Analogue and Digital Electronics Design (ECM2118)
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Module status - Active
Module description status - Inactive
Credits - 15
College code - EMP
Academic year - 2014/5
Module staff
- Professor Mustafa Aziz (M.M.Aziz@exeter.ac.uk) - Convenor
Duration (weeks) - term 1
0
Duration (weeks) - term 2
11
Duration (weeks) - term 3
0
Number students taking module (anticipated)
15
Module description
Analogue and digital signals are found in all modern day technology, from mobile phones to washing machines. This practical, hands on module teaches you how to design, simulate, build and test real electronic systems.
You will get the chance to design basic analogue and digital circuit building blocks, including transistor amplifiers, integrated circuit amplifiers, filters, oscillators, counters, decoders, adders, latches and multiplexers. Furthermore, you will devise complex digital systems using programmable logic, such as PALs and FPGAs. Finally, you will design a range of circuits, simulating their performance in modern electronics simulators (Multisim) and then building them in hardware in the laboratory and testing them.
Throughout the module, lecturers will use a variety of case studies to aid your learning, including the design of phase-detectors, lock-in amplifiers and pseudo-random sequence generators.
Prerequisite module: ECM1102, ECM1106 or equivalent
Module aims
The aim of this module is to help you build on your basic knowledge of electronic devices and components from preceding modules, and enable you to specify and construct practical digital and analogue electronic designs. Through lectures, problem sessions and case studies, you will learn about design concepts and techniques, including the use of simulation tools (multisim) and prototyping (pcb design).
The module gives you the opportunity to successfully complete various practical electronic designs prior to the individual project in Year 3 and, for MEng students, the group project in Year 4.
This module covers Specific Learning Outcomes in Engineering, which apply to accredited programmes at Bachelors/MEng/Masters level. These contribute to the educational requirements for CEng registration (as defined under the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence – UK-SPEC).
This module correlates to references U2, E1, E2, E3, D3, D5, D6 and P4. These references are indices of the specific learning outcomes expected of Bachelors/MEng/Masters candidates set out in UK-SPEC, codified with reference to systems used by professional accrediting institutions. A full list of the standards can be found on the Engineering Council's website, at http://www.engc.org.uk
ILO: Module-specific skills
- 1. understand a range of general purpose analogue and digital electronic components and be able to select appropriate components for a given design requirement
- 2. recognise general purpose device and component parameters as specified in typical data sheets, and utilise such parameters effectively in circuit design examples
- 3. comprehend useful analogue and digital design techniques and circuits used for common applications (e.g. amplification, buffering, counting, synchronisation, filtering)
- 4. appreciate the differences between 'ideal' and 'real' components and the implications of these differences for design
- 5. convert specified system specifications into practical electronic designs taking into account the sometimes conflicting requirements of system complexity, cost, efficiency and compliance to specification
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
- 6. grasp the engineering design process: analyse requirements-specify-design-simulate-prototype-test
- 7. apply your theoretical knowledge to the solution of a real problem
ILO: Personal and key skills
- 8. This module covers Specific Learning Outcomes in Engineering, which apply to accredited programmes at Bachelors/MEng/Masters level. These contribute to the educational requirements for CEng registration (as defined under the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence UK-SPEC). This module correlates to references U2, E1, E2, E3, D3, D5, D6 and P4. These references are indices of the specific learning outcomes expected of Bachelors/MEng/Masters candidates set out in UK-SPEC, codified with reference to systems used by professional accrediting institutions. A full list of the standards can be found on the Engineering Council's website, at http://www.engc.org.uk
- 9. illustrate basic project management skills: setting realistic targets, allocating tasks and reviewing progress
- 10. show enhanced group working skills
- 11. demonstrate improved written, graphical and oral communication skills
Syllabus plan
Basic analogue building blocks:
- CE, CC and CB transistor amplifiers;
- differential transistor amplifiers;
- field effect transistor basic circuits, e.g. amplifiers, switches, current sources, followers;
- operational amplifiers: amplifiers, integrators, comparators, oscillators, filters;
- analogue adders, multipliers and dividers;
- analogue switches.
Basic digital building blocks:
- logic families and main characteristics - TTL, CMOS, ECL;
- SSI - small scale integration - functions, e.g. basic gates;
- MSI - medium scale integration - functions, e.g. decoders, counters, adders, latches;
- LSI - large scale integration - systems;
- programmable logic - PLAs, PALs , PLDs and FPGAs;
- multiplexers;
- design case studies: phase detectors;
- lock-in amplifier design;
- pseudo-random sequence generators;
- FPGA design.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 101 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 22 | Lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 11 | Tutorials |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 16 | Laboratories |
| Guided independent study | 101 | Lecture and assessment preparation; wider reading |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 60 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam closed book | 60 | 2 hours | All | Exam mark |
| Coursework TMA 1 - Transistor amplifier design, simulate, build and test | 10 | 6-8 hours | All | return of marked and annotated scripts |
| Coursework TMA 2 - Digital monostables and counters - design, build and test | 10 | 6-8 hours | All | return of marked and annotated scripts |
| Coursework Case Study 1 - Lock-in amplifier design, build and test | 10 | 6-8 hours | All | |
| Coursework Case study 2 - FPGA design | 10 | 6-8 hours | All | return of marked and annotated scripts |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| All above | Written exam (100%) | All | August Ref/Def period |
Re-assessment notes
If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.
If a module is normally assessed by examination or examination plus coursework, referred and deferred assessment will normally be by examination. For referrals, only the examination will count, a mark of 40% being awarded if the examination is passed. For deferrals, candidates will be awarded the higher of the deferred examination mark or the deferred examination mark combined with the original coursework mark.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Electronics: A Systems Approach,Storey, N,4th,Addison Wesley,1998,621.381 STO,9780273719182
- Applied Digital Electronics,Green, D.C,4,Longman,1999,621.3815 GRE,9780582356320
- The Art of Electronics,Horowitz, P and Hill, W,2,CUP,1989,621.381 HOR,0-521-37095-7
- Electronic Product Design,Ward, A. E. and Angus, J.S,,Chapman and Hall,1996,621.381 WAR,978-0412632006
Module has an active ELE page?
Yes
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
Module ECTS
7.5
Module pre-requisites
ECM1102, ECM1106 or equivalent
Module co-requisites
None
NQF level (module)
5
Available as distance learning?
No
Origin date
19/11/2012
Last revision date
19/11/2012
Key words search
electronics design; FPGAs; programmable logic; digital electronics; operational amplifiers; amplifier design;