Course detail

Digital Electronics

FEKT-BPA-DELAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course is an introduction to digital technology. Students will get acquainted with the basic division of digital circuits and Boolean algebra. The first part of the course is devoted to the design of combinational logic circuits, forms of their notation and implementation. The course follows the issue of sequential synchronous circuits. Individual elements of digital technology are also described using VHDL, which will allow students to gain practical experience with Hardware Description Language.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The graduate of the course will learn:
* The basics of digital circuits and combinational logic
* The principles of sequential logic and finite state machines
* Writing code in VHDL
* Designing testbenches
* Designing FPGA logic

Prerequisites

The course is designed for students with knowledge of the basics of electronic components, passive and semiconductor circuits.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures and computer exercises. Students work on VHDL project during the course. All learning materials are available at BUT e-learning and MS Teams.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Grades are broken down as follows: 10% - written test, 8% - computer lab assignments, 22% - VHDL project, 60% - final exam. To pass the course you need to receive a score of 50% or more.

Zkouška z předmětu bude probíhat distančně. / The exam will be passed remotely.

Course curriculum

01 - Introduction to digital systems
02 - Representation and minimization of logic functions
03 - Implementation of logic functions
04 - Hazards in combinational circuits
05 - Written test + Sequential logic circuits
06 - Asynchronous and synchronous counters
07 - Finite state machines

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to present the fundamentals of the impulse and digital devices and to present the practical approaches of combinational, asynchronous, and synchronous systems design using VHDL.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Evaluation of activities is specified by a regulation, which is issued by the lecturer responsible for the course annually.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASHENDEN, Peter J. The designer's guide to VHDL. 3rd ed. Boston: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, c2008. ISBN 9780120887859. (EN)
CHU, Pong P. FPGA prototyping by VHDL examples: Xilinx MicroBlaze MCS SoC. Second edition. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN 978-1119282747. (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Syllabus

01 - Introduction to Git and VHDL
02 - Combinational logic
03 - Introduction to Vivado
04 - Seven-segment display decoder
05 - Binary counter
06 - Driver for multiple seven-segment displays
07 - Stopwatch
08 - Traffic light controller
09 - Project
10 - Project
11 - Project
12 - Project
13 - Project

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Digital Electronics

Type of course unit