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{{DISPLAYTITLE:ECE 2031 - Digital Design Laboratory}}
 
[[File:College of Computing Building, Georgia Tech.jpg|alt=A large brick building with pavilion.|thumb|The College of Computing Building, the location of the Digital Design Laboratory]]
 
[[File:College of Computing Building, Georgia Tech.jpg|alt=A large brick building with pavilion.|thumb|The College of Computing Building, the location of the Digital Design Laboratory]]
ECE 2031 is a 2 credit hour ECE laboratory class, and is a requirement for both [[Electrical_Engineering |electrical engineering]] and [[Computer_Engineering |computer engineering]] majors.<ref name=":0">https://www.ece.gatech.edu/courses/course_outline/ECE2031</ref>
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'''ECE 2031''' is a 2 credit ECE laboratory class and is a requirement for both [[Electrical_Engineering |electrical engineering]] and [[Computer_Engineering |computer engineering]] majors.<ref name=":0">https://www.ece.gatech.edu/courses/course_outline/ECE2031</ref> ECE 2031 is effectively the laboratory class for [[ECE 2020]], and it introduces students to design and implementation methods for digital systems.
== Overview ==
 
ECE 2031 is, in effect, the laboratory class for [[ECE 2020]] and introduces students to design and implementation methods for digital systems. Labs are released weekly and must be checked off by undergraduate teaching assistants. Pre-lab quizzes are administered prior to lab check offs.
 
   
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ECE 2031 is also a requirement for the [[Systems and Architecture|systems and architecture]] and [[devices]] threads in [[Computer Science|computer science]].<ref>https://www.cc.gatech.edu/content/systems-architecture</ref>
Emphasis is placed on developing technical communications skills; laboratory reports are graded to strict formatting and content standard. The semester concludes with a team project, requiring cooperation within a group of three to four other students.
 
=== Topics ===
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== Workload ==
 
Labs are released weekly and must be checked off by undergraduate teaching assistants. Pre-lab quizzes are administered prior to lab check offs.
As of Spring 2021,<ref name=":0" /> the topics covered in the class were:
 
   
 
Emphasis is placed on developing technical communications skills; laboratory reports are graded to strict formatting and content standard. The semester concludes with a team project, requiring cooperation with a group of three to four other students.
# CAD Tools
 
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== Topic List ==
# Logic Synthesis using an HDL
 
 
* CAD Tools
# HDL models of basic gates and logic operations
 
 
* Logic Synthesis using an HDL
# Combinational design using multiple methods: primitive gates, schematic capture for FPGAs, and VHDL
 
 
* HDL models of basic gates and logic operations
# HDL based simulation and synthesis with FPGAs
 
 
* Combinational design using multiple methods: primitive gates, schematic capture for FPGAs, and VHDL
# Examination of real timing issues on hardware using timing simulation, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer
 
 
* HDL based simulation and synthesis with FPGAs
# State machine specification, design, and simulation
 
 
* Examination of real timing issues on hardware using timing simulation, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer
# State machine implementation with multiple methods
 
 
* State machine specification, design, and simulation
# Design verification with logic analyzer
 
 
* State machine implementation with multiple methods
# HDL models of data storage elements
 
 
* Design verification with logic analyzer
# ROM and RAM implementations on FPGA boards
 
 
* HDL models of data storage elements
# Hardware design of a simple computer with ALU, registers, control unit, memory, instructions, and I/O
 
 
* ROM and RAM implementations on FPGA boards
# HDL-based simple computer simulation and implementation on FPGA board
 
 
* Hardware design of a simple computer with ALU, registers, control unit, memory, instructions, and I/O
# Machine language and assembly language programming for the simple computer
 
# Simulation and implementation of programs on the FPGA board
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* HDL-based simple computer simulation and implementation on FPGA board
 
* Machine language and assembly language programming for the simple computer
# Final design project problem specification (examples: video game, control application, robot, or contest)
 
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* Simulation and implementation of programs on the FPGA board
# Hardware and tools available to solve the final design project problem
 
 
* Final design project problem specification (examples: video game, control application, robot, or contest)
# Project engineering issues: top-down vs. bottom-up design, hierarchical decomposition, and modularity
 
 
* Hardware and tools available to solve the final design project problem
=== How it Fits into the Curriculum ===
 
 
* Project engineering issues: top-down vs. bottom-up design, hierarchical decomposition, and modularity
ECE 2031 is a requirement for EE and CmpE majors, and is a requirement for the CS Systems and Architecture and Devices threads.<ref>https://www.cc.gatech.edu/content/systems-architecture</ref> It is a prerequisite for [[ECE 3005]], [[ECE 3006]], [[ECE 3040]], [[ECE 3043]], [[ECE 3056]], [[ECE 3150]], [[ECE 4180]], [[ECE 4452]], [[ECE 4550]], [[CS 3220]], and [[CS 3651]].
 
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This topic list is from spring 2021.<ref name=":0" />
   
== Current Registration Info ==
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== Registration ==
ECE 2031 is not a [[linked course]].
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ECE 2031 is not a [[Linked Course|linked course]].
 
=== Prerequisites ===
 
Two prerequisite options exist for ECE 2031. At least one must be met:
 
# Both of the following:
 
## C or higher in [[ECE 2020]]
 
## C or higher in [[ECE 2035]] or [[ECE 2036]]
 
# C or higher in [[CS 2110]]
 
 
=== AP/IB Credit ===
 
No AP or IB credit is available for this course.
 
   
 
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
   
==== [https://powersof2.gatech.edu/ddl/index.html Course Website] ====
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* [https://powersof2.gatech.edu/ddl/index.html Course Website]: includes pre-lab and lab guides; lab checkoffs are done through this website.
This course has a custom-made website which includes pre-lab and lab guides. In addition, lab checkoffs are done through this website.
 
 
All other info for this course will be on Canvas, or wherever the syllabus says.
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 19:07, 25 July 2021

A large brick building with pavilion.
The College of Computing Building, the location of the Digital Design Laboratory

ECE 2031 is a 2 credit ECE laboratory class and is a requirement for both electrical engineering and computer engineering majors.[1] ECE 2031 is effectively the laboratory class for ECE 2020, and it introduces students to design and implementation methods for digital systems.

ECE 2031 is also a requirement for the systems and architecture and devices threads in computer science.[2]

Workload

Labs are released weekly and must be checked off by undergraduate teaching assistants. Pre-lab quizzes are administered prior to lab check offs.

Emphasis is placed on developing technical communications skills; laboratory reports are graded to strict formatting and content standard. The semester concludes with a team project, requiring cooperation with a group of three to four other students.

Topic List

  • CAD Tools
  • Logic Synthesis using an HDL
  • HDL models of basic gates and logic operations
  • Combinational design using multiple methods: primitive gates, schematic capture for FPGAs, and VHDL
  • HDL based simulation and synthesis with FPGAs
  • Examination of real timing issues on hardware using timing simulation, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer
  • State machine specification, design, and simulation
  • State machine implementation with multiple methods
  • Design verification with logic analyzer
  • HDL models of data storage elements
  • ROM and RAM implementations on FPGA boards
  • Hardware design of a simple computer with ALU, registers, control unit, memory, instructions, and I/O
  • HDL-based simple computer simulation and implementation on FPGA board
  • Machine language and assembly language programming for the simple computer
  • Simulation and implementation of programs on the FPGA board
  • Final design project problem specification (examples: video game, control application, robot, or contest)
  • Hardware and tools available to solve the final design project problem
  • Project engineering issues: top-down vs. bottom-up design, hierarchical decomposition, and modularity

This topic list is from spring 2021.[1]

Registration

ECE 2031 is not a linked course.

Resources

  • Course Website: includes pre-lab and lab guides; lab checkoffs are done through this website.

References