431-102 Digital Systems 1: Fundamentals

This course serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of digital system design and to the technical language used in this field. This includes Boolean algebra; number systems and digital arithmetic; the analysis and design of combinational logic systems with examples ranging from designs based on logic gates to designs involving decoders and multiplexers to achieve target functionality; the use of Karnaugh maps for combinational logic simplification; an introduction to bit storage units (latches and flip-flops); the analysis and design of synchronous (ie: clocked) sequential logic systems with examples ranging from registers and counters to generic finite state machine design; and a brief introduction to memory units, microprocessor systems and configurable logic devices (PLDs).

One written examination not exceeding 3 hours, practice classes, tests, laboratory reports and notebooks, assignments, tutorial attendance and project reports. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of the semester.