EEE2013 : Digital Electronics
- Offered for Year: 2020/21
- Module Leader(s): Dr Fei Xia
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
To enable students to understand the essential principles of digital logic systems as used for control, communications and information processing.
To enable the student to design such systems.
To study the operation and performance of computer arithmetic circuits, synchronous and asynchronous sequential logic circuits.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Logic Design and VHDL
Review of techniques for logic design, from discrete logic gates to ASICs; The VHDL language as a tool for digital design; FPGA and PLA architectures.
2. Arithmetic Circuits
Combinational logic circuits for the parallel adder; carry propagation; carry look-ahead; subtraction; logic functions; the ALU; multiplication and shifting; serial multipliers: parallel and carry save methods.
3. Sequential Logic
Synchronous systems
Finite state machines; state assignment; synthesis of synchronous FSMs; implementation methods; memory and combinational logic; examples of implementation of controllers and algorithms.
Asynchronous systems
Fundamental mode; implementation of a primitive flow table; races; metastability and synchronisation failure.
Teaching Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 40 | 0:30 | 20:00 | Lecture – asynchronous online lectures and materials |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Tutorial Classes and other synchronous online activities |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Open book assignment (problem solving) (9 hours of budgeted prep time and 1 hour assessed assignment |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 24 | 0:30 | 12:00 | Revision for Exam |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Written exam |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Online lab sessions to be executed at home for a total time of 8 hours. |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 40 | 1:00 | 40:00 | General reading; reviewing lecture notes; solving practice problems |
Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures provide core material and guidance for further reading, problem solving practice is provided through tutorials. Work is further re-enforced through laboratory sessions.
Assessment Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 80 | 24-hour takehome exam. Exam workload 2 hours. |
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | 20 | Solution to problems |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The examination provides the opportunity for the student to demonstrate their understanding of the course material. The problem solving aspects of the assessment enable students to demonstrate that they are able to apply this understanding and their analysis and synthesis skills to novel situations. The in-course assessments (problem solving exercises) provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their abilities under open book conditions.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- EEE2013's Timetable