ENGR 2095 - Introduction to Digital Design

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 2
Course Description: This course presents important digital design concepts for students studying electrical or computer engineering. A variety of analysis and design techniques applicable to digital circuits is introduced. Topics include Boolean algebra, logic gates, Karnaugh mapping, combinational circuits, logic simplification, sequential circuits, and computer modeling and simulation of digital circuits. This course includes a two-hour lab each week.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1081 with a grade C or higher

Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Boolean functions, canonical forms, gates, logic families
Computer-aided design (CAD) tools and hardware design language (HDL) modeling of combinational logic
Comparators, decoders, multiplexers, read-only memory (ROM), programmable logic arrays (PLA)
Design procedure, adders, subtractors, code conversion
Introduction, number systems, codes, Boolean algebra, Venn Diagrams
Karnaugh map reduction, NAND and NOR implementations
Other two-level implementations, don’t care conditions
Register transfers and datapaths
Registers, shift registers, counters
Sequencing and control
Sequential circuits, flip flops, flip flop characteristics
Sequential logic design

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

apply Boolean algebra to solve problems.
analyze adders, subtractors, and code conversion circuits.
analyze sequential circuits.
design sequential circuits.
use software simulation to analyze digital circuits.
perform Karnaugh map reduction.
analyze combinational circuits.
design combinational circuits.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

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