MODULE TITLE Digital Electronics 1 MODULE CODE ET4511

GRADING TYPE Normal CREDITS 3

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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.