ESE 318 - Digital Systems Design

Fall Semester 2000

Catalog Data: Credits 4. Develops methods of analysis and design of both combinational and sequential systems. Utilizes demonstrations and laboratory projects consisting of building hardware on breadboards and simulation of designs using CAD tools.

Text Books: John Yarbrough, “Digital Logic – Applications and Design”,

PWS Publishing Company, 1997

Instructor: Dr. Alex Doboli, 261 Light Engineering Building, adoboli@ece.sunysb.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 2:30-4:30, 261 Light Engineering Building

Prerequisites by Topic:

Prerequisites for engineering majors: PHY 127 or 132 or 142 or ESE 124

Prerequisites for CSE majors: CSE 220

Goals:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design combinational and

sequential circuits by applying following design steps: problem statement, truth table construction, switching equations statement, equation simplification, logic diagram construction and building of logic circuit.

Topics:

1. Digital Concepts and Number Systems

2. Boolean Switching Algebra

3. Principles of Combinational Logic

4. Analysis and Design of Combinational Logic

5. Flip-Flops, Simple Counters, and Registers

6. Introduction to Sequential Circuits

7. Sequential Circuit Design

8. Asynchronous Sequential Circuits (tentatively)

Assignment Schedule and Grading:

1) 12 lab assignments starting from week 2. Each lab assignment is due next week. Each lab is graded from 0 to 10 points.

2) Midterm 1 – Thursday, week 5

3) Midterm 2 – Thursday, week 10

4) Final – Thursday, December 21 – 11:00 – 1:30PM

Final Grade:

0.2 * Lab grades + 0.2 * Midterm1 + 0.2 * Midterm2 + 0.4 * Final