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Code and Perity

This 3-credit module introduces fundamental concepts of digital electronics and combinational logic. The syllabus covers number systems, basic digital circuit elements like AND, OR, and NOT gates, truth tables, Boolean functions, combinational logic design using Karnaugh maps, simple digital circuits like adders and encoders, MSI elements, and an introduction to programmable logic. The overall aims are to teach these concepts through numerous examples in lectures and laboratory sessions.

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Code and Perity

This 3-credit module introduces fundamental concepts of digital electronics and combinational logic. The syllabus covers number systems, basic digital circuit elements like AND, OR, and NOT gates, truth tables, Boolean functions, combinational logic design using Karnaugh maps, simple digital circuits like adders and encoders, MSI elements, and an introduction to programmable logic. The overall aims are to teach these concepts through numerous examples in lectures and laboratory sessions.

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MODULE TITLE Digital Electronics 1 MODULE CODE ET4511

GRADING TYPE Normal CREDITS 3

PREREQUISITE MODULES:

AIMS/OBJECTIVES

∗ To introduce the fundamental concepts of digital electronics based on combinational logic. Numerous
example applications will be introduced within the lectures and laboratory sessions.

SYLLABUS

[Introduction]. Digital and analogue systems: how they differ. The importance of digital systems in modern
electronics. Digital systems as the building blocks of computers. Definition of SSI, MSI, LSI, VLSI.

[Number Systems]. Unsigned binary, octal, hex, sign-magnitude, 1’s complement, 2’s complement. Binary-
Coded Decimal (BCD). Conversions between number system representations.

[The basic digital circuit elements]. AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, Exclusive OR. Black box characterisation
of their behaviour in terms of logic levels. Include basic example applications.

[Truth tables and Boolean functions]. Elementary Boolean algebra, using Boolean algebra for simplification,
DeMorgan’s theorems.

[Combinational logic using Karnaugh maps]. Boolean Algebra and functions. Sufficiency of NAND and NOR.
Combinational logic design using K-maps, with 2,3 and 4 variables. Small design examples.

[Simple digital circuits]. Elementary adders, encoders, multiplexers. Small real-world examples using, for
example, 4 to 2 line encoder, multiplexers.

[MSI] circuit elements: decoders, data selectors, encoders, parity circuits.

[Introduction to programmable logic]. Introduce programmable logic. Using a PAL as a simple PLD.
Demonstrate programming of a PAL for 3-variable logic function and compare with a discrete implementation.

PRIME TEXT(S)

Floyd, T. L., Digital Fundamentals. 6th ed. Prentice Hall. 1997.

OTHER RELEVANT TEXTS

Kleitz, W, Digital Electronics: A Practical Approach. 4th ed. Prentice Hall. 96.
Yarbrough, J. M., Digital Logic: Applications and Design. West 97.
Nixon, M. S., Introductory Digital Design: A Programmable Approach. Macmillan. 95.

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