28011 - Logic Design T

Learning outcomes

Principles and models of digital design. Information coding. Analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits: methods and ability to succesfully apply such methods.

Course contents

Prior knowledge required: NONE

SYLLABUS

Principles and examples of information coding.
Signed and unsigned integers, two's complement and introduction to binary arithmetic.

Boolean functions, boolean algebra and combinational circuits.
Main combinational components and their scalability.
Programmable combinational circuits, arithmetic and logical units.

Sequential logic: structural and behavioral models.
Detecting transition sequences versus time intervals: the asynchronous and the synchronous (clocked) behavioural models.
Analysis and synthesis of Moore and Mealy machines.
Storage elements: SR-FF and D-FF.

Hierarchical design: entity and architecture of a digital circuit
Rising the abstraction level from gate to component level.
Basic components of complex digital circuits: counters and registers.
Combining counters, registers and combinational logic into simple digital systems.
Introduction to a CPU architecture: Data Path and Control Unit

Approaching design verification with logic design tools: design entry and design simulation.

Readings/Bibliography

Peter J.Ashenden, Digital Design An Embedded Systems Approach Using VHDL, Morgan Kaufmann (Only chapters 1 to 4 and 6 are relevant to this course).

Teaching methods

5.5 classroom hours per week, 60 hours altogether.

Assessment methods

Assessment shall be based on the outcome of a written test.

Test time: 2.5 hours approximately

Test structure: two sessions on the same day, as follows:

Session 1: theoretical questions (max 50 minutes)

Session 2: design exercise (90 minutes approximately)

Teaching tools

Slides stored in the platform named "Virtuale" are presented and interactively discussed in the classroom.

Slides may be subject to small mods after presentation.

Office hours

See the website of Tullio Salmon Cinotti

See the website of Matteo Poggi