specific microcontroller (5) |
| | Lab work (12) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 2 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:18 AM |
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