Entry requirements

Digital electronics, VHDL and high level programming in C or similar

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

• based on a specification, make a pilot study that prepares the stages up to a completed design
• master CAE development tools for schematic capture, PCB layout, FPGA- and SOPC-construction (where the understanding of different bus-protocols is important) to be able to implement a design
• carry out tests with digital measuring instruments such as digital oscilloscopes and logic-analysers and evaluate the result.

Content

Design tools: Altera Quartus II/Nios II and ModelSim för VHDL and SOPC development with FPGA's. Altium Designer for schema and PCB-layout or compatible tool. Projects: Discussed with the course leaders and can encompass a broad field but should be relevant and industry-related (e g a comparison of the energy consumption between multi-processor kernals and so called reconfigurable units), digital signal processing with advanced filters (e g to put together a so called software defined radio), robotics etc. Dependant on how many wants follow the course a specialisation can be made within the project but an understanding of the full design flow is vital for all participants.

Instruction

Laboratory work around schematic capture, PCB-layout and SOPC-construction and supervision during the project work carried out as a group.

Assessment

The carrying-out of the project work and results and its written report.

Other directives

The number of course participant is restricted to 5 people per course period. Grade selections on qualifying courses.