TECH 3232
TECH 3232
Digital Technology
Fall 2024

Instructor Info

Daniel Kohn
Email: dekohn@memphis.edu
Office ET218
Office Hours

Course Info

Course Policies
Formal Report Guide
 • Numbering Equations in Word
GradeWatch Access
Submit Assignments

Textbooks

No textbook is required for this class. Materials used in the class are taken from Floyd, Digital Fundamentals (any edition). Other online references are listed below:
All About Circuits Volume IV - Digital
Digital Logic Design

Simulator

SimcirJS
SimcirJS (set and get)

Software

KiCad

Course Outline

DateTopicReadingHandoutsAssignments
Aug 26Welcome
Course Policies
Intro to Digital
 Chp 1 PPT 
Aug 28
Number Systems

No Lab Today
Number Systems (Bin, Hex, Oct)Chp 2 PPTAssignment 1 - Number Conversions (due Sep 4 at start of class). Submit via same link for instant feedback AND submit hand written work at start of class for credit and only one submission will be accepted for this assignment!
Sep 2Labor Day (no class)    
Sep 4Basic Gates Chp 3 PPT
Simulations
Lab 1 - Basic Logic Gates. Make sure you demo each circuit to the instructor for sign off. Due end of lab.
Sep 9Logic Circuits
Combining Gates
Deriving Truth Table
Deriving Boolean Equation
 Typed notes

Simulations
HW #2 - Due next class (Sep 11) at start of class (paper copy).
Sep 11Boolean Algebra Notes (Prev Year, but same material)Lab #2 - Due end of lab.
Sep 16No Class (Family Emergency)    
Sep 18No Class / Lab (Family Emergency)    
Sep 23Boolean Algebra (Cont) Notes (Prev Year, but same material)

DeMoregan's Theorem
Chp 7 (All About Circuits)
HW #3 In class but turn in next class

HW #4 Due start of next class
Sep 25Go over HW #4

SOP and Demorgan

Universal Gates
 SOP/POS Handout
SOP/POS Simulation

Universal Gates
Universal Gate Simulation
Lab #3 - Due end of lab.

HW #5 Due start of next Wendsday.
Sep 30TEST #1

All material covered up to the start of boolean algebra (Lecture Sep 11), Lab #1 and Lab #2 (exclude question on boolean algebra minimization)

   
Oct 2Schematics / Lab  Lab #4 - Due in one week. Schematics will be drawn using KiCad.

Logic Probe Reading
Oct 7Adders, Binary Addition, 2's Comp2's CompLecture NotesHW #6 Due Oct 16 at start of class.

HW #7 - Due Oct 23 at start of class.
Oct 9No Class / Lab (Instructor out of town)   
Oct 14Fall Break    
Oct 16    
Oct 21TEST #2

Boolean, Universal Gates.

There will also be questions starting from SOP/POS equations derived from T.T. and equations derived from circuits

   
     

Reference Links

Common IC's
Boolean Algebra Rules
TTL Data Book (ON-Semi 2.5 MB)
TTL Pocket Databook (TI 4.9 MB)

Requested Links