DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN
ELE5DSD
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The unit will focus on advanced design techniques and methodologies in digital system design. Students develop hands-on experience in design, simulation, verification and implementation using industry standard CAD tools. The unit contents include: digital systems design methodology and design flow; programmable logic technology, architecture, design and synthesis issues; Register Transfer Level design, coding and synthesis; behavioural synthesis; sequential system design; analysis and design of asynchronous systems; clocking and timing issues; design validation; design for test; boundary scan and build-in self test.
School: School Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Darrell Elton
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ELE3DDE and ELE3EMB or equivalent. Practical Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design experience is an essential prerequisite for this unit.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ELE4ADD
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Advanced FPGA Design - Architecture, Implementation ans Optimisation | Prescribed | Kilts, S 2007 | WILEY |
| Readings | Digital System Design with VHDL | Prescribed | Zwolinski, M 2004 | 2ND EDN PRENTICE-HALL |
| Readings | FPGA - Based Systems Design | Prescribed | Wolf, W 2004 | PRENTICE HALL |
| Readings | FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples | Prescribed | Chu, PP 2008 | WILEY |
| Readings | Modern VLSI Design - System-on-Chip Design (3rd Ed.) | Prescribed | Wolf, W. | PRENTICE-HALL (2002) |
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Darrell Elton
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| assignment (approx 750 words) | 20 | |
| one 2-hour examination | 40 | |
| team project (approx 1,500 words/student equivalent) | In order to pass this subject students must obtain an overall pass grade. | 40 |