Unit information: Digital Design, Group Project in 2014/15

Unit name	Digital Design, Group Project
Unit code	EENG28010
Credit points	10
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. Dagless
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	EENG14000
Co-requisites	EENG20400
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

The aim of this unit is to give students experience of working in a team (up to 6 members) to design, a small digital system using VHDL with modern EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools and implementing the design in FPGA technology.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this project activity you will be able to:

• interpret a specification of a digital system;

• use EDA simulation, layout and placement tools (eg Modelsim, Xilinx ISE);

• structure a design into modules and define module interfaces;

• approach the testing and simulation of a design in a systematic manner;

• prepare and give a group presentation;

• assess the performance of yourself and partners through self and peer assessment.

Teaching Information

Lectures and Laboratory classes

Assessment Information

Name: Sorter design

Type: Individual

% of final mark: 20.0

Description: Blackboard quizzes, schematics, state machine and waveforms

Name: Initial design

Type: Group

% of final mark: 20.0

Description:Tested and working design (marks zero if not)

Name: Final design data

Type: Group

% of final mark: 15.0

Description: One set per group

Name: Lab books

Type: Group

% of final marl: 10.0

Description: One per member of the group but giving a group mark

Name: Working Peak Detector System

Type: Group

% of final mark:15.0

Description: Success of specified working parts and final testing

Name: Oral presentation

Type: Group

% of final mark: 20.0

Description: Group presentation on the design

Reading and References

• Instruction booklet "Introduction to Electronic Computer Aided Design" is provided.

• Wakerly, J.F., Digital Design : Principles and Practices, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall 2006, ISBN 0131863894

• Douglas, P., VHDL : Programming by Example, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill 2002, ISBN 9780071400702