DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND CONTROLLERS

ELE3DEC

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 the students 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 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: ELE1IEL

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ELE2MDD

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

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

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 non-technical problem requirements.
02. Analyse digital logic circuits using truth tables and waveform timing diagrams to determine the output of the digital system.
03. Perform binary arithmetic and conversions between different number bases.
04. Design and implement circuits which interface microcontrollers with a range of input and output devices.
05. Develop software to solve engineering problems using Embedded C using industry standard IDE for code debugging.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robert Ross

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 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

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.
All online video followed with online quizzes

LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 1.00 hour lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
Introductory lecture - meet the lecturer

TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video content

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Laboratory design tasks (1,000-words equivalent)Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across ten 2-hour laboratories

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

2 hour written exam (2,000-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO2, SILO3

Two group-based problem solving activities (500 words per student total)Two group based escape room activities will replace normal tutorials. Marking based on achievement of team through escape room exercises.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO4, SILO5

Embedded Design Project (1000 words equivalent)Students marked using a rubric based on their achievement of required functionality and documentation.

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robert Ross

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 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

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.
All online video followed with online quizzes

LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 1.00 hour lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
Introductory lecture - meet the lecturer

TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video content

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Laboratory design tasks (1,000-words equivalent)Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across ten 2-hour laboratories

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

2 hour written exam (2,000-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO2, SILO3

Two group-based problem solving activities (500 words per student total)Two group based escape room activities will replace normal tutorials. Marking based on achievement of team through escape room exercises.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO4, SILO5

Embedded Design Project (1000 words equivalent)Students marked using a rubric based on their achievement of required functionality and documentation.

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5