ECE711 - ECE811 Digital Systems

 

Last Updated on 05/08/2008 09:05:12 AM
by Frank Hludik

Course Assignments:

Date Topic Reading Assignment Homework/Laboratory Assignment
       
1/22 Course Overview    
1/24 Trends in High Speed (HS) Design - Ch 1 Preface & pages 3-15 Exercises 1-4, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, & 1-10

Due 1/30

1/29 ASIC & Backplane Configurations - Ch 2

Introduction to Signal Integrity

pages 17-29

Class Handout

Exercises 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, & 2.9

Due 2/1

1/31 Signal Integrity

Temperature vs. Current

AC Resistance

Class Handout on Resistance
On-Line References:
Temperature vs. Current
Temperature Charts
Fusing Current
Wire Gages

Read over the Hyperlynx tutorial located on the PCs in the ECE Cluster (room W214).  Under the start menus choose All Programs->Mentor Graphics SSD ->Hyperlynx 7.7->Hyperlynx Tutorial.  Under the Pre-layout (LineSim) heading read over the Signal Integrity and EMC Analysis Section.  This section should help you get started with Hyperlynx modeling.

Homework 3

Due 2/6

 

2/5 Signal Integrity

Physical Basis of Capacitance and Inductance

Class Handout  
2/7 Signal Integrity Ch 3

Introduction to Transmission Line Modeling

and

Characteristic Impedance

P31 - P46 Laboratory Exercise 1

Due 2/15

2/12 Transmission Line Modeling    
2/14 Transmission Line Modeling   Laboratory Exercise II

Due 2/22

2/19 Transmission Line Modeling with Lattice Diagrams    
2/21 - 2/26 Transmission Line Modeling and Termination    
2/28 Overview of  EDA Tools for HS Design

Design Flow for HS PCB Design

P571 - P623

 

Homework 4

Due 2/29

 
3/4 Cross Talk Analysis

Part 1

  • Section of Hyperlynx  Tutorial on Crosstalk and Differential Signal Analysis.
Laboratory Exercise  III

Due 3/7

 
3/6
Cross Talk Analysis
Part 2
   
3/11 Review for Exam I

 

   
3/13 Exam 1

Material up to 3/11

   
3/25 Introduction to LVDS pages 71-104

LVDS section of on-line documentation

 

Homework 5

Problems 5-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-8, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14, 25-6, 25-9, and 25.11

Due 3/31

 

3/27 Differential Signal Analysis Designing with LVDS pages 695- 729  
4/1 Odd and Even Mode Signaling Class Hanndout  
4/3 Expedition Design Flow ECE Cluster  
4/8 BLVDS

Introduction to ECL and Associated Families

Chapter 6
Chapter 8
pages 165 - 195
4-3, 4-11, 6-4, 6-12, 7-1, 7-5, 7-6, 8-9, 8-16, 9-4, 9-9, and 9-10

Due 4/14 

4/10 ECL Logic Families pages 165 - 195  
4/15 Introduction to Current Mode Logic pages 199 - 227  
4/17 HSTL Families pages 51- 68 & 129 - 160

pages 129 - 160

 

On-Line Tutorials for Library Manager and Getting started with Expedition

See Support Material for Laboratory Exercises

Laboratory Exercise Four, Part One

Due 5/1

4/22 No Class - ISE Presentations    
4/24 Introduction to GTL amd HSTL Families   Laboratory Exercise Four, Part Two

PCB Guidelines Section of Documentation

Due 5/9

4/29

Introduction to IBIS Modeling

 

pages 555 - 569

On-Line Reference Material

 
4/29 Take Home Exam #2

Material starting from LVDS up to, but not including, IBIS Modeling

   
5/1 Introduction to S Parameter Basics pages 491 - 499

On- Line Reference Material

(top four listings)

 
5/6 The Smith Chart and Examples

Using the Smith Chart to Determine Input Impedance to a TL

pages 499 - 501  
5/8 S-Parameters and the Smith Chart

The Network Analyzer, TDR,  and Calibration  

Class Discussion

pages 501 - 516

pages 515 - 551

Understanding Network Analysis  

Network Analyzer Exercise

Hyperlynx Simulation of PCB Design

Adding IBIS Models to Hyperlynx

Due 5/12

       
  DDR SDRAM

DDR SDRAM

QDR SRAM

pages 353 - 375

DDR SDRAM Material

pages 375 - 389

pages 429 - 449

SRAM On-Line Material

 
       
       
       
       

 

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