MICROCONTROLLERS AND DIGITAL DESIGN

ELE2MDD

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Digital electronics and programmable microcontrollers are pervasive throughout the modern world, controlling everything from our communications and health systems through to transportation and entertainment. This subject covers the fundamentals of digital design and design with digital microcontroller. Topics covered include: digital logic, flip-flops, binary arithmetic, microcontrollers and serial communication. The course includes problem classes and laboratories which allow you to develop and debug digital circuits, and microcontroller systems which are programmed in Embedded C.

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Robert Ross

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: ELE1IEL

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Digital systems, principles and applications

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Tocci, R. J.

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop software flow diagrams from a list of non-technical problem requirements
02. Design and construct circuits where microcontrollers are interfaced with simple input and output devices.
03. Develop firmware to solve engineering problems using Embedded C and using an industry standard IDE for code debugging.
04. Perform binary arithmetic and conversions between different number bases and data types.
05. Analyse digital logic circuits using truth tables and waveform timing diagrams to determine the output of the digital system.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robert Ross

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 11 - 22
One 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

10 Online multiple choice quizzes (equivalent to 500 words)Each quiz consists of 5 multiple choice questions drawn out of a question bank relating to the previous weeks work. These quizzes will help keep students on track with online lecture content and provide formative feedback about what they are learning

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

2 x Written assignments (700-words equivalent total)Written assessments are based problem solving design tasks

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5

Laboratory design tasks (1,000-words equivalent)Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across weekly laboratory classes

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

One 2-hour written examination (2000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5

Two group-based problem solving activities (300 words per student total)Two group based 'escape room' activities will be used to assess students problem solving and teamwork skills. Marking based on achievement of team through escape room exercises.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO4, SILO5