FIT1017

Digital logic ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: P Atkinson

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: An introduction to understanding and designing digital circuits. Topics: Binary Number Systems. Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates. Decoders and multiplexers. Unstructured combinational logic. Gate-Level Minimization. Hardware description language. Structured Combinational Logic. N-bit adders. Number system converters. Arithmetic-Logic units. Sequential circutis and their representations. Asynchronous sequential circuits. Latches and Flip-Flops. Synchronous sequential circuits. Registers and Counters. State machines. Simple processors: datapath and control unit. Word-serial multiplication processor. Students will use comercial CAD tools for digital and simulation of digital circuits.

Assessment: Practical work demonstration and reports, assignments: 50%; Writen examination (3 hours): 50%.

Contact Hours: One x 2 hr lecture/week, One x 1 hr tutorial/week, One x 3 hr prac/week

Prohibitions: CSE1308, CSE2306, CSE1101, CSC2061, CSC1082, CFR1130, COT1130, DGS1111, RDT1111, CSC1082, GCO2812, ECE2701