Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Tara Hamilton
Contact via email
Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road
Thursday 12pm - 1pm
Lecturer
Alan Kan
Contact via email
Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road
Thursday 12pm - 1pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above including (ELEC241 or ELEC242)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is a sequence of lectures and practical work on digital systems designs, including: behavioural specification and description; architecture and structure design; software/hardware co-design; technology mapping, verification and test. For greater complexity we choose Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and a variety of software provided by the manufacturer (Xilinx), including Boolean equations, schematic entry, state machines, and a high-level design language (VHDL), itself supporting a variety of modes. This unit gives students the skills and knowledge needed to design modern digital systems.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Grading and passing requirement for unit
In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).
For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
Hurdle Requirements
The final examination is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 50% or more in the final examination is a condition of passing this unit.
Late submissions and Re-submissions
Late submissions will attract a penalty of 10% marks per day. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies.
Re-submissions of work are not allowed.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Lab 1 | 2% | No | Week 2 |
Lab 2 | 3% | No | Week 3 |
Lab 3 | 5% | No | Week 4 |
Lab 4 | 5% | No | Week 5 |
Lab 5 | 5% | No | Week 6 |
Lab 6 | 10% | No | Week 8 |
Lab 7 | 10% | No | Week 10 |
Lab 8 | 10% | No | Week 12 |
Final Exam | 50% | Yes | Exam period |
Due: Week 2
Weighting: 2%
Introduction to FPGA software environment.
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 3%
A comprehensive guide to FPGA programming.
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 5%
Counters and 7-segment displays part I.
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 5%
Counters and 7-segment displays part II.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 5%
State Machines on FPGAs.
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%
Musical Logic.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 10%
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) design.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%
GPS Satellite Searcher.
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Final Exam.
Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule.
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The labs and lecture content has completely changed since the last offering. Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for more details.