ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN
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- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- AUGUSTO PIERACCI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- ING-INF/01
Training objectives
- The main acquired knowledge will be:
basic elements of a embedded system and architectural structure;
knowledge related to the development of electronic circuits with microcontroller devices;
Basic knowledge of CAD tools for development and simulation of digital/analogical circuits.
The basic acquired abilities (that are the capacity of applying the acquired knowledge) will be:
analysis of the schematics of digital/analogical circuits;
identification of the constrains for the design of embedded systems;
use of simulation programs to analize digital/analogical circuits for embedded devices. Prerequisites
- Analog and digital electronics
Course programme
- Basics of signal electronics, Distributed and concentrated elements. Logic gates properties. Measurement techniques using an oscilloscope. Transmission lines. Transmission delays. Ground planes and layer stacking. Transmission lines terminations. Differential transmission lines Vias. Power network distribution. Connectors. Flat cables. Clock distribution.
Didactic methods
- The course is organized as follows:
frontal lectures on all the course’s topics;
practice exercises on microcontroller evaluation boards. The microcontrollers are 32 bit Cortex architecture. Learning assessment procedures
- The aim of the exam is to verify at which level the learning objectives previously described have been acquired.
The examination is an oral section, where the ability of linking different subjects related to the digital electronics is evaluated, rather than the ability of “repeating” specific topics tackled in the course.
To pass the exam it is necessary to get at least 18 point out of 33.
Passing the final exam is the proof that knowledge and abilities outlined in the training objectives of the course have been achieved. Reference texts
- K.D. Chang, "Digital Design and Modeling with VHDL and Synthesis", IEEE Computer Society Press + teacher's handouts
