Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TSIU03 System Design, 8 ECTS credits.
/Systemkonstruktion/

For:   DI   EL  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 161

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The course includes methods and tools for design and implementation of electronic systems using VLSI technologies. The design methods aim at reducing the design time and guarantee correct designs as well as ensuring that performance requirements are met. After the course the student shall be able to to:
  • Design a digital circuit (RTL) that calculates a mathematical function.
  • Analyze the mathematical function calculated by a digital circuit (RTL).
  • Generate VHDL code that describes a digital circuit (RTL).
  • Analyze the digital circuit (RTL) described by a VHDL code.
  • Formulate the requirements for a digital system.
  • Identify the phases and tasks involved in the development of a digital system.
  • Generate, analyze and compare alternative approaches to implement a digital system.
  • Create an implementation of a digital system on an FPGA that fulfills a set of requirements.
  • Apply simulation tools to test, verify and validate a digital system.
  • Describe a digital system and justify that it meets a set of requirements.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Switching Theory and Logical Design, Computer Hardware and Architecture

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course consist of a series of lectures, laboratory work and a large design project that includes assignments and implementation of a system.

Course contents:
Design of complex systems, project organisation, planning and documentation. Problem capture, specification, system design, complexity, partitioning and validation. Use of CAD-CAE tools. Behavioral description using VHDL. System architectures. Automatic synthesis of logic and implementation using FPGA technologies.

Course literature:
VHDL for Logic Synthesis, Andrew Rushton. John Wiley & Sons, 2011 (3rd edition). ISBN-13: 978-0470688472
Digital Design: An Embedded Systems Approach Using VHDL, Peter J. Ashenden. Morgan Kaufmann, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0123695284


Examination:
Project work (assignments, project documents, presentations and demo)
Laboratory work
5 ECTS
3 ECTS
 
Grades are given as 'Fail' or 'Pass'



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ISY.
Director of Studies: Tomas Svensson
Examiner: Mario Garrido
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/28/2014