Digital Fundamentals, part ALaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student knows the basic concepts and essential applications of digital technology. He/she understands the benefits and drawbacks of digital solutions. He/she knows the essential components of combinational circuits. He/she can analyze simple combinational circuits and design them both by hand and using an EDA program. He/she knows the number systems commonly used in digital technology, the presentation of numbers in binary number system, and the essential codes. He/she can add and subtract binary numbers.

Content

Background and general introduction
- introduction to digital technology
- applications of digital technology
The hard core of combinational circuits
- switching functions and basic gates
- switching algebra and minimization
- combinational circuit elements
Essence of numbers and other data
- binary arithmetics
- number and character codes
- error detection and correction

Qualifications

No prerequisites