ECE 1315 – Syllabus – Fall 2007

Required Course

 

Instructor:            Scott R. Norr      Office:  43 MWAH      Phone:  726-8947

Office Hours: 2 to 3 PM on  Mondays, Wednesdays;  also 11-Noon on Thursdays

 Email:  snorr@d.umn.edu

                                                                                OFFICE SCHEDULE

Lecture Place & Time:      CHEM 155, 1:00 – 1:50 PM M,W,F

Lab Place & Time:              MWAH 55, Thursdays,  1 to 4 PM

 

Textbook:              Givone, Digital Principles and Design, 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill 2003

Lab Manual:         Laboratory exercises will be available on the course website, www.d.umn.edu/~snorr/ece1315f7

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 Thursdays.

                                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.                                                                           

Dates                      Topic                                                                                                                      Chapter 

9/5, 9/7                   Introduction, Number Systems, Coding                             1, 2

9/10-9/14            Base-2 Operations, Boolean Algebra and Functions                     3 

9/17-9/21            Logic Gates,Canonical Forms, Universal Sets                              3

9/24-9/28            Gate Properties, K-Maps, Prime Implicants/Implicates                 3, 4

10/1-10/5                Minimal Implementation, Multiple Outputs, Exam I                     4

10/8-10/12           Design Analysis and Optimization                                               4

10/15-10/19            Design Languages and Computer Aided Design                             Appendix

10/22-10/26         Memory, Latches, Flip Flops                                                      6

10/29-11/2           Registers and Counters                                                              6

11/5-11/9                Synchronous Circuits and Clocking, Mealy/Moore Machines        7

11/12-11/16         State Assignment, State Minimization                                          7

11/19,11/21         Finite State Machines, EXAM 2                                                 7, 8

11/26-11/30            Design with MUX and Decoders, Empirical Design                      5

12/3-12/7            Programmable Logic Devices, FPLDs                                        5

12/10-12/14         Embedded Systems, Modern Applications                            Outside Reading

   12/17              FINAL EXAM: Monday, December 17, 4:00 – 5:55 PM

 

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:  September 4, 2007

 

 

 

ECE 1315 – Digital System Design

Fall Semester, 2007