Undergraduate Course: Electronics Project Laboratory 2B (ELEE08019)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Electronics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The students will design, build and test a printed circuit board
for the speech digitiser circuit developed in the project
laboratory 2A course.
The fundamental characteristics of the digital signal abstraction
are investigated along with the properties of basic logic
function gates. Using a progressive modular approach, simple
arithmetic and control function hardware is constructed and its
performance measured and analysed.
The laboratory lays the foundation for measurement, analysis
and interpretation of the performance of digital systems
studied in later years. The content is directly linked to the
course Digital System Design 2. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Purchase of laboratory notebook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None (special arrangements) |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Be familiar with the use of printed circuit board software tools
to implement an electronic circuit.
Be able to build and test a previously designed printed circuit
board.
Development of skill in the recording of laboratory
investigations and the use of records in the inference of knowledge.
Understanding of key features of the digital signal and its
fundamental interactions with combinational and sequential gates.
Understanding of the meaning and significance of worst-case
performance specifications.
Ability to measure and recognise circuit-level failures resulting
from incorrect use of design constraints.
Ability to diagnose abstraction-level design errors from analysis
of circuit-level measurements.
Appreciation of the significance of modularity and iterative
structure in digital design.
Appreciation of the significance of alternate abstraction-layer
design choices on the physical properties of resulting hardware. |
Assessment Information
| 100% coursework |
Special Arrangements
Visiting students will be provided with a starting point for the
printed circuit board element. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Digital Design: An Embedded Systems Approach Using Verilog
Peter J. Ashenden Morgan Kaufmann (Elsevier), 2008
ISBN 978-0-12-369527-7
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Printed Circuit Board, Digital Logic, State Machine. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alister Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 5597
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: |
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