EEEN20050 Digital Electronics: from gate to system
Digital electronic circuitry forms the heart of virtually all complex electronic systems. This course teaches basic concepts of digital logic gates and looks at building blocks of digital systems.
Topics include:
- Binary systems: logic gates, Boolean algebra;
- Combinational circuits: simplification of combinational expressions, arithmetic circuits, control circuits, multiplexers and decoders;
- Sequential circuits: flip flops, registers, counters, synchronous state machines, memory circuits, configurable logic, FPGAs;
- Implementation technologies and performance metrics: Bipolar transistor logic families, CMOS logic, timing considerations in both synchronous and asynchronous systems.
The laboratory component of the course provides an opportunity for development and testing of circuits encountered during the course through simulation software. Labs will focus on the development of modular subsystems and the interconnection of these subsystems in design exercises.
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The first module you'll do as an EE that really emphasises practical skills and lab work. It starts out easy, but gets dramatically more difficult towards the end. The last assignment in particular was a real shock and you absolutely need to spend a lot of time on it to complete it to a good standard. Everything else is pretty straightforward though so don't let that scare you too much. What helps is that the grading/marking is very fair and even lenient in my experience, although it can be all too easy to make silly mistakes in the exams. I will say that the content towards the end got pretty boring (in my opinion) and a lot of it is irrelevant for labs/exams, but if you enjoy the material, you'll love it. Good module overall with a very supportive lecturer.
Great module, which summaries the behavior of fundamental digital components. Interesting labs and assignments
great module, first time we properly apply engineering theory to make some cool stuff 10/10
I enjoyed the module towards the end. When you understand the concept the questions arent bad at all. The labs arent too bad but they correct the labs inconsistently for the different TA's
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Subject: Electronic & Electrical Eng
Level: 2
Module Coordinator: Professor Anding Zhu
Trimester: Autumn
Credits: 5
Module Info
Subject: Electronic & Electrical Eng
Level: 2
Module Coordinator: Professor Anding Zhu
Trimester: Autumn
Credits: 5