©CSU, Chico Electrical and Computer Engineering Department- ECE 186

CSU, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 344:Digital Systems Design

Required for EE, CMPE and MECA majors

Prerequisites:EECE 144, EECE 221; either EECE 110 or EECE 211 and EECE 211L

Catalog Description: Extends the study of digital circuits to LSI and VLSI devices. Use of computer simulation in system analysis and design verification. 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessors, architecture, bus organization and address decoding. Design concepts for microprocessor systems, including system integration with programmable logic devices. Interfacing to A/D and P/A Converters. Design of input and output ports and interface to programmable ports. Serial communications; interrupt processing. Use of codes for storage and transmission of information: parity, ASCII, Hamming and other error detecting and correcting codes. Special fee required; see The Class Schedule. Formerly ECE 186.

Course Objectives:

understand how to analyze and design microprocessor-based systems
understand how to interface memory and I/O modules to microprocessors
gain knowledge of microprocessor-related functional building blocks
understand instruction execution and bus timing
have a solid foundation for advanced studies of microprocessor-based systems
gain experience in designing, building, testing, and debugging microprocessor-based systems

Course Outcomes:

Students must be able to:

calculate permissible range of pull-up resistors for bus drivers and receivers.
perform timing calculations to ensure reliable memory and I/O read/write cycles.
engage in a systematic design of microprocessor interface to memory and I/O by generating memory maps, address decoding tables and logic implementation.
use programmable logic devices (PLDs) to accomplish efficient and compact system integration.
design and analyze I/O operations involving polling and interrupts.
design and analyze microcomputer systems incorporating parallel and serial ports
write assembly language programs for real-time microprocessor-based control and instrumentation, including polling and interrupt routines.
write reports on research topics and laboratory activities in such a manner as to demonstrate effective organization of subject matter and its effective communication to others.

Students must also be able to:

design, construct and test a peripheral board incorporating A/D, D/A, and an RS-232 serial link
use the logic analyzer to perform state and timing analysis for system debugging
use DMM and oscilloscopes to measure and analyze voltage levels and timing parameters
use power supplies and function generators to apply stimuli to circuits
use Computer Aided tools for digital system synthesis, simulation, analysis and implementation

Class/Laboratory schedule:

One hundred minutes a week lecture
One hundred minutes a week laboratory

Contribution of Course to Meet the Professional Component:

Engineering Science: 1.5 units
Engineering Design: 1.5 units

Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes and Objective:

This course makes significant contributions the following program outcomes:

An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

This course supports the achievement of the following elements of the program objective:

Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve computer engineering problems
Use industry standard tools to analyze, design, develop and test computer-based systems containing both hardware and software components.
Achieve success in graduate programs in computer engineering, electrical engineering or computer science.
Continue to develop their knowledge and skills after graduation in order to succeed personally and contribute to employer success.

ABET Embedded Assessment Components for this course:

Metric: The measure of student proficiency (e.g., a quantitative or qualitative measure of achievement on an assignment or test question which emphasizes the target outcome)

Rubric: Evaluative conclusions versus corresponding descriptions of achievement level (e.g., highest score represents mastery)

Standard: Evaluative result that represents minimally acceptable achievement of proficiency

The following table describes the course embedded assessment components for this course.

*Outcome c An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs*
Course	Description	Metric	Rubric	Standard
EECE 344	Design of hardware and software modules for interfacing microprocessors to memory and input/output systems. Monitoring and control of external processes by microprocessor via parallel and serial Input/Output ports, analog to digital converters, and digital to analog converters will be stressed through laboratory exercises. The Motorola 68000 sixteen-bit microprocessor will be used as the vehicle to illustrate all concepts. There will be three research reports dealing with extensions on topics discussed in class, eight laboratory reports, and a final project report.	Assessment will be based on an evaluation of the semester-long single-board computer design project in EECE344.	A student will demonstrate successful completion of this outcome by achieving a score of 8 of 12 (based on the assessment rubric shown in the attached table).	8 out of 10

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