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Course Catalog 2013-2014
ELT-44606 Digital Circuits and Platforms, 5 cr |
Person responsible
Olli Vainio, Jari Nurmi
Lessons
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Requirements
Exam.
Learning Outcomes
The student will learn on the characteristics of hardware and software implementations of digital communication algorithm, and have a working knowledge different implementation platforms.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Hardware block architectures for digital communication algorithms. | Power, energy and performance issues in hardware implementation. Commercial circuits for digital communications systems. | Hardware implementation on FPGA. Interfaces to analog circuits. |
| 2. | Programmable processor features to support digital communication algorithm implementation. | Understanding C-language implementations of digital communications algorithms. | Software implementation. |
| 3. | Principles of hardware/software partitioning. | Interfacing hardware and software. | Hardware accelerators, co-processors. |
| 4. | Reconfigurable and programmable platforms for Software-Defined Radio implementations. | Multi-processor platforms for SDR. | Coarse-grain reconfigurable logic as hardware accelerator. |
| 5. | Practical implementation case studies. Evaluation and comparison of implementation options. | Design trade-offs. | Intelligent control for Cognitive Radio circuits. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
By understanding the core content the student can pass the course with grade 1-2. Good command of the complementary knowledge is needed for grades 3-4 and partial coverage of specialist knowledge for grade 5.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| TIE-02100 Introduction to programming | Mandatory | |
| TIE-05100 Basic Digital Circuits | Mandatory | |
| TIE-50100 Digital Design | Advisable |
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Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
More precise information per implementation
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