Applied Digital Technology

Degree programme Mechatronics
Subject area Engineering Technology
Type of degree Bachelor full-time
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) Compulsory
Course unit code 074703054204
Teaching units 15
Year of study 2025
Name of lecturer(s) Horatiu O. PILSAN
Requirements and Prerequisites

Basics of electrical engineering and electronics

 

Course content
  • Programmable devices (structure, technologies, application)
  • Types of IC communication
  • Serial transmission types (UART, SPI, I²C)
  • Schematic design
Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, the students are able to:

  • name the types of programmable logic devices and can explain the differences between them.
  • solve a simple task using programmable logic devices.
  • explain the differences between the types of IC communication.
  • select a suitable IC communication for a given application.
  • develop a circuit that connects a micro-controller system to various peripheral components.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • Interactive lectures
  • Self-guided learning
  • Simulations
  • Laboratory exercises
  • Project work
Assessment methods and criteria
  • Written examination
  • Collaboration
  • Lab reports
  • Project assessment
Comment

None

Recommended or required reading
  • Tietze, Ulrich; Schenk, Christoph; Gamm, Eberhard (2016): Halbleiter-Schaltungstechnik. 15., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Berlin: Springer Vieweg
  • Fricke, Klaus (2014): Digitaltechnik. Lehr- und Übungsbuch für Elektrotechniker und Informatiker. 7., korrigierte und aktualisierte Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
  • Gehrke, Winfried u.a. (2016): Digitaltechnik. Grundlagen, VHDL, FPGAs, Mikrocontroller. 7., überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
  • Lienig, Jens; Brümmer, Hans (2014): Elektronische Gerätetechnik. Grundlagen für das Entwickeln elektronischer Baugruppen. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Vieweg.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Face-to-face