Unit name | Digital Design, Group Project |
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Unit code | EENG28010 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Dinesh Pamunuwa |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites | |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of this unit is to give students a practical introduction to digital logic design and prototyping in FPGAs based on VHDL entry, using industry standard tools. Students will work in a group of 4 to design a functioning digital system and implement it.
On the successful completion of this project activity students will be able to:
Laboratory classes
Assignment 1 (30%): An individual take-home exercise that is assessed based on functionality and quality of VHDL code, and analytical and descriptive answers, all related to design of digital circuits and systems. (ILOs 1-6)
Assignment 2(70%): A group exercise that is assessed based on the functionality and quality of submitted code to meet interim specifications (30%) and final specifications (20%). A group presentation describing the design is worth 15%. Finally, 5% of the assessment is based on the performance of the individual as viewed by their group mates and the instructors. (ILOs 1-8)
Two instruction booklet booklets covering principles of digital design using VHDL and the group design are provided.
The following textbooks are not required reading but provide introductory and background material to the topics covered in the Unit.
• Douglas, P., VHDL : Programming by Example, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill 2002.
• J. Bhasker, A VHDL Synthesis Primer, 2nd ed, Star Galaxy Pub., 1998.
• M. Zwolinski, Digital System Design with VHDL, 2nd ed, Pearson Education Limited., 2004.
• P. P. Chu, RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2006.
• P. P. Chu, FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2006
• Wakerly, J.F., Digital Design : Principles and Practices, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall 2006.