Analogue and Digital Electronics Design - 2019 entry
MODULE TITLE | Analogue and Digital Electronics Design | CREDIT VALUE | 15 |
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MODULE CODE | ECM2118 | MODULE CONVENER | Prof Mustafa Aziz (Coordinator) |
DURATION: TERM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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DURATION: WEEKS | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) | 36 |
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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 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Finally, you will design a range of circuits, simulating their performance in modern electronics simulators (Multisim and HDL) 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, and synchronous counters.
Prerequisite module: ECM1102, ECM1106 or equivalent
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 is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).
This module contributes to learning outcomes: SM1p, SM1m, SM5m, EA2p, EA2m, EA3p, EA3m, D4p, D4m, D5p, D5m, EP3p, EP3m, EP4p, EP4m, EP9p, EP11m, G1p, G1m, G4p, G4m
A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online:
https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/studentinfo/subjects/engineering/accreditation/
The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/
On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:
Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: SM1p, SM1m, SM5m, EA2p, EA2m, EA3p, EA3m, EP3p, EP3m
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;
6 use computational tools for the design and analysis of electronic circuits, including SPICE circuit simulators and Hardware Description Languages (HDL).
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: D4p, D4m, D5p, D5m, EP3p, EP3m, EP4p, EP4m
7 grasp the engineering design process: requirement specification, conceptualisation, synthesis, analysis;
8 apply your theoretical knowledge to the solution of a real problem.
Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge: EP9p, EP11m, G1p, G1m, G4p, G4m
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.
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;
- logic families and main characteristics - TTL, CMOS;
- SSI - small scale integration – basic gates and combinational logic;
- MSI - medium scale integration – combinational and sequential logic: e.g. decoders, multiplexers, counters, adders, latches;
- LSI - large scale integration - programmable logic: e.g. PLAs, PALs , PLDs and FPGAs;
- design case studies: phase detectors;
- timer and synchronous counter;
- FPGA design using Verilog.
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 49 | Guided Independent Study | 101 | Placement / Study Abroad | 0 |
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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 |
Form of Assessment | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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Not applicable | |||
Coursework | 40 | Written Exams | 60 | Practical Exams |
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Form of Assessment | % of Credit | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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Written exam – closed book | 60 | 2 hours - January Exam Period | 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 astable and counters - design, simulate build and test | 10 | 6-8 hours | All | Return of marked and annotated scripts |
Coursework – Case Study 1 - Lock-in amplifier design, simulate 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 |
Original Form of Assessment | Form of Re-assessment | ILOs Re-assessed | Time Scale for Re-reassessment |
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All above | Written exam (100%) | All | August Ref/Def period |
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.
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
Reading list for this module:
Type | Author | Title | Edition | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Set | Floyd, Thomas L., Buchla, David M. | Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices and Applications | Pearson | 2010 | 978-0135096833 | |
Set | Ward, A.E. and Angus, J.S. | Electronic Product Design | Chapman and Hall | 1996 | 978-0412632006 | |
Set | Storey, N. | Electronics: A Systems Approach | Addison Wesley | 2009 | 9780273719182 | |
Set | Green, D.C. | Applied Digital Electronics | 4 | Longman | 1999 | 9780582356320 |
Set | Horowitz, P. and Hill, W. | The Art of Electronics | 2 | CUP | 1989 | 0-521-37095-7 |
Set | Roth, C.H (JR), Kinney, Larry, L. | Fundamentals of Logic Design | 6th International edition | Cengage Learning | 2010 | 978-0495667766 |
CREDIT VALUE | 15 | ECTS VALUE | 7.5 |
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PRE-REQUISITE MODULES | ECM1102, ECM1106 |
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CO-REQUISITE MODULES |
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) | 5 | AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING | No |
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ORIGIN DATE | Tuesday 10th July 2018 | LAST REVISION DATE | Wednesday 10th July 2019 |
KEY WORDS SEARCH | Electronic design; analogue electronics; FPGAs; programmable logic; digital electronics; operational amplifiers; amplifier design |
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Please note that all modules are subject to change, please get in touch if you have any questions about this module.