EC262 Objectives

Chapter 1: Digital Systems and Binary Numbers

• Describe decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbering systems.
• Convert values among the various number systems.
• Perform binary addition and subtraction.  
• Describe binary codes and binary logic.

Chapter 2: Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates

• Construct truth tables for logic gates and functions.
• Develop a basic understanding of Boolean Algebra and its use for simplifying combinational logic circuits.
• Synthesis and formation of Sum-of-Products and Product-of-Sums logic functions.
• Describe the operation and use of AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XOR gates.

Chapter 3: Gate-Level Minimization

• Utilize the Karnaugh mapping procedure to systematically reduce complex Boolean equations to their simplest form.

Chapter 4: Combinational Logic

• Describe the procedure to analyze combinational circuits.
• Describe the procedure to design combinational circuits.
• Explain the design and operation of a half-adder and a full-adder circuit.
• Explain the design and operation of more complex combinational circuits such as an adder/subtractor, a binary multiplier, and a comparator.
• Describe the operation and use of multiplexers, encoders, and decoders.

Hardware Description Language: Introduction to VHDL

• Introduction to the VHDL Language
• Design and Implement combination circuits with VHDL

Chapter 5: Synchronous Sequential Logic

• Describe the design process for sequential circuits including the development of State Diagrams, State Tables, State Equations, and State Assignments.
• Define both Mealy and Moore Finite State Machines.
• Explain the theory of operation of SR and D latches, D flip-flops, JK flip-flops, and T flip-flops.

Chapter 6: Registers and Counters

• Describe the design and operation registers and shift registers.
• Describe the design and operation of ripple and synchronous counters.

Chapter 8: Design at the Register Transfer Level (RTL)

• Design large digital systems with modular approach.
• Present examples of large digital systems design.

Hardware Description Language: Digital Design with VHDL

• Design and Implement sequential/combinational circuits with VHDL.