DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (PLTW)

							                   DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (PLTW) OUTLINE
                   INSTRUCTOR: MR. ALEXANDER DULCE
                      Email: alexander.dulce@pgcps.org
                          Phone: 301-636-8000 x355

Course Description:

This is a course in applied logic that encompasses the application of electronic
circuits and devices. Computer simulation software is used to design and test
digital circuitry prior to the actual construction of circuits and devices.

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Electronics
   ../Unit_1/Lesson1_1Intro_Design_Process.htmLesson 1.1: Foundations and the
   Board Game Counter (9 days)


   Lesson 1.2: Introduction to Analog


   Lesson 1.3: Introduction to Digital


Unit 2: Combinational Logic
    Lesson 2.1: Introduction to AOI Logic (20 days)


   Lesson 2.2: Introduction to NAND and NOR Logic


   Lesson 2.3: Date of Birth Design


   Lesson 2.4: Specific Comb Logic Circuits & Misc. Topics


   Lesson 2.5: Programmable Logic – Combinational


Unit 3: Sequential Logic
    Lesson 3.1: Latches & Flip-Flops (6 days)
   Lesson 3.2: Asynchronous Counter


   Lesson 3.3: Synchronous Counters (14 days)


   Lesson 3.4: Introduction to State-Machine Design (20 days)


Unit 4: Microcontrollers

   Lesson 4.1: Introduction to Microcontrollers (9 days)


   Lesson 4.2: Microcontroller: Hardware (11 days)



   Lesson 4.3: Microcontroller: Process Control (9 days)


Additional Class Materials and Resources:

Index card

Composition notebook




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