B QiuDigital design ICSE2101

A major objective of the Digital Systems degree program is to provide the students with knowledge of digital systems and computer hardware design. The subject addresses this objective and is introduced to provide up-to-date background on the fast moving techniques of digital system and computer hardware design. This subject is the restructured DGS2110, an existing second year core subject on digital design.

At the completion of this subject, students should be able to carry out design and analysis on combinational and sequential digital systems, describe and syntheses digital systems using preliminary hardware description language, apply programmable logic devices for the implementation of digital systems, understand practical issues related to digital design and have knowledge of some typical digital circuits.

  1. Hardware Description Language for digital system design and implementation.
  2. Programmable logic devices and their application for digital circuit and system design and implementation.
  3. ASM charts, ASM synthesis, state reduction and state assignment.
  4. Metastability, synchroniser failure. Circuit testability and reliability.
  5. Characteristics of TTL, CMOS and other logic families.
  6. Sequential circuit design practices.
  7. Practical combinational circuit design and implementation, arithmetic circuits iterative circuits and cell models.
  8. Memory devices and their applications.

  1. Behave in an ethical and professional manner as a digital system and computer hardware designer.

  1. Design and analysis of digital systems.
  2. Description of digital systems using Hardware Description Language
  3. Implementation of digital systems using Programmable Logic Device
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This subject aims to enhance students' knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes in the design and analysis of digital systems. The subject will introduce Hardware Description Language (HDL) for digital system description and synthesis. It will describe concepts on algorithmic state machine design and implementation with programmable logic devices. Various typical systems will be discussed, and the subject will explore related system design issues such as testability and reliability.

  • Wakerly J.F. Digital Design Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, 1994.
  • Salcic Z. and Smailagic A., Digital Systems Design and Prototyping Using Field Programmable Logic, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.
  • Mano M.M., Digital Design, Prentice Hall 1991.
  • McCalla T.R., Digital Logic and Computer Design, Maxwell Macmillan 1992.

Teaching

The teaching of the subject will be conducted through lectures and practical laboratory exercises. The lectures will present the conceptual and theoretical aspects of the subject, providing sufficient knowledge background and initial understanding as indicated in the objectives. The laboratory exercises will provide enhanced understanding and skills as addressed in the objectives, and they will also help the students to develop the professional attitudes required in the workforce. Consultation sessions are also available and further assist students with all objectives stated above.

Examination (3 hours): 70% - Laboratory work: 30%

(was Examination (60%); practical exercise and assignment work (40%))

The formal examination will be used to assess knowledge and understanding as indicated in the objectives of this subject. Practical exercise and assignment will be assessed by the demonstrator on the basis of completion, quality of report and attendance, which will be used as measurement in the development of attitudes and skills as stated in the objectives.

Examination (3 hours): 70% - Laboratory work: 30%

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Students are expected to spend an average of 12 hours per week for a semester on this subject with the following detailed breakdown:

  • 2 hours per week: lecture
  • 2 hours per week: tutorial/lab
  • 2 hours per week reading
  • 6 hours per week: private study and completing prelab exercises/assignments

The subject will require a lecture theatre for 2 hours per week.

This unit does not require computer centre laboratory.

The unit will require a departmental laboratory for 2 hours per week.

1 Lecturer and 1 Demonstrator

The library already has a substantial collection devoted to this subject area and which is used in the existing subject DGS2110. This subject will not impose any significant demands for material over and above what exists at present. (A library impact statement is being attached).

School of Computer Science and Software Engineering 100%

CSE1101

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Research

This subject is restructured DGS2110, an existing core subject. It is to be introduced in the second semester of 1999 and run once a year.

70 students

Clayton campus for daytime, on-campus students.

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