Digital Electronic Systems

Higher education teachers: Trost Andrej

Subject description

Prerequisits:

• Study enrollment and courses: Programming microcontrollers and Digital structures.

Content (Syllabus outline):

Design of a digital electronic system. Overview of digital technologies according to power consumption, size, performance, price, development and implementation time. Register transfer level (RTL) description of a digital system. Partitioning into control and data subsystem. An example of small digital system design from algorithm specification to hardware implementation. Design of a microcomputer: architecture, specification, instructions description and cycle based instructions execution. Specification, description and integration of building blocks (memory, processor, control logic, bus) in a hardware description language. Development of test benches for verification of the microcomputer system.

Objectives and competences:

• Acquire knowledge of digital electronic systems design using various technologies.
• Practical implementation of a digital electronic system based on design requirements.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Understanding digital electronic systems development process.
• Knowing various target technologies and selecting the best technology based on the design specifications.
• Partitioning of the system into control and data subsistem.
• Comprehend the design, implementation and verification of microcomputer systems.

Learning and teaching methods:

• Lectures and laboratory practice for learning basic theory and practical implementation of the digital systems.

Study materials