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Introduction
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Digital Circuits and Systems
Seán Marlow
Room: S337
Phone: (01-700) 5120
E-mail: marlows@eeng.dcu.ie
Module co-ordinator: Dr. Seán Marlow
Web page: http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~ee201
Objective of the course:
Enable successful students to:
• Analyse and understand combinational and
sequential logic circuitry
• Design combinational and sequential logic
circuitry
• Design digital systems
• Design interfaces to digital computer systems
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Computer Architecture:
Memory Unit
CPU
(RAM, ROM, HDD)
I/O Units
(Mouse, Keyboard,
Monitor, Printer, etc.)
Registers
Arithmetic
Logic Unit
Control
Unit
Course Content:
• Combinational Logic:
o Encoders/Decoders
o Multiplexers/Demultiplexers
• Computer Codes:
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BCD and ASCII
Gray Codes
Parity and Hamming codes
Error detection and correction
• Binary Arithmetic:
o Addition
ƒ Ripple-carry adder
ƒ Carry look-ahead adder
o Multiplication
o Division
o Floating point arithmetic
o Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
o Accumulator
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• Sequential Logic:
o Analysis and design using state diagram and
state table;
o State assignment and reduction.
o Implementation using gates
• Digital Circuitry:
o TTL, ECL, IIL and MOS technologies
o Comparison of technologies in terms of:
ƒ Speed
ƒ Power consumption
ƒ Noise margin
ƒ Loading
ƒ Cost
o Methods of data bussing
• Digital Storage:
Bi-stable latch
Single word memory
Organisation of memory systems
Static and dynamic RAM
o ROM
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• Programmable Logic Devices:
o ROM
o PLA
o PAL
o GAL
• Microprocessor Interfacing
o Parallel I/O
o Serial I/O
o Video controllers
o Timers
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EE201 consists of:
• Lectures
(2 hours/week)
• Tutorials
(1 hour/week)
• Practicals
(3 hours every 2 weeks)
• Web site
(anytime)
• Private study (minimum 2 hours/week)
Duration:
• 12 weeks
Assessment:
• Laboratory Reports (25%)
• Exam (75%)
Pass:
• Final grade at least 40%
Recommended Resources:
• Web site: http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~ee201
• Libraries (e.g. http://library.dcu.ie/)
• Bookshops
• Search engines (e.g. http://www.google.com)
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Recommended Textbooks:
• Tocci, R. J., "Digital Systems", Prentice Hall, 1995
• Floyd, T. L., "Digital Fundamentals", Merrill, 1994
• Katz, R. H., "Contemporary Logic Design", Benjamin,
1994
• Cahill, S. J., "Digital and Microprocessor Engineering",
Ellis-Horwood, 1993
• Peatman, J. B., ”Design of Digital Systems”
• Pappas, N. L., “Digital Design”
• Quinn, J., “6800 Microprocessor“
• Tinder, R. F., “Digital Engineering Design“
• Mano, M. M., “Digital Design”
• Mano, M. M., “Logic and Computer Design”
• Mano, M. M., “Digital Logic and Computer Design”
• Brey, B. B., “Microprocessors and Peripherals”
• Olesky, J. E., “Microprocessors and Digital Computer
Technology”
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Advice:
• Attend lectures
o The lecturer presents the most important material
o Your presence is strongly recommended
o Take notes and read them at home
o Keep them and review them later on
• Attend tutorials
o Read lecture notes and textbooks before tutorials
o Prepare questions and ask them
o Your presence is strongly recommended as you can
clarify some aspects not fully understood
• Do not miss any practical
o Practicals are compulsory
o You have an opportunity to exercise theoretical knowledge
• Buy the laboratory manual
o You need it during the lab sessions
o You can get it from Hodges & Figgis bookshop (campus)
o You also need a lab notebook
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• Borrow books from the library
o Read them!
o Take notes
o Exercise
• Ask questions
o Lecturer – after the lectures
o Tutor – during the tutorial
o Demonstrators – during lab sessions
• Work on your own
o Solve problems
o Save solutions
o Devise your own problems
o Try to solve them
o Practice as much as you can
• Prior knowledge
o Binary Arithmetic: 2’s comp Add/Sub
o Combinational Logic: logic gates, KM
o Sequential Logic: flip-flops, shift registers, counters