Digital Design I

Course Number: CR245

• Prof: D. Lyon
• Phone: 203-254-4000x3155
• Text: Contemporary Logic Design
• E-mail: Lyon@docjava.com

Grading

• Midterm 1/3
• Final: 1/3
• Homework 1/3

Lateness

Late HWs are not accepted. Prerequisite: Mathematical sophistication.

Textbook:

Contemporary Logic Design by Randy H. Katz, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., Inc., First Edition, (c)1994.

Coordinator

Professor D. Lyon Chair of ECE.

Goals:

To introduce principles of computer organization and logic design with sufficient breadth and depth to allow analysis and design of computer circuits.

Topics:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Boolean Algebra
• 3 Applications of Boolean Algebra
• 4 K-maps
• 5 Multi-level Gate Networks, Nand and NOR gates
• 6 Multiple-output networks, Mux's,
• 7 Decoders, ROMs and PLA's
• 8 Flip-flops
• 9 Counters and Sequential Nets
• 10 Analysis of Clocked Sequential Nets
• 11 Derivation of State Graphs and Tables
• 12 Reduction of State tables State Assignment (if time permits)
• 13 MSI IC's in Sequential Nets (if time permits)
• 14 Nets for addition and subtraction
• 15 Nets for multiplication and division (if time permits)
• 16 State Machines and State Machine Charts

Computer Usage: Students must do several labs CR245L is a co-req for this course.