Course objectives:
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The aim is to get students familiar with technological aspects of computer and embedded systems design.
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Requirements on student
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Credit:
Individual laboratory work (design of PCB using EDA tools) - presentation and report.
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Content
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1. Communication lines electrical characteristics.
2. Reflections and its influence in digital communication lines.
3. Impedance matching for digital communication lines.
4. Protection methods against electromagnetic interference.
5. Optical communication lines - light sources, modulators, fiber optic, light detectors.
6. Fundamentals of power supplies linear and switched.
7. Fundamental types of switched power supplies.
8. Specialized components and devices for switched power supplies.
9. Electronics cooling methods: heat conducting, liquid flow, radiation.
10. Thermo electrical cooling, heat pipes.
11. Combinational logic circuits testing basics.
12. Sequential logic circuits testing basics.
13. Design for easy testability, Boundary Scan testing.
14. EDA tools.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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50
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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40
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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60
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Total
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160
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To solve electric circuits problems |
To design combinatorial and sequential logic circuits |
To solve electromagnetic field fundamental exercises |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To apply fundamental physic laws from electromagnetic field area |
To apply fundamental physics laws from optics area |
To design combinatorial and sequential circuits |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
To solve digital circuits signal trasfer problems |
To solve fundamental EMC problems of digital elctronic devices |
To solve fundamental problems from elctronics cooling area |
To solve digital circuits diagnostics problems |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
To design digital elctronic device considering EMC requirments |
To choose appropriate signal line considering signal frequency range |
To design appropriate elctronic components cooling method |
To design diagnostic test for digital electronic device |
To design printed circuits boards using electronic design automation tools |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Individual study |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Individual study |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Individual study |
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