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Digital Design using VHDL (EE 470)

Course Syllabus
Fall 2012

Instructor: Dr. P. K. Lala


Office: 104D

Office Hours: Tuesday: 10am-1pm


Wednesday: 11am- 3pm
Thursday: 10am- 1pm
Other times by appointment only

Phone: (903)334-6653
Email: [email protected]

Prerequisite: EE321

Course Description: This course instructs the students in the use of VHDL ((Very High Speed Integrated
Circuit Hardware Description Language) for describing the behavior of digital systems. VHDL is a
standardized design language used in computer/ semiconductor industry. This course will teach students the
use of the VHDL language for representation of digital signals, use of IEEE standard logic package/library,
design description, design of arithmetic, combinational, and synchronous sequential circuits.

Text(s): ‘Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design’, by S. Brown and Z. Vranesic, Third
edition, McGraw Hill, 2009.

Objectives:

• To improve the students ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, sciences, and


engineering practices in the design of digital circuits.

• To teach the student to conduct experiments with digital circuits and to analyze
and interpret the results of such experiments.

• To teach the student to interpret and/or identify problems, to formulate a problem


statement, and then to design a system, component or process to meet the
requirements of the problem statement.

• To impress on the student the changing nature of this field of study and the need for
life- long learning, and to provide example sources for information.

Prerequisites: Students must demonstrate a working knowledge of digital logic and design techniques and
have a working knowledge of digital design including synthesis of finite state machines. Specific course
pre-requisite is CS320/EE 321 (Digital Logic).

Course Outline: Each of the following topics will be covered in this course:
• Introduction and course overview (Week 1)
• The Design Process (Week 1)
• Design Descriptions and CAD Tools (Week 2)
• System Design Concepts (Week 2)

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• VHDL Language Concepts (Week 3)
• Introduction to VHDL (Weeks 4 )
• Test I (Week 5)
• Review of Transistors and PLD devices (Week 6)
• Implementation of Logic Functions (Week 7)
• Arithmetic Circuits (Week 8)
• Building Block Approach for Combinational Circuits (Week 9)
• Test II (Week 10)
• Registers and Counters (Week11)
• Synchronous Sequential Circuits (Weeks 12 and 13)
• Synthesis using VHDL (Week 14)
• Test III (Week 15)

Evaluation:
Homework 10 %,
Test I 30 %,
Test II 30%,
Test III 30%

Grades: A (100-90), B (89-80), C (79-70), D (69-60), F (59-0)

ABET Outcome Coverage:

(a) Students must demonstrate the use and application of Boolean Algebra in the areas of digital circuit
reduction, expansion/factoring, and application to other reduction techniques.

(b)(c)(e)(k) Students are required to use CAD software to analyze and synthesize digital circuits.

(g) The student must learn to communicate effectively using VHDL to describe digital circuits within a
standardized format.

(i) Students are presented with historical references to technology types/families and languages along with
applications and current research trends in order to emphasize the continually changing nature of this field
and the need for continuing education.

Disability Accommodation
Students with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations through the A&M-Texarkana Disability
Services Office by contacting Carl Greig, Aikin room 219A or by calling 903.223.3062.

Academic Dishonesty
Academic honesty is expected of students enrolled in this course. Cheating on examinations, unauthorized
collaboration, falsification of research data, plagiarism, and undocumented use of materials from any
source, constitute academic dishonesty, and may be grounds for a grade of "F" in the course and/or
disciplinary actions." For additional information see the university policy manual.

Statement on email usage


Upon application to Texas A&M University‐Texarkana an individual will be assigned an
A&M‐Texarkana email account. This email account will be used to deliver official university
correspondence. Each individual is responsible for information sent and received via the university email
account and is expected to check the official A&M‐Texarkana email account on a frequent and consistent
basis. Faculty and students are required to utilize the university email account when communicating about

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coursework.

Drop Policy
To drop this course after the census date (see semester calendar), a student must complete the
Drop/Withdrawal Request Form, located on the University website
http://tamut.edu/Registrar/droppingwithdrawing-from-classes.html) or obtained in the Registrar’s Office.
The student must submit the signed and completed form to the instructor of each course indicated on the
form to be dropped for his/her signature. The signature is not an “approval” to drop, but rather
confirmation that the student has discussed the drop/withdrawal with the faculty member. The form must
be submitted to the Registrar’s office for processing in person, email [email protected], mail (7101
University Ave., Texarkana, TX 75503) or fax (903-223-3140). Drop/withdraw forms missing any of the
required information will not be accepted by the Registrar’s Office for processing. It is the student’s
responsibility to ensure that the form is completed properly before submission. If a student stops
participating in class (attending and submitting assignments) but does not complete and submit the
drop/withdrawal form, a final grade based on work completed as outlined in the syllabus will be assigned.

Student Technical Assistance:


• Solutions to common problems and FAQ's for your web-enhanced and online courses are found at
this link: http://www.tamut.edu/webcourses/index.php?pageid=37
• If you cannot find your resolution there, you can send in a support request detailing your specific
problem here: http://www.tamut.edu/webcourses/gethelp2.php
• Blackboard Helpdesk contacts:
Office hours are: Monday - Friday, 8:00a to 5:00p
Julia Allen (main contact) 903-223-3154 [email protected]
Frank Miller (alternate) 903-223-3156 [email protected]
Nikki Thomson (alternate) 903-223-3083 [email protected]

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