Course Title: Aerospace Digital Fundamentals
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: EEET6537
Course Title: Aerospace Digital Fundamentals
School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6011 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering (Aerospace)
Course Contact : Steven Bevan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4137
Course Contact Email:steven.bevan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Andrew Kim
Location: City, 57.5.20
Telephone: 9925 4295
Fax: 9925 8099
Email: andrew.kim@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
MATH5156 Aerospace Mathematics 1
EEET6533 Aerospace Electronic Fundamentals 1
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide underpinning knowledge relating to digital electronics for professional technicians.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBH164 Aerospace Digital Fundamentals |
Learning Outcomes
1. Compare analogue and digital systems and explain the construction of integrated circuits.
2. Discuss digital number systems and convert between numbers and perform arithmetic functions.
3. Draw truth tables using two variables and discuss related concepts.
4. Describe, discuss and perform calculations relating to gate logic and gate pulse.
5. Explain the connection within circuits and operation of transistor transistor logic (TTL) gates.
6. Construct logic circuits and test to prove the Truth Tables.
7. Describe and explain the operation of flip flop circuits.
8. Explain the operation of, construct and test 4 bit serial and parallel registers.
9. Construct and test a MOD-16 up counter and explain related concepts.
10. Discuss readout devices, and construct and test a circuit containing a BCD input and a 7 segment LED display.
11. Discuss the purpose and operation of multiplexers and construct and test a multiplexed two digit 7 segment display circuit.
12. Explain, to block diagram level, the operation of analogue-to-digital (A/D) converters and construct test, and explain aspects of a circuit using monolithic A/D converters.
13. Discuss the purpose and operation of digital-to-analogue (D/A) converters and construct and test a circuit containing D/A converters.
14. Describe how timing and control signals are obtained and the operation of delay lines and construct and test circuits containing timing devices.
15. Analyse an electronic circuit.
Details of Learning Activities
The purpose of this module is to provide underpinning knowledge relating to digital electronics for professional technicians.
Learning activities will include lectures, tutorials and laboratories.
This module facilitates articulation into Aerospace and Engineering degree courses.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Digital and Analog Quantities / Lab
Week 2: Number Systems and Codes / Lab
Week 3: Digital Arithmetic / Lab
Week 4: Truth Table / Lab
Week 5: Digital Logic / Lab
Week 6: Digital Logic / Lab
Week 7: Flip-Flops / Lab
Week 8: Counters/ Lab
Week 9: Shift Registers
Week 10: Multiplexers
Week 11: Digital and Analog Converters / Lab
Week 12: Digital Integrated Circuits / Lab (Written Assignment due)
Week 13: Practical Assessment (Lab)
Week 14: Revision / Lab
Week 15: Final Examination (Closed book)
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Digital Fundamentals, 6th Ed, Thomas L Floyd, Prentice Hall |
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Digital Systems, 6th Ed, Tocci. Ronald, Prentice Hall |
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Microelectronics in Aircraft Systems, E.H.J Pallett, Pitman |
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Digital Principles and Applications, 5th Ed, Donald P. Leach, Albert Paul Malvino, Macmillan/McGraw Hill |
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Digital Applications, CBE TAFE notes |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To successfully to complete this course the student is required to pass written assessment tasks and demonstrate skills and ability by completing practical tasks to aerospace standards.
Assessment Tasks
Students are required to complete three assessment tasks as follows:
• first assessment is written assignment worth 30%
• second assessment task is a practical assignment worth 10%
• final assessment is closed book final examination worth 60% (end of the course).
Assessment Matrix
| Learning Outcomes | % of Assessment | |
| Written | 1 to 15 | 10 |
| Practical | 1 to 15 | 30 |
| Examination | 1 to 15 | 60 |
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