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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Digital and Analogue Electronics I
Module Code	EE223
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Derek Molloy Semester 2: Derek Molloy Autumn: Derek Molloy
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of the module is to introduce the fundamental principles of digital and analogue electronics from system and device perspectives. Students will develop the ability to analyse and design basic digital and analogue electronic circuits and small systems. Significant elements of the learning experience will rely on problem based learning. Students are expected to participate actively in lectures, tutorials and laboratory/assignments. A kit of components is used to support this module, which must be borrowed by each student through a library loan arrangement.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the characteristics of basic analogue electronic circuit elements, including diodes and transistors.
2. Analyse and design basic analogue electronic circuits and systems.
3. Explain the characteristics of basic digital electronic circuit elements, including gates and flip flops.
4. Explain and solve arithmetic problems using a variety of digital number representations, including unsigned and signed binary, BCD, octal, decimal and hexidecimal.
5. Analyse and design combinatorial and sequential digital electronic circuits and systems, including adders and mixed analogue/digital circuits, through the use of DACs and ADCs.
6. Build and debug digital and analog electronic circuits and systems in a laboratory or assignment setting, communicating and working with student peers, demonstrators and technical staff, and documenting experimental outcomes.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Laboratory	30	No Description
Tutorial	8	No Description
Independent learning	63	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Diode devices.
Semiconductor materials and properties. Forward/reverse bias pn junctions. Diode equation. Reverse breakdown and zener diodes..

Transistor devices.
Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) and Field Effect Transistors (FET): MOSFET, JFET. FET..

Combinatorial Logic.
Basic Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and corresponding ciruit elements. Boolean algebra. De Morgan's Laws. Further Boolean operators (XOR, NAND, NOR). Minimisation of logic functions using Boolean algebra and using Karnaugh maps, including 3-variable and 4-variable cases..

Analogue & Digital.
The use of digital and analogue components in the one circuit, including an introduction to Digital-to-Analogue and Analogue-to-Digital converters..

Digital Arithmetic.
Alternate number bases: binary, octal, hexadecimal. Base conversion. Binary arithmetic. Signed number representation. Logic circuits for addition and substraction..

Sequential Logic.
Sequential logic elements including S-R, D, and J-K latches and flip-flops. Basic applications of flip-flops, including registers and counters..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	30%	Examination Weight	70%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Laboratory	Analogue Lab 1	3%	Week 3
Laboratory	Digital Lab 1	3%	Week 4
Laboratory	Analogue Lab 2	5%	Week 5
Laboratory	Digital Lab/assignment 2	5%	Week 6
Laboratory	Digital lab/assignment 3	7%	Week 8
Laboratory	Digital Lab/assignment 4	7%	Week 11

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

Storey, N: 1992, Electronics, A Systems Approach, Addison Wesley,
Floyd, T.L.: 2000, Digital Fundamentals, 7, Merrill,
Green, D.C.: 1995, Electronics 2, 5, Longman Scientific & Technical,
Floyd, T.L.: 0, Electronic Devices, 3, Merrill,
Bogart, T. F.: 0, Electronic Devices and Circuits, 4, Merrill,

Other Resources

3330, Website, Derek Molloy & Ronan Scaife, 2011, Course Notes, DCU, www.eeng.dcu.ie/~ee223/, 3325, ebook, Tony R. Kuphaldt, 0, Lessons In Electric Circuits, http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/, 3326, PBL worksheets for electronics, Tony R. Kuphaldt, 0, Socratic Electronics, http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/, 3327, Online peer learning forum, 0, All About Circuits Forum, http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/,

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