Course overview and introduction to simple resistor circuits.
Number conversions and introduction to logic gates.
Remaining logic gates, examples, diodes & transistors.
Introduction to UNIX, begin interpretation of data sheets, noise margins, fanout, power consumption.
More on device labels, data sheets, noise margins, and fanout. Also discuss propagation delays, tristate devices, buffers, and open collector/drain devices.
Review of data sheets used for the homework, more on tristate outputs, wired logic, capacitors and timing diagrams.
Review of capacitors. Discuss how to translate between logic diagrams, truth tables, and boolean expressions. Review of material for Exam 1.
Sum of products expressions, NAND logic diagrams, Product of sums expressions, NOR logic diagrams, 23 rules of boolean algebra, examples of simplification with Boolean algebra, simplification of SOP expressions.
Project 1 assigned, 5 more Boolean algebra rules, TT
POS Simplify w/BA
NOR LD, Karnaugh Maps (2, 3, &
4 variables), review of Exam 1.
4 more Boolean algebra rules, factoring, and Karnaugh maps in much greater detail with many examples, Karnaugh maps with 5 & 6 variables.
Project tips and more about Karnaugh maps including more 5 & 6 variable examples, how to use don't cares, and how to find minimal products.
Decoders, encoders, multiplexers, demultiplexers and applications that use them. Seven segment displays and parity error detection.
Devices to convert BCD to drive 7-segment displays, PLD overview, PROMs and PALs in detail, static-1 hazards and Gray code.
Latches, flip flops, SR Latch, S'R' Latch, SR Latch w/Enable, D Latch. Review of material for Exam 2.
Flip flops, Ripple Counters/Frequency Dividers, Example application, Glitches & Delays, Synchronous Counters.
MSI Devices, Counters, Registers, Vending Machine Design Example, Exam 2 Returned.
More synthesis by example, Overview of ECE 271, Final Exam Topics, Course Evalutations.