Digital systems design (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

VHDL/FPGA development
Course duration 9/2022 - 12/2022
Topics:
- VHDL
- combinatorial logic
- sequential logic
- state machines
- FPGA
After completing the course the student:
- can design and implement digital logic using VHDL language
- knows principles of FPGA technology and related tools
- understands the basics of computer architecture

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- can design and implement digital logic using VHDL language
- knows basic principles of FPGA functionality.

Content

- VHDL
- combinatorial logic
- sequential logic
- state machines
- FPGA

Materials

Will be informed at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Lectures
Exercises
Self study
Written (short) exam

Exam schedules

To be agreed during the course
Exam 1: TBD
Exam 2: TBD
Exam 3: TBD

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Emphasis is on learning by doing, presence is mandatory due to special equipment.
No specific topics related to sustainability.

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods

Student workload

Lectures 10 x 1h
Lab Exercises 10 x 3h
Exam 1h (re-exams, 2 x 1h)
Self study 94h

Evaluation methods and criteria

Exam 25%
Lab exercises 75%

Failed (0)

Less than 66% of lab exercises completed
OR
Less than 50% of points in exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

grade 1: 66% of lab exercises completed, 50% of max points in exam
Grades 1-5 are calculated linearly, assuming both conditions for passing the course are met.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

grade 1: 66% of lab exercises completed, 50% of max points in exam
Grades 1-5 are calculated linearly, assuming both conditions for passing the course are met.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

grade 1: 66% of lab exercises completed, 50% of max points in exam
Grades 1-5 are calculated linearly, assuming both conditions for passing the course are met.

Qualifications

Introduction to Electronics

Further information

Basic skills in programming (any language) is mandatory
Basic skills in electronics is highly recommended
This is a laboratory course
The tools used in this course require a lot of hard disk space on your laptop (>80GB)
Support is given primarily for Linux-environment, the tools are executes in virtual machine environment. No support for Mac users, tools must be run in virtual machine, which is very likely to cause big problems, especially for ARM-based laptops. Thus, Mac not recommended.