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Project Lead the Way – Digital Electronics
Course Description TEC 291/292
Course Website
http://www2.d125.org/applied_arts/teched/index.html
Course Overview
Digital Electronics (DE) is the study of electronic circuits that are used to
process and control digital signals as opposed to analog signals that are
varying. This distinction allows for greater signal speed and storage
capabilities and has revolutionized the world electronics. Digital
electronics is the foundation of all modern electronic devices such as
cellular phones, MP3 players, laptop computers, digital cameras, high
definition televisions, etc. The major focus of the DE course is to expose
students to the design process of combinational and sequential logic
design, teamwork, communication methods, engineering standards, and
technical documentation
Digital Electronics is one of three foundation courses in the Project Lead
The Way high school pre-engineering program. The course applies and
concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in
mathematics, science, and technology.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of how to safely solder.
Demonstrate and understanding of electronic components.
Use binary, octal, and hexadecimal numbering systems.
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Create circuit simulations using Multisim software
Demonstrate an understanding of Boolean Algebra
Build various circuits based upon a desired outcome
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Work effectively in a team.
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Required Supplies
Engineering Notebook
Pencils
Flash Drive
School Google Account
Headphones
Specific Course Activities
All students will be expected to:
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Maintain an engineering notebook based on the Project Lead the
Way standards.
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Complete assignments in their notebooks and using our Autodesk
Inventor software.
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Maintain a course long portfolio showcasing assignments from each
unit.
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Work alongside classmates to complete a variety of design
challenges.
Course Outline
● Unit 1: Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Electronics
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Unit 2: Combinational Logic
Unit 3: Sequential Logic
Unit 4: Microcontrollers
Expectations
All students are expected to follow the guidelines as set in the Stevenson
High School Student Guidebook, as well as ones set in each individual
class.
Students are expected to:
• Be on time and ready to work
• Respectful of each other
• Respectful of all property that is not yours!
Evaluation
The overall grade will be based upon the following areas:
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Engineering Notebook Assignments and Portfolio
Tests and Quizzes
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In Class Assignments and Participation
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Upon completion of unit 1.1, students will be able to
1. Demonstrate safety of the individual, class, and overall environment of the classroom/laboratory, and
understand that electricity, even at the nominal levels used in this curriculum, can cause bodily harm
or even death.
2. Explain and demonstrate how to convert numbers to scientific notation and engineering notation,
along with using the correct SI prefixes.
3. Read the manufactured values of resistors and capacitors, along with their tolerances
4. Demonstrate the ability to properly and safely solder and de-solder electronic components along with
recognizing improper solder connections
Upon completion of unit 1.2, students will be able to
1. Identify and explain the differences between an analog and a digital signal
2. Recognize whether an element is a conductor, an insulator, or a semiconductor.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of voltage, current, and resistance
4. Create and design circuits using Multisim (A Circuit Design Software)
Upon completion of unit 1.3, students will be able to
1. Read and explain a manufacturer datasheet, which contains a logic gate’s general description,
connection diagram, and function table.
2. Categorized circuits by their underlying circuitry, scale of integration, and packaging style.
3. Explain and demonstrate an understanding of the various logic symbols, logic expression, and create
truth tables for each gate.
4. Create combinational logic designs implemented with AND gates, OR gates and INVERTER gates.
Upon completion of unit 2.1, students will be able to
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the binary number system and its relationship to the decimal
number system is essential in the combinational logic design process.
2. Create combinational logic truth tables.
3. Create logic expressions that are derived from a given truth table; likewise, construct a truth table
from a given logic expression.
Upon completion of unit 2.2, students will be able to
1. Create a K-map for simplifying logic expressions containing two, three, and four variables.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of NAND and NOR gates through creations of circuits.
3. Compare and implement NAND gates or NOR gates to use fewer Integrated Circuits (IC) than AOI
equivalent implementations.
Upon completion of unit 2.3, students will be able to
1. Create circuitry using the 7 segment display.
2. Demonstrate and understanding of the two varieties of seven-segment displays, common cathode
and common anode.
3. Create any combinational logic expression implementing AOI, NAND, or NOR logic.
Upon completion of unit 2.4, students will be able to
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the hexadecimal and octal number systems and their relationship
to the decimal number system is necessary for comprehension of digital electronics.
2. Create circuits using XOR or XNOR gates.
3. Create circuits using multiplexors and de-multiplexors, and understand their relation to power usage
4. Apply Two’s compliment when working with negative numbers in binary.
Upon completion of unit 2.5, students will be able to
1. Use Circuit Design Software to enter and synthesize digital designs into programmable logic devices.
2. Create circuits using Programmable logic devices to implement combinational logic circuits.
Upon completion of unit 3.1, students will be able to
1. Create circuits using flip-flop and transparent latches that have the capability to store data and can
act as a memory device.
2. Use Flip-flops to design single event detection circuits, data synchronizers, shift registers, and
frequency dividers.
Upon completion of unit 3.2, students will be able to
1. Demonstrate their knowledge of Asynchronous counters, by creating circuits based upon the output
of the previous flip-flop.
2. Understand and implemented the two different flip-flops which are, D or J/K flip-flops.
3. Create up counters, down counters, and modulus counters
Upon completion of unit 3.3, students will be able to
1. Apply their knowledge of synchronous counters, also called parallel counters into circuits.
2. Create Synchronous counters with either D or J/K flip-flops.
3. Create up counters, down counters, and modulus counters.
Upon completion of unit 3.4, students will be able to
1. Create a state machine that sequences through a set of predetermined states controlled by a clock
and other input signals.
2. Understand how a state machine works, and how it is used in everyday life