Digital Electronics

	Digital Electronics
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Date	Notes	Class Activities
3/13	end of 9 weeks
2/20 3B15 2/23 3A15	Latch & Flip-Flop (no spice) answer format answer example [12 pts, 14 possible]	UIL Calculator Applications (70 questions in 30 minutes) RPN Calculator HP15C (8 x (10-3))/(6-2) LALU workday
2/18 3A14 2/19 3B14	jeopardy 5	Program Memory & Program Counter lab First Program [10 pts 2/26]
2/12 3B13 2/13 3A13	jeopardy 4	lab Test Registers [5 pts 2/24]
2/10 3B12 2/11 3A11	jeopardy 3	clock skew effect Microarchitecture Introduction lab R0 & R1 [5 pts 2/20]
Microarchitecture (LALU)
2/06 3B11 2/09 3A11	jeopardy 2	finish Sequential Logic Unit Max Frequency [2 pts 2/18] optional for B-day class
2/04 3A10 2/05 3B10()() Culture Fest	jeopardy 1	Path Delay lab Path Delay Simulations (ind) [5pts 2/12] Q1-Q4 [70%, 80%,90%,100%]
2/02 3A09 2/03 3B09	Binary Addition & Subtraction	NXP Field Trip Transportation once again … Flip-Flops (setup, hold, clk-to-q, spice, demo)
1/29 3B08 1/30 3A08		Flip-Flops Latch & Flip-Flop timing [5 pts 2/6] answers lab D Flip-Flop simulations ( pair #7) [10 pts 2/10] Simulation 1 [50%], Simulation 2 [70%], Simulation 3 [90%], Simulation 4 [100%]
1/26 3A07 1/27 3B08
1/23 3B07 1/28 3A07	Spice Summary	Latches lab D-latch simulations ( pair #7) [10 pts 2/04] Simulation 1 [50%], Simulation 2 [70%], Simulation 3 [90%], Simulation 4 [100%]
Sequential Logic
1/21 3A06 1/22 3B06	programming error 2038 problem volunteer Feb 14th	BONUS lab Overflow Two Ways [2 pts 1/29]
1/16 3A05 1/20 3B05	2s comp oddities	Binary Subtraction & Overflow lab 16-bit Adder & Subtractor [15 pts 1/27] Part 1 using logisim adder [70%] Part 2 using your CSA adder [100%]
1/14 3A04 1/15 3B04	weird number	With a partner – make a copy of What to add? What to add? (solution & questions) Negative Binary Numbers (Two’s Complement) Twos Complement Numbers [5 pts 1/22] answers
1/12 3A03 1/13 3B03	fabs in Austin	Carry Lookahead Adder lab Carry Lookahead Logic [5 pts 1/20] [70%: #1 80%: #2 90%: #3 100%: #4] BONUS – Build a faster 16-bit adder. Who can get the fastest? see this paper for a variety of adder topologies
1/08 3B02 1/09 3B02	tinytapeout	Standard Cells finish lab Carry Select Adder
1/06 3B01 1/07 3A01	The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World’s Most Important Machine	Carry Select Adder lab Carry Select Adder [15 pts 1/16] [80%: adds, 90%: ~timing, 100%: correct]

12/19	end of 9 weeks
12/18 P7 12/19 P3		Midterm Exam (Open “notes” – slides and labs) [70 pts] 32 multiple choice (2.4pts each, 76.8pts possible) [30 pts] 6 short answer (5pts each, partial credit)
12/12 2A17 12/15 2A17	types of engineering oden	Multiplexers lab 4-to-1 Multiplexer [10 pts 1/7]
⮟ last assignments for this 9 weeks ⮝ first assignments for next 9 weeks
12/10 2A16 12/11 2B16	VLSI revenue	finish … Ripple Carry Adder BONUS Make an Ethernet Cable [2 pts] Turing Award (Ethernet) Turing Award by Year
12/08 2A15 12/09 2B15	Domino Adder (13:22 adder)	Ripple Carry Adder lab 8-bit Ripple Carry Adder [10 pts 12/17] [80%: adds, 90%: ~timing, 100%: correct]
12/04 2B14 12/05 2A14	Logic, Truth Tables, Karnaugh Maps, etc Engineering Majors	Boolean Algebra Practice MIDTERM topics Intel FDIV bug Hubble KC Challenger
12/02 2B13 12/03 2A13		Full Adder Optimization lab FAopt1 & FAopt2 [5 pts 12/10] Boolean Logic [5 pts 12/10] answers
12/01 2A12	Timing & Labels UT summer academies	Half & Full Adders [10 pts 12/8] lab FA0, FA1, Equivalence answer sheet FA0 [70%] FA1 [90%] XOR equivalence [95%] Sum & Count equivalence [100%]
12/01	LASA Advent of Code *win a LASA{CS} T-shirt*

11/21A 2B12	Timing & Labels UT summer academies	Half & Full Adders [10 pts 12/8] lab FA0, FA1, Equivalence answer sheet FA0 [70%] FA1 [90%] XOR equivalence [95%] Sum & Count equivalence [100%]
Binary Adders
11/19 2A11 11/20 2B11	minimum clicks	finish lab 4-input 7-Segment 0-9 Domino INV, AND, XOR gates (6:05-9:52)
11/17A 2A10 11/18B 2B10	light switch Nov 15, 1971	Karnaugh Maps lab 4-input 7-Segment 0-9 [15 pts 12/04] answer sheet (make copy, don’t turn in) 1. 7- Segment 0-9 Minimization 2. simplified SOP circuit [75%] 3a. DeMorgan circuit [90%] 3b. DeMorgan minus 2 gates [100%] 4. timing from 6 to 7 [BONUS + 2pts]
11/13B 2B9 11/14A 2A9		finish lab 2-input 7-Segment 0-3 HW
11/11B 2B8 11/12A 2A8		Boolean Algebra (Part2 33-end) Practice (with a partner) (10 minutes) lab 2-input 7-Segment 0-3 HW ( pairs #6) [15 pts 11/21] make copy of answer sheet simplified boolean equations [50%] simulate min-transistor circuit [70%] simulate 74xx circuit [85%] build min-transistor circuit [100%]
11/07B 2B7 11/10A 2A7	Binary & Hex Conversion	Boolean Algebra (Part1 1-32) NAND game2 – apply DeMorgan’s to the XOR gate so it uses only NANDs and INVS & takes only 16 transistors BONUS +2 pts build the ‘DeMorganized’ LASACS circuit on a breadboard finish lab LASACS 7-Segment
11/05A 2A6 11/06B 2B6	SOP logo	CMOS Logic Gates (from previous unit) Truth Table “hex” Values #2 continue lab LASACS 7-Segment Truth Table [5 pts 11/13] answers
10/31B 2B5 11/03A 2A5		Logic Circuits, Truth Tables & Boolean Expressions Truth Table “hex” Values #1 lab LASACS 7-Segment [15 pts 11/17] SOP LASACS truth table [70%] Partially Simplified [90%] DeMorgan’s (after Boolean Algebra lecture) [100%]
10/29 2A4 10/30 2B4		finish … 7-segment Arduino 0-F Logisim-Evolution Berkley CS61C Cornell CS3410 Duke ECE/CS 250 Help -> Tutorial 1st four sections of Help -> User’s Guide -> Subcircuits -> Creating circuits lab XOR [5 pts 11/6] XOR symbol & circuit [80%] NAND game1 – XOR (INV/AND/OR only) [100%]
10/27 2A3 10/28 2B3	Transistors Inverters Buffers Spice [14 pts]	7-Segment Displays 7-segment Displays lab 7-segment Arduino 0-F ( pairs #5) [10 pts 11/06] tinkercad [75%] circuit [90%] logic analyzer [100%]
10/21 2B1 10/24 2A2	odometer “The Martian” hexadecimal scene binary game	Data Representation – Number Systems Magic Cards (cards) Exponential Growth (binary vs decimal) spreadsheet Decimal Binary Hex Decimal and Binary Number systems Hexadecimal Number system Questions 1-5 lasacs Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal Tables Hex to Binary Shortcut Number Conversion worksheet answer key {5 pts 10/31} Radiolab Bit Flip (1:01 – 10:50) whole podcast
Combinational Logic Circuits
10/22 2A1 10/23 2B2 10/22 PSAT Day		Finish NAND gate simulation lab
10/17	end of 9 weeks
10/16 1B20		extra B-day do 10/21 lecture today Arduino 101 (Projects 5 & 6) B-day {Bonus 1.5 pts 10/24}
10/14B 1B19 10/17 1A19		NAND gate lab NAND Gate Simulation Part 1 & 2 ( pairs #4) {10 pts 10/24} NOR gate (individual assignment) lab NOR Gate Simulation {Bonus +3 pts 10/24}
10/09 1B18 10/15 1A18	UT ECE (pdf pptx)	Workday lab Arduino 101 (Projects 3 & 4) A-day {Bonus 3 pts, 10/24} B-day {Bonus 1.5 pts, 10/24}
10/07 1B17 10/08 1A17	555 walking	lab Using 7404 Hex Inverters ( pairs #4) {10 pts 10/21} answer sheet
⮟ last assignments for this 9 weeks ⮝ first assignments for next 9 weeks
10/03 1B16 10/06 1A16		Process Videos (video 3 & 4) LASA{CS}ASK Ring Oscillator lab Ring Oscillator Simulation {5 pts 10/13}
10/01 1A15 10/02 1B15		Process Videos (video 1 & 2) Buffers lab Buffer Simulation {5 pts 10/09}
9/29 1A14 9/30 1B14		Transistor Evolution Inverters lab Inverter Simulations ( pairs #3) {10 pts 10/07}
9/25 1B13 9/26 1A13		NMOS & PMOS transistors lab Inverter Sizing {5 pts 10/3}
Apple Field Trip (optional) Tuesday (B8) Nov 11 9am – 1pm (arrive by 8:50am) Interest form (don’t fill out until you’ve heard from Mr. Mueller) * Field Trip – who is going, arrange a carpool * Private Transportation Form * Apple Field Trip One Pager (where to park etc)
9/19 1B12 9/24 1A12	spice summary & debug	Photolithography (first 45 minutes) lab Build a Transistor out of Play Doh (step by step) (groups of 2 or 3) finish NMOS Simulation lab
9/17 1A11 9/18 1B11	LEDs & Capacitors [13 pts] complex invention	MOSFET transistors (Introduction) MOSFET Transistor (How It Works) lab NMOS Simulation {5 pts 10/01} [90%] size of transistor for more current [100%] threshold voltage to nearest 1/10th volt
Transistor Circuits
9/15 1A10 9/16 1B10	college NPV	Honor & A1 steak sauce finish Oscilliscope lab Quiz 2 Capacitors & LEDs (PRACTICE) available until 10pm on Sep 16th lab Arduino 101 (Project 1) {Bonus 2 pts 9/25} lab Arduino 101 (Projects 2) {Bonus 2 pts 9/25}
9/11 1B9 9/12 1A9	oscilloscope1 left click oscilloscope2 scroll arduino issues	Arduino 101 (Get Started) Oscilloscopes lab Using an Oscilloscope (groups #2) [10 pts 9/25]
9/09 1B8 9/10 1A8	series or parallel spice summary & debug	LED video Introduction to a Spice simulator (ngspice) installing ngspice finish lab Simulating RC Circuits (ind) ngspice (oscilloscope lab next time will use this skill) Quiz 2 Capacitors & LEDs (PRACTICE) available until 10pm on Sep 16th
9/8 1A7 9/5 1B7		Measuring Voltage & Current (Interactive) finish … Light up a LED Capacitors Inductors (for reference only) lab Simulating RC Circuits (ind) {10 pts 9/17} Desmos ngspice (next time)
9/3 1A6 9/4 1B6	Electricity, Resistive Circuits, Multimeter, Breadboard retake up 80%	Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) lab Light up a LED ( pairs #1) {10 pts 9/15} LED Datasheet
8/29 1A5 9/2 1B5	types of engineering	Measuring Resistance (Interactive) finish … Series and Parallel Resistance
8/27 1A4 8/28 1B4		Voltage Divider Arduino 101 (POWER – slides 1-12) Power, Multimeter, Breadboard Tinkercad (Introduction) lab Series and Parallel Resistance ( pairs #1) {15 pts 9/9}
8/25 1A3 8/26 1B3		Resistive Circuits & Ohm’s Law falstad circuit simulator (demo) lab Basic Resistive Circuits (20 minutes) ( pairs #0) {10 pts 9/3}
8/21 1B2 8/22 1A2	resistor color chart	Brave -> Settings -> Search Engine -> Google BLEND Honor Code & Syllabus [2 pts 8/29] and seating chart & get to know your neighbors Reporting Values Current, Voltage, Resistance lasacs
DC Circuits
8/19 1B1 8/20 1A1		Getting Started teacher lasacs.com courses calendar Peer Tutors puzzles syllabus LASA{CS} CLUBS grading policy, assignments, and due dates attendance, seating chart (next class day) Room 506 (hall pass, lost & found, scratch paper) lasacs.com/ask/506 ? seniors – this class is busy until the end of 2nd semester [email protected] put *Period #* and *name* in email subject BLEND (Can you see class? Turn off Color Overlay!!!) File Explorer (View -> File name extensions) First Day LASACS evacuation meetup location class text book Welcome to Digital Electronics Moore’s Law, etc.

Microarchitecture (LALU)

Sequential Logic

Binary Adders

7-Segment Displays

Combinational Logic Circuits

Transistor Circuits

DC Circuits