ELEC ENG 1102 - Digital Electronics

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

This course provides an introduction to the control of engineering systems using microprocessors, sensors and actuators. Within this context it introduces the fundamentals of digital logic, digital arithmetic, programmable logic and computer architecture. Research skills and aspects of professional practice are developed through group-bases assignments.

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Course Details

Course Code	ELEC ENG 1102
Course	Digital Electronics
Coordinating Unit	School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	final exam; quiz(zes); regular tutorials and practical work

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Braden Phillips

Lectures / Course Coordinator
Name: Dr Braden Phillips
Email: braden.phillips@adelaide.edu.au
Room: Ingkarni Wardli 3.38

Practical Coordinator
Name: Dr Hong-Gunn Chew
Email: honggunn.chew@adelaide.edu.au
Room: Ingkarni Wardli 3.52

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. perform basic arithmetic calculations in binary, decimal and hexadecimal
2. analyse and synthesise combinatorial logic circuits
3. develop Moore finite state machines
4. analyse the operation of short assembly language programs
5. select and justify appropriate sensors, actuators and controllers for simple digital systems
6. program a microprocessor to control a simple physical system and to perform simple digital transformations to
an analog signal
7. work effectively and ethically in a group to complete an assignment involving problem solving and discovery

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1-7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1-7
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	7
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1-7
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Textbook: David Harris and Sarah Harris, Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Elsevier. Either the First Edition (2008) or the Second Edition (2013) may be used. The full text of the First Edition of this book is available electronically from the University of Adelaide Library.

A set of lecture slides, tutorial questions, laboratory exercises, practice problems, worked solutions, and other supporting materials will be available for downloading from the course web site on MyUni.

Online Learning

This course will use the MyUni web site (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au).

All announcements will be posted on MyUni and emailed to all students.

Lecture slides, exercise and tutorial problems, and other resources can be downloaded from MyUni.

Online tests will be delivered and submitted via MyUni.

The MyUni gradebook will be used to communicate continuous assessment grades.

A discussion board will be available for course-related discussion.

Video recordings of lectures will normally be made available on the course website after each lecture.

Learning & Teaching Modes

For each of the major topics in this course there is a series of lectures, a tutorial, an online test, and a practical session. Towards the end of the semester, students work in small groups to build a digital electronic device of their own design.

Lectures: Slides will be available prior to lectures. Where material outside of the scope of the textbook is presented, detailed notes will be provided. Lecture recordings will be available on MyUni.

Tutorials: Tutorials will involve practice exercsies with a focus on concepts that will be applied in the subsequent practical session. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with their peers and to seek assistance from a tutor.

Practicals: In the 3-hour practical sessions, students work in pairs to design, build and test digtial electronic circuits.

Small Group Design Project: groups will define, design and build their own electornic device. They will have the opporuntity to consult an experienced academic who will be able to help them choose an appropriate device and advise on its design.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity	Detail	Contact Hours	Workload Hours
Lectures	17 lectures	17	34
Tutorials	5 tutorials	5	15
Tests	3 tests	3	15
Practicals	5 practicals	15	15
Online Tests	5 tests		5
Small Group Design Project	4 sessions	4	8
Practice and Revision			40
Total		44	132

Learning Activities Summary

TOPIC 0: Course Introduction (1 lecture)

TOPIC 1: Introduction to Digital Electronics (2 lectures)
Analog and digital electronics: analog and digital representation, applications of digital electronics
Managing complexity: abstraction, modularity, abstraction, design communication
Logic gates
Digital logic technologies: discrete logic, PLAs, FPGAs, microcontrollers, integrated logic

TOPIC 2: Combinational Logic (4 lectures, 1 tutorial, 1 practical, 1 test (with Topic 1))
Boolean logic and algebra: Boolean equations, truth tables, algebraic simplification, Karnaugh maps
Number systems: positional number systems, unsigned binary, two’s complement binary, hexadecimal, other binary codes
Adders: binary addition, binary subtraction, full adders, ripple-carry adders, busses and bus notation
FPGAs: multiplexers, logic with memories, benefits of FPGAs, applications of FPGAs, how FPGAs work
Implementation considerations: logic levels, logic families, power, delay

TOPIC 3: Sequential Logic (2 lectures, 1 tutorial, 1 practical, 1 test)
Introduction to sequential logic: combinational and sequential, synchronous and asynchronous
Storage elements: D flip-flops, registers
Moore finite state machines: finite state machines using counters, analysing finite state machines, synthesising finite state machines

TOPIC 4: Microprocessors (5 lectures, 1 tutorial, 1 practical)
Stored program computer: embedded computers, execution model
Assembly language: instructions, operands, instruction representation
Programming: arithmetic and logic, control, arrays, procedure calls, addressing modes
Compiling, assembling and loading: memory map, tool chain, assembler features

TOPIC 5: Input and Output (2 lectures, 1 tutorial, 1 practical, 1 test (with Topic 4))
Parallel and serial I/O: general purpose I/O, parallel data interface, asynchronous serial, synchronous serial, SPI
Analog and digital signals: digital to analog converters, pulse width modulation, analog to digital converters, successive approximation conversion, sampled data systems
Sensors and actuators: timers, sensors, rotary encoders, actuators, transistors, relays, H-bridges, stepper motors, servo drives, solenoids

TOPIC 6: Small Group Design Project (4 consultation sessions, 1 practical)

TOPIC 7: Review (1 lecture, 1 tutorial)

Small Group Discovery Experience

Students will participate in a design project in which small groups will build a digital electronic device of their own specification and design. Consultation sessions will be held at which groups can seek advice on their design from an experienced academic.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Activity	Type	Group/Individual	Weight	Due	Learning Outcomes
Tests 1-3	Formative	Individual	15%	Weeks 4, 8, 12	1-6
Online Tests 1-5	Formative	Individual	5%	Weeks 4, 6, 8, 10, 12	1-6
Practicals 1-4	Formative	Group	20%	Weeks 4, 6, 8, 10	1-6
Design Project	Formative	Group	10%	Week 12	1-7
Exam	Summative	individual	50%		1-6

Formative means that the assessment is primarily for the purpose of developing understanding and obtaining feedback for improvement. Summative means that the assessments tests your understanding.

Assessment Related Requirements

The examination is a hurdle requirement. It is necessary to achieve at least 40% in the exam. If this is not achieved, the total course mark will be limited to a maximum of 49.

A hurdle requirement is defined by the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy as "...an assessment task mandating a minimum level of performance as a condition of passing the course."
If a student fails to meet a hurdle requirement (normally no less than 40%), and is assigned a total mark for the course in the range of 45-49, then the student is entitled to an offer of additional assessment of some type. The type of assessment is to be decided by the School Assessment Review Committee when determining final results. The student’s final total mark will be entered at no more than 49% and the offer of an additional assessment will be specified eg. US01. Once the additional assessment has been completed, this mark will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course and the better of the two results will apply. Note however that the maximum final result for a course in which a student has sat an additional assessment will be a "50 Pass".

If a student is unable to meet a hurdle requirement related to an assessment piece (may be throughout semester or at semester’s end) due to medical or compassionate circumstances beyond their control, then the student is entitled to an offer of replacement assessment of some type. An interim result of RP will be entered for the student, and the student will be notified of the offer of a replacement assessment. Once the replacement assessment has been completed, the result of that assessment will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course.

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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