Digital Electronic Circuits

Number systems. Logic gates. Boolean algebra. Logical minimisation. Combinational logic design. Static and dynamic hazards. Implementation using discrete gates, multiplexers, ROMs, PLAs, FPGAs. Sequential logic components. Clocking. Registers. Counters. Detect and steer method. Introduction to VHDL.

Digital System Design

State diagrams, tables and equations. State reduction. Structured state assignment. Incompletely specified state tables. Design process of synchronous sequential circuits. ASM charts and blocks. Data processor design. ASM tables and state assignment. Implementation using decoders, multiplexers and programmable devices.

Electronic interface

Monitoring and control systems, open and closed loop arrangements. Sensors including temperature, displacement and torque measurements. Basic electric circuit principles, properties of resistors, power dissipation, electric fields, simple DC circuit analysis, Kirchoffs laws. Simple AC circuit analysis, RMS, phase and frequency. Electronic components: diodes, LED, photodiode, bipolar transistor as a switch, operational amplifiers. A/D and D/A conversion.

Lectures supported by directed reading and use of CAL tools and problem solving tutorials including design examples and case studies.

Lecture and tutorial sessions are supported by a comprehensive programme of laboratory activities to provide practical reinforcement of theoretical work