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CSD EXA1: midterm exam examples and solution ideas

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Problem 1

1. Method 1 on algebraic logic equations from any P1 project analysis. Solve the same circuit using the other three methods and compare solutions. Prob1 circuit in Proteus. Method 3 in LAB1.2 shows how to translate equations into VHDL to run synthesis and simulations in VHDL.
2. Propagation delay: L4.3.
3. Power consumption L4.3 and noise margins L1.6.
4. Method 1 on algebraic logic equations from any P1 project analysis.
5. Method 1 on algebraic logic equations from any P1 project analysis.
6. Only-NAND, only-NOR circuits are explained in L1.5.

 

Problem 2

7. 8. This is comparator for radix-2 (L3.1) and two's complement integers (L4.1) proposed in D1.17.

9. 10. How to build chained comparators (L3.2, plan C2) and how to test them can be found in several example tutorial projects: Comp_1bit using the MoM, Comp_4bit, Comp_10bit.

 

Problem 3

11. Designing circuits using a single-file flat architecture in Plan B is studied in L2.3,  Lab 2 and and truth table and
flowchart examples are found in many design tutorials.

12. 13. MoD and decoder expansion examples is in  L3.3.
14. MoM is explained in L3.3.
15. This plan C2 example shows how to expand multiplexers: MUX_8
16. How to drive LED is found in L2.4.

 

Problem 4

17. 18. 19. The highlighted project P4 shows the design and simulation of an adder/subtractor for integer numbers.
20. Gate-level and timing analyser tools are proposed in Lab 4_1. The basics on propagation delays through a chain of
multiple components is explained in L4.3.