Course Design of Digital Systems (WS)
The course Design of Digital Systems is based on the knowledge acquired from lectures of circuit and system design. Focus of this course is on design, modeling, description and synthesis of complex systems by using commercial design tools. The course consists of lecture, exercise, practice sessions and a seminar.
Recommended Literature
- Peter J. Ashenden, "The Designer's Guide to VHDL, 3rd Edition", 2008, ISBN 978-0-12-088785-9
- Janick Bergeron, "Writing Testbenches: Functional Verification of HDL Models", Springer; Auflage: 2nd ed. 2003, ISBN 978-1402074011
- Black, David C. and Donovan, Jack SystemC: From the ground up. Kluwer Academic. 2004.
- High-Level Synthesis Blue Book. Michael Fingeroff - EET (free online available)
- High-Level-Synthesis - Introduction to Chip and System Design. D.D. Gajski, Kluwer Publishers, 1992
- Fundamentals of solid-state electronics. Chih-Tang Sah, ISBN 978-9810206376
Organization
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Details for lectures, tutorials, practice labs and seminar can be found on the other tabs of this page.
In 2026 we offer a general introduction into the Master courses "Design and Test", "Information and Communication Systems" and "Embedded Systems" on 12.10.26 15:30 (CEST) in C10.115 and Zoom
Lecture Organization
The course is planned on-site in classroom. Additionally, we provide lecture material (slides). The access link is available in OPAL after subscription.
Lecture Material
- is available in OPAL. To gain access, a subscription is necessary ("Subscription to DoDS course").
Schedule
Exercise Organization
Exercises are given on-site in the lecture room. Before attending an exercise, it is necessary to work through the lecture material of that topic.
Exercise Materials
- Please subscribe to the DoDS exercise here: OPAL
- After subscription, the course documents can be accessed using the "Documents" in OPAL in the left navigation bar.
Schedule
Information for practice labs
All lab tasks have to be done at home via remote access to our servers. There is no presence lab class, only homework! This procedure will be explained in the lab introduction class. Additionally, it is possible to work on-site in our lab rooms (on request only). It is possible to get individual consultation on the lab tasks. Please contact us using the Email feature in OPAL in case.
Be sure to attend our lab introduction class (see schedule below) as we explain login procedure and other organizational things.
To pass one lab task, you have to submit:
- the preparation tasks as well as
- the lab solution.
Each lab has an own deadline - see OPAL for details. Submit earlier for individual feedback and a second chance in case of there are major problems with your solution.
