EEI505 Introduction to Digital Electronics

Code EEI505
Name Introduction to Digital Electronics
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice
Level and type Undergraduate Studies, Academic
Field of study Power and Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Academic staff Iļja Galkins, Lauris Bisenieks
Credit points 3.0 (4.5 ECTS)
Parts 1
Annotation Digital quantities, number systems, logic functions, Boolean algebra and laws, Karnaugh map, analysis and design of combinational logic circuits, fixed function logic circuits, programmable logic and its description methods..
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Key terms of digital electronics. 2 0 0 0
Number systems and codes. 4 0 0 0
Laws and rules of Boolean algebra and methods of logic expression simplification. 2 0 0 0
Analysis of combinational logic circuits. 2 0 0 0
Design of combinational logic circuits. 2 0 0 0
Flip-Flops. 2 0 0 0
Calculation of timer switching frequency. 1 0 0 0
Analysis and design of synchronous counters. 2 0 0 0
Design of sequential logic. 2 0 0 0
Analysis and design of synchronous decade counter. 2 0 0 0
Design of control system. 7 0 0 0
Digital circuit description language VHDL. 2 0 0 0
Design flow in Quartus environment. 2 0 0 0
1st Lab. Design of combinational logic with VHDL. 2 0 0 0
2nd Lab. Sequential circuit design with VHDL. 2 0 0 0
3rd Lab. Digital circuit description in Quartus environment. 2 0 0 0
4th Lab. Design of combinational logic in Quartus environment. 2 0 0 0
5th Lab. Design of sequential logic in Quartus environment. 2 0 0 0
6th Lab. Control system design with help of Quartus environment and its implementation in programmable logic. 6 0 0 0
Total: 48 0 0 0
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills 		Develop the ability to design control system with help of logic circuits and programmable logic and to debug the developed circuits.
Learning outcomes
and assessment 		Ability to apply arithmetic operations to binary number system. - Executed and defended home task.
Ability to describe functions of logic gates, to recognize the symbols of logic gates and to evaluate parameters of integrated circuits. - Exam on relevant subjects covered in lectures.
Ability to develop the truth table, to design the combinational and sequential logic circuits and control system. - Laboratory works on control system design should be executed and defended.
Ability to design the digital circuits in Quartus environment by different methods. - Laboratory works on digital circuit design by circuit editor and VHDL language should be executed and defended.
Ability to use programmable logic devices for digital electronics applications. - Laboratory works on programmable logic circuit usage and debugging should be executed and defended. Exam on relevant subjects covered in lectures.
Course prerequisites Basic knowledge of analog and digital quantities, number systems and integrated circuits.
Course planning
Part CP ECTS Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 3.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 1.0 *
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