Physics 244 - Digital Circuits - Fall 2001 - Dr. H.F. Ahner

TR 12:15-1:30pm and R 6:35-9:05pm

Text: Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Mano & Kime, Prentice Hall, latest edition.

In a self-contained course, students will

• Learn how simple digital logic circuits work, how to assemble them, and how to test them
• Be introduced to microprocessors and do experiments with computer interfacing
• Master the basics of data communication concepts
• Experiment with analog-digital and digital-analog conversion

In addition to performing experiments that illustrate the principles discussed in the lecture portion of the course, students will build a digital project to take home with them (a digital logic probe).

Tentative Schedule (We will vary the pace of the following schedule to promote student comprehension) :

R 8/30 Ch. 1 Digital Computers & Information; //Lab:

T 9/4 Ch. 2 Combinational Logic Circuits

R 9/6 Ch. 2 //Lab:

T 9/11 Ch. 2

R 9/13 Ch. 2 //Lab:

T 9/18 - No class - Rosh Hashanah

R 9/20 Ch. 3 Combinational Logic Dsign //Lab:

T 9/25 Ch. 3

R 9/27 - No class - Yom Kippur

T 10/2 Ch. 3

R 10/4 Ch. 3 //Lab:

T 10/9 Ch. 4 Sequential Circuits

R 10/11 Ch. 4 //Lab:

T 10/16 Ch. 4

R 10/18 Ch. 5 Registers and Counters //Lab:

T 10/23 Ch. 5

R 10/25 Ch. 5 //Lab:

T 10/30 Ch. 6 Memory/Programmable Logic Devices

R 11/1 Ch. 6 //Lab:

T 11/6 Ch. 6

R 11/8 Ch. 7 Register Transfers and Datapaths //Lab:

T 11/13 Ch. 7

R 11/15 Ch. 7 //Lab:

T 11/20 Ch. 8 Sequencing and Control

R 11/22 - No class, no lab - Thanksgiving

T 11/27 Ch. 8

R 11/29 Ch. 9 Instruction Set Architecture //Lab:

T 12/4 Ch. 9

R 12/6 Ch. 10 Central Processing Unit Design //Lab:

T 12/11 Ch. 10

R 12/13 Ch. 11 Input-Output and Communication //Lab:

T 12/18 - Final Exam 1:00-3:00pm (as scheduled by registrar)

Lab experiments will include the following:

• Circuit construction/assembly (digital probe)
• R, I, V, f, Oscilloscopes & measurements
• AND, OR, NOT
• NAND, NOR, XOR
• Decoders
• Half Adders
• Multipliers, Multiplexers
• Flip-flops
• External machine control (software, hardware interfacing)
• Analog/digital & digital/analog conversion

GRADING:

Your grade will be determined from the average of all your quizzes (all quizzes, except the final, will be scheduled as surprise quizzes, either oral or written), and the average of your experiment write-ups. Due dates for experiment write-ups will be announced as labs are completed but will usually be one week after the conclusion of a laboratory session. Letter grades will be associated with averages as follows:

A-= 90,91; A=92-95; A+= 96,or higher

B- =80,81; B=82-87; B+=88,89

C-=70,71; C=72-77; C+=78,79

D-=60,61; D=62-67; D+=68,69

F = 59 and lower.

OFFICE:

My office is in the Physics Suite, Blodgett Hall, Room 8C.

Phone: (516) 877-4879

Office Hours:

MW 11:00-11:50 [ in BLD 8C]

TR 1:40-2:55 [ in BLD 8C]

R 4:00-5:30 [ in BLD 8C]