INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

The perfect introduction to digital concepts, applications, and design, Introduction to Digital Electronics uses a logical organization of topics, clear explanations, and current examples to present key information in a way that is easy to grasp. Unique in its approach, this book covers combinational and sequential logic circuits using CPLDs while still covering circuit design at the gate level using TTL/CMOS devices. The book begins by introducing combinational logic, including detailed explanations for implementing circuits in Altera Quartus II software and CPLDs. The material continues to be presented at the gate level, preparing readers to successfully navigate more complicated areas like functional circuits. Using formal problem-solving concepts, combinational design is then covered, which includes a large combinational design that includes the building and simulation of each component, marking a valuable departure from traditional books in the field which do not cover large-scale design at a combinational level. Additional coverage includes sequential circuits with an emphasis on relevant and useful circuits, and microprocessor and memory concepts.

Ken Reid
Kenneth Reid received his B.S. degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1988, and his MSEE degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1994. He began teaching for the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI in 1996 in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department, specializing in digital circuits, programming and electronics manufacturing. He expects to receive his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University shortly after publication of this text. Ken is active in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), serving as Chair of the IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee from 2004-2006. Ken was the recipient of the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Sections Outstanding Teacher Award, an IEEE Third Millennium service award and numerous teaching awards from his school.

Robert Dueck
Robert Dueck received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada and worked for several years as a design engineer at Motorola Canada in Toronto. He began his teaching career in 1986, specializing in digital and microcomputer subjects in the Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology programs at Seneca College in Toronto. He now teaches digital design and related courses at Red River College in Winnipeg. Mr. Dueck is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

1. Basic Principles of Digital Systems
2. Logic Functions and Gates
3. Boolean Algebra and Combinational Logic
4. Introduction to PLDs and Quartus II
5. Combinational Logic Functions
6. Digital Arithmetic and Arithmetic Circuits
7. Problem Solving: Building a Calculator in Quartus II
8. Introduction to Sequential Logic
9. Counters and Shift Registers
10. State Machine Design
11. Logic Gate Circuitry
12. Memory Devices, Systems, and Microprocessors
13. Interfacing Analog & Digital Circuits