EEL 3701C - Digital Logic and Computer Systems

 

Catalog Description: (4 cr) An overview of logic design, algorithms, computer organization and assembly language programming and computer engineering technology. Laboratory.

Prerequisites:  Programming

Textbook: Fundamentals of Logic Design, 5th edition. Charles H. Roth, Jr. (2004) ISBN number: 0534378048

Course Objective: perform elementary manipulations of Boolean algebraic equations; simplify logic expressions; design combinational and sequential circuits; use a digital design and simulation package, use a hardware description language (HDL), analyze binary storage device behavior and applications, and to study the fundamentals of microprocessor architecture, including assembly language programming and the design of basic components of a microprocessor.

Professional Component: 2 credits of Engineering Science, 2 credits of Engineering Design

Relationship to Outcomes: (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here)

• EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems
• b - an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• c - an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
• e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• g - an ability to communicate effectively
• k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Class Schedule:  3 classes per week of 50 minutes each, 1 3-hour laboratory section

Topics:

• Digital Design; Basic Logic; Mixed Logic
• Intro To Quartus; ICs; Mixed; Positive & Negative Logic; Math Number Systems; Boolean Algebra, K-Maps
• MUX, Demux, Decoder, Encoder, Adder, Other Decoders; Tristate Buffer; ALU
• Sequential Circuits; Flip-Flops; Next State/Excitation Tables; Design with FFs; Counter Design; Debouncing; Intro to VHDL
• RAM, ROM, PLD, CPLD; MAX3000 and MAX7000 CPLDs
• State Machines: Mealy, Moore; ASM Design, Implementations, & ROM Based Designs; Intro to Computer Architecture; Addressing Modes; Data Transfer Instructions
• Instruction Set and Assembly Programming Examples; Basic Computer Operation Cycles and Timing; Memory Maps; G-CPU: Example Processor Design

Course Committee:  Dr. Schwartz, Chair, Dr. Lam, Dr. Arroyo, Dr. Fortes

Course Committee Reports for:

Fall Term		Spring Term		Summer Term
2005				2006