ECE 1315 – Syllabus – Spring 2009 REQUIRED COURSE Instructor: Scott R. Norr Office: 43 MWAH Phone: 726-8947 Office Hours: 9-10AM on Mondays, Wednesdays; also 11-Noon on M, W, Th Email: [email protected] OFFICE SCHEDULE Lecture Place & Time: MWAH 191, 10:00 – 10:50 PM M,W,F Lab Place & Time: MWAH 55, Tuesdays, 9:30AM-12:30PM, 1 to 4 PM Textbook: Brown/Vranesic, Digital Logic with VHDL, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill 2009 Lab Manual: Laboratory exercises will be available on the course website, http://www.d.umn.edu/~snorr/ece1315s9 Computer Usage: Altera Corp.’s MAX+PLUS II and QUARTUS software will be used in the course Assessment: Labs - 20%; Homework - 15%; Exams 1 and II - 40%; Final Exam - 25%. Labs are graded on a 10 point scale. Labs are due in Lab on the following Tuesday. Homework is due in class, one week from the date assigned. Material that you submit for grading is expected to reflect your own ideas and work. Week of: Topic Chapter 1/19 Introduction, Two Value Systems, Truth Tables 1, 2 1/26 Base-2 Operations, Boolean Algebra and Functions 2 2/2 Logic Gates, VHDL, CMOS Technology, PLDs 2,3 2/9 Gate Properties, K-Maps, Prime Implicants/Implicates 3, 4 2/16 Minimal Implementation, Multiple Outputs, Exam I 4 2/23 Design Analysis and Optimization 4 3/2 Design Languages and Computer Aided Design Appendix A 3/9 Arithmetic Circuits – Adders, Multipliers 5 3/16 SPRING BREAK 3/23 Latches, Flip Flops, Registers and Counters 7 3/30 Synchronous Circuits and Clocking, Mealy/Moore Machines 7 4/6 State Assignment, State Minimization 8 4/13 Finite State Machines, EXAM 2, Multiplexers 8, 6 4/20 Design with MUX and Decoders, Empirical Design 6 4/27 Asynchronous Circuits 9 5/4 Embedded Systems, Modern Applications Outside Reading 5/14 FINAL EXAM: Thursday, May 14, 10:00 – 11:55 AM Accreditation Outcomes Addressed By This Class: (Students should demonstrate:….) a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering 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 e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. g. an ability to communicate effectively. i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. n. an ability to work in a hands-on laboratory in most of the required courses. Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in the class, are encouraged to inform the instructor at the start of the semester. Adaptations may be made as required to provide for equitable participation Prepared by __________________________________ Date: January 20, 2009ECE 1315 – Digital System Design Spring Semester,