ELCT 250 Digital Electronics

5 credits

This course covers an introduction to logic fundamentals, numbering systems, codes, gates, truth tables, DeMorgan’s theorem, basic Boolean theorems, and combination logic circuits, including programmable logic devices (PLDs) and programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs). The course combines lecture sessions with intensive hands-on lab experiments.

Prerequisites: ELCT 240 and ELCT 241

Corequisites: ELCT 251

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Distinguish between analog and digital representation
Convert from the hexadecimal or octal number system to either the decimal or the binary number system
Identify BCD code, ASCII code, and hexadecimal code
Describe the operation of and construct the truth table for logic gates
Use Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, and simulation software as tools to design logic circuits
Design simple logic circuits without the help of a truth table
Write the Boolean expression for logic gates and combinations of logic gates
Construct and analyze the operation of a latch/flip-flop made from NAND or NOR gates
Connect shift registers as data transfer circuits
Operate flip-flops as used to build frequency dividers, counters, and shift registers
Use and program a PLD using industry-standard software and modeling tools
Develop and utilize applications for PLDs
Use a JTAG interface to reprogram a CPLD

Total Hours: 70 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40