Digital Systems: From Logic Gates to Processors

Informações sobre o curso

This course gives you a complete insight into the modern design of digital systems fundamentals from an eminently practical point of view. Unlike other more "classic" digital circuits courses, our interest focuses more on the system than on the electronics that support it. This approach will allow us to lay the foundation for the design of complex digital systems.
You will learn a set of design methodologies and will use a set of (educational-oriented) computer-aided-design tools (CAD) that will allow you not only to design small and medium size circuits, but also to access to higher level courses covering so exciting topics as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) design or computer architecture, to give just two examples.

Course topics are complemented with the design of a simple processor, introduced as a transversal example of a complex digital system. This example will let you understand and feel comfortable with some fundamental computer architecture terms as the instruction set, microprograms and microinstructions.

After completing this course you will be able to:

   * Design medium complexity digital systems.
   * Understand the description of digital systems using high-level languages such as VHDL.
   * Understand how computers operate at their most basic level (machine language).

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Prazos flexíveis

Redefinir os prazos de acordo com sua programação.

Nível intermediário

Aprox. 29 horas para completar

Inglês

Legendas: Árabe, Francês, Portuguese (European), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemão, Russo, Inglês, Espanhol

Habilidades que você terá

Digital DesignDigital Circuit DesignBoolean AlgebraProcessor Design

Resultados de carreira do aprendiz

38%

comecei uma nova carreira após concluir estes cursos

33%

consegui um benefício significativo de carreira com este curso

Certificados compartilháveis

Tenha o certificado após a conclusão

100% on-line

Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.

Prazos flexíveis

Redefinir os prazos de acordo com sua programação.

Nível intermediário

Aprox. 29 horas para completar

Inglês

Legendas: Árabe, Francês, Portuguese (European), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemão, Russo, Inglês, Espanhol

Instrutores

Classificação do instrutor

4.51/5 (55 classificações)

Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso

Classificação do conteúdo94%(5,124 classificações)

Semana

1

Semana 1

2 horas para concluir

All you need to know to start the course

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module We have collected here everything you need to know before starting the course. This week is divided into three sections: <ul><li>The first is the one you're reading about now and includes a number of general explanations about how the course will run and about the virtual machine you should install on your computer to answer the different quizzes . </li><li>The second (Previous knowledge: A review) presents a series of tests you can use to check your level of knowledge about numbering systems and the use of pseudocode to describe algorithms. </li><li>The third block contains the first real topic of the course: What Digital Systems are?</li></ul>

2 horas para concluir

1 vídeo (Total 2 mín.), 9 leituras

2 horas para concluir

Previous knowledge: A review

Check your knowledge about binary and hexadecimal numbering systems, and the description of algorithms using a pseudocode

2 horas para concluir

2 vídeos (Total 36 mín.), 2 leituras, 2 testes

3 horas para concluir

What Digital Systems are?

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This module is an introduction to Digital Systems. Here you will find:<ol><li>A set of videos_L covering issue 1 and the corresponding exercises, </li><li>Two videos_P introducing the processor that we will design along the course, and</li><li>Some video-based explanations; a wiki and some FAQs about how VerilUOC_Desktop tool functions. You will have to use VerilUOC_Desktop in the next module</li></ol> Read the "Lesson Index" in the "Index and PDF files" section and the "README" in the VerilUOC_Desktop section for more information.

3 horas para concluir

5 vídeos (Total 71 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

Semana

2

Semana 2

3 horas para concluir

Combinational Circuits (I)

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module

3 horas para concluir

5 vídeos (Total 101 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

1 hora para concluir

VerilUOC_Desktop tools

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module From this week you will need to use VerilUOC_Desktop to do some of the exercises in the quizzes. VerilUOC_Desktop is a software package based on Logisim, enhanced with a number of modules to enable:<ul><li>Enter Boolean equations (BoolMin),</li><li>Enter digital circuits and check them according the problem statement (VerilCirc), and</li><li>Enter chronograms (time-charts) and check that they are correct (VerilChart).</li></ul>This section contains two videos explaining how these three tools work. By now you only need to use VerilCirc and BoolMin, so if you are pushed for time, you might postpone VerilChart for later. Obviously, it is impossible to cover in these two videos all eventualities you can find while working with VerilUOC_Desktop tools. In case of doubt, look at the VerilUOC_Desktop wiki, look at the FAQs or post your problems in the forums. There are specific forums for VerilCirc, BoolMin and VerilChart.

1 hora para concluir

2 vídeos (Total 33 mín.), 3 leituras

Semana

3

Semana 3

3 horas para concluir

Combinational circuits (II)

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We continue the study of combinational circuits. While in the previous module we were working on the classical design techniques of combinational circuits, this one is focused on other issues such as a brief introduction to computer aided design tools (CAD tools), or the direct synthesis of combinational circuits from its algorithmic description. Read the "Lesson index" for more information. To solve the exercises in this module VerilUOC_Desktop is needed. Remember that the "VerilUOC_Desktop" section in module 2 contains all the information you need about this tool.

3 horas para concluir

5 vídeos (Total 84 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

Semana

4

Semana 4

5 horas para concluir

Arithmetic components + Introduction to VHDL

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module Arithmetic circuits are an essential part of many digital circuits and thus deserve a particular treatment. <ul><li> The first part of this module presents some implementations of the basic arithmetic operations. Only operations with naturals (non-negative integers) are considered. </li><li>The second part of this module introduces the basics of VHDL with the goal of providing enough knowledge to understand its usage throughout this course and start developing basic hardware models.</li></ul>

5 horas para concluir

10 vídeos (Total 167 mín.), 9 leituras, 1 teste

10 videos

L4.1 Arithmetic blocks27min

Lecture 4.2 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Lexicon, syntax and structure8min

Lecture 4.2 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Lexicon, syntax and structure12min

Lecture 4.3 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Sequential sentences10min

Lecture 4.3 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Sequential sentences12min

Lecture 4.4 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Concurrent sentences12min

Lecture 4.4 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Concurrent sentences8min

L4.2 Short introduction to VHDL I (OLD VERSION)22min

L4.3 Short introduction to VHDL II (OLD VERSION)18min

L4.4 Short introduction VHDL III (OLD VERSION)32min

9 leituras

IMPORTANT - README10min

Lesson index10min

PDF files10min

Lesson index (OLD VERSION)10min

PDF files (OLD VERSION)10min

IMPORTANT - README10min

No lecture about the processor in this module . Next video will be P5.1.10min

About the exercises (README)10min

Solved exercises - Arithmetic circuits10min

1 exercício prático

Practice quiz 430min

Semana

5

Semana 5

3 horas para concluir

Sequential circuits (I)

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module This is the first module dedicated to Sequential Circuits (Digital Systems with Memory).

3 horas para concluir

7 vídeos (Total 79 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

Semana

6

Semana 6

2 horas para concluir

Sequential circuits (II)

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module This second module dedicated to Sequential Circuits deals with particular sequential circuits that are building blocks of larger circuits, namely registers, counters and memory blocks.

2 horas para concluir

4 vídeos (Total 59 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

Semana

7

Semana 7

3 horas para concluir

Sequential circuits III and Finite State Machines

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module This module deals with two topics:

3 horas para concluir

5 vídeos (Total 81 mín.), 3 leituras, 2 testes

Semana

8

Semana 8

2 horas para concluir

Implementation of digital systems

Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module This last module presents some basic information about manufacturing technologies, as well as about implementation strategies, and synthesis and implementation tools.

2 horas para concluir

4 vídeos (Total 47 mín.), 2 leituras, 2 testes

1 hora para concluir

COURSE SUMMARY AND FAREWELL

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1 hora para concluir

3 leituras

Avaliações

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Principais avaliações do DIGITAL SYSTEMS: FROM LOGIC GATES TO PROCESSORS

por JV3 de Mai de 2020

Everything about the basics of Digital Electronics was clearly explained, touching almost all areas. I faced a little bit difficulty in following the English accent of some instructors.

por RT21 de Jul de 2020

This was my 4th online course and I am pretty sure this was my best experience. Everything was covered in detail and yet very precisely. Thanks to both coursera and UAB for this course.

por SN20 de Mar de 2020

Pretty awesome, the course gives you a good understanding of all basic concepts and the practice, extra and graded problems make you intimately familiar with its applications.

por VS1 de Fev de 2018

excellent video lectures combined with a awesome assignment questions which are more about applications oriented.An excellent and must learn course for all ece students.

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Digital Systems: From Logic Gates to Processors