This course encompasses both the analysis and design of digital systems. The course begins with the study of combinational logic circuits in which the outputs are only a function of their current inputs. Design implementation focuses on small-scale integration (SSI) logic circuits, medium-scale integration (MSI) circuits, and programmable logic devices (PLDs) such as PROMs, PLAs and PALs. The second half of the course emphasizes sequential logic circuits in which the outputs are a function of both their current inputs and the current state of the circuit. Design implementation includes programming PLDs using the VHDL hardware description language. Cadets reinforce classroom lessons in the laboratory by designing, building, and testing digital circuits. The material in this course provides the necessary tools to design digital hardware circuits that control the internal operations of a computer.
