ele4add advanced digital system design

ADVANCED DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN

ELE4ADD

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students 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 subject content includes: 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; binary arithmetic circuits; analysis and design of asynchronous systems; clocking and timing issues; design validation; design for test; boundary scan and build-in self test.

SchoolEngineering and Mathematical Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorDarrell Elton

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites ELE3DDE or ELE5FDD or subject coordinator approval

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsELE5DSD

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsMinimum of 65% in these subjects is preferred.

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Advanced FPGA design - Architecture, Implementation and Operation

Resource TypeBook

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AuthorKilts S

Year2007

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PublisherWILEY

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FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples

Resource TypeBook

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AuthorChu PP

Year2008

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PublisherWILEY

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FPGA System Design

Resource TypeBook

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AuthorWolf, W

Year2004

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PublisherPRENTICE-HALL

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Modern VLSI Design System-on-chip design

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorWolf, W

Year2002

Edition/Volume3RD EDN

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Digital Systems Design with VHDL

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorZwolinski, M

Year2004

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PublisherPRENTICE-HALL

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Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Investigate the practicalities and challenges of modern large scale digital system design, comparing and contrasting the use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs at various stages of a system development life cycle.
02. Examine and explain the impact of different architecture and design choices on ultimate system and size and performance for particular target technologies.
03. Program an embedded soft core processor within the hardware fabric of a FPGA and investigate the appropriate use of soft core processors.
04. Design, implement, and test a complex digital system satisfying a set of predefined requirements.
05. Design a complex digital system using FPGA hardware and demonstrate the capability to effectively use advanced hardware features of modern FPGAs.

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