ELE3DEC
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND CONTROLLERS
ELE3DEC
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject covers the fundamentals of digital design and design with digital controllers.Topics covered include: digital logic, flip-flops, binary arithmetic,microcontrollers, serial communication and memory storage elements. The course includes problem classes and laboratories which allow the students to develop and debug digital circuits, and microcontroller systems which are programmed in Embedded C.
SchoolSchool Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRobert Ross
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites ELE1IEL
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ELE2MDD
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Digital systems, principles and applications, | Recommended | Tocci, R. J., 1998 (7th edition) | PRENTICE HALL |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop software flow diagrams from a list of non-technical problem requirements
- Activities:
- Laboratory classes and tutorials where students need to create flow diagrams to solve complex problems. Modelled as worked examples in lectures and tutorial classes
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Analyse digital logic circuits using truth tables and waveform timing diagrams to determine the output of the digital system.
- Activities:
- The design and analysis techniques are modelled in lectures and then practiced in laboratories, tutorials and assignments.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Perform binary arithmetic and conversions between different number bases.
- Activities:
- Number bases are demonstrated in lectures and tutorials. Students perform practical problem solving in assignments and laboratory sessions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Interface microcontrollers with a range of input and output devices.
- Activities:
- Throughout laboratories, assignments and tutorials students are required to design circuits which interface microcontrollers with other common components.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Develop firmware to solve engineering problems using Embedded C whilst using an industry standard IDE for code debugging.
- Activities:
- For 6 laboratory classes and throughout assignments and tutorials students are required to develop code to solve specific problems.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
06. Search through data sheets to identify and use relevant information to solve engineering problems
- Activities:
- This is modelled in lectures and then completed by students in tutorials, assignments and laboratories.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
07. Use appropriate terminology to describe solutions to digital logic and microcontroller problems.
- Activities:
- This is modelled in lectures and then practiced in laboratories, tutorials and assignments.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRobert Ross
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 1.0 hours lecture other recurrence from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Introductory lecture - meet the lecturer"
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"All online video followed with online quizzes"
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"All online video content"
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"3 hours problem solving in laboratory"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
10 Online multiple choice quizzes (equivalent to 500 words) | 10 | 03, 06 | |
4 x Assignments (2-3 pages each, equivalent to 1,000 words total) | 10 | 02, 07, 05, 06 | |
Laboratory demonstrations (equivalent to 1,000 words) | Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across ten 2-hour laboratories | 20 | 05, 04, 03, 02, 07, 01 |
2 hour written exam (equivalent to 2,000 words) | 60 | 07, 03, 06, 02 |