Digital Design, Lectures

This course gives knowledge of specification, design, implementation and analysis of digital systems. Students learn the theory of combinational and sequential systems, especially the design of state machines. Students master state-of-the art design tools, and can select the best specification and implementation description for typical design tasks. FPGA platforms are used to carry out real implementations. After the course, students can implement real FPGA-based digital systems.

Core content

• Specification, design and analysis of synchronous logic. Different levels of description abstractions in digital system.
• Combinational gate networks. Two and multi-level gate networks. Critical path.
• Sequential networks. Mealy and Moore state machines. Timing analysis and determination of clock speed.
• Standard modules. Connecting modules using bus structures. Data and control paths. Register Transfer Level.
• FPGA architecture and usage in digital design. Design tools and methodologies.

Complementary knowledge

• The Y-model: behaviour, architecture and mapping. Hierarchical design.
• Propagation delay. Fan-in and fan-out. Loading of the gates.
• Extended state machines with memory. Registered state machine.
• Centralized and distributed bus arbitration. Core modules of a processor. Adjusting the level of parallelism in execution.
• FPGA boards with peripherals. Practical designs.

Specialist knowledge

• Equivalent state machines.
• Network-on-Chip
• FPGA as a platform for own processors. Simulators.

Common

Lecture:

30.08.2021 14:00 - 16:00

Groups

Group 1:

06.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00
13.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00
20.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00
27.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00
04.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00
11.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00
25.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00
01.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00
08.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00
15.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00
22.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00
29.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00
06.12.2021 14:00 - 16:00

Group 2:

08.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
15.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
22.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
29.09.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
06.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
13.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
27.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
03.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
10.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
17.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
24.11.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
01.12.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
08.12.2021 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)

Group 3:

07.09.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
14.09.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
21.09.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
28.09.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
05.10.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
12.10.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
26.10.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
02.11.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
09.11.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
16.11.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
23.11.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
30.11.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)
07.12.2021 16:00 - 18:00, TAU Tietotalo TB219 flippaustila (51)

Voluntary

Laboratory Group 1:

13.09.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
20.09.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
27.09.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
04.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
11.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
25.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
01.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
08.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
15.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
22.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
29.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)

Laboratory Group 2:

17.09.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
24.09.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
01.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
08.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
15.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
29.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
05.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
12.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
19.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
26.11.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
03.12.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)
10.12.2021 12:00 - 14:00, TAU Tietotalo TC219 FPGA-laboratorio (21)

Recommended Prerequisites

• Introduction to Embedded Systems, COMP.CE.100, 5 cr

Material

• Type: Book
• Name: Introduction to Digital Systems
• Author: Ercegovac, Lang, Moreno
• Exam material: Yes
• ISBN: 471527998
• Language: English

Material

• Type: Lecture slides & videos based on them
  
• Author: Hämäläinen & Lahti
  
• Exam material: Yes
• Language: English

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