Improvement of Undergraduate Education in Computer Aided Digital System Development Process

本项目旨在提高电子工程与计算机科学系计算机辅助设计（CAD）在数字系统开发过程（问题的提出、设计、实现和测试）中的应用。该项目的目标是通过一项结构化的实验室发展计划来实现的，在每一类实验结束时进行轮流实验。实验项目分为入门实验、中级实验和高级实验三大类。在轮转实验中，学生团队在系统开发过程中轮转项目。在时间T(i+l) T(i)期间制定和设计项目的团队X将执行团队X- 1的设计。在时间T（i+2）期间，团队X测试团队X-2的设计，该设计由团队X- 1实施。这个开发计划将在两个课程中实施。在本科数字系统逻辑设计、基于集成电路的系统设计、应用和测试的课程设计和实验项目中，CAD方法的应用正在增加。购买的主要设备和软件包括6台IBM PC 486或与操作系统兼容的软件，6台来自Viewogic Inc.的Workview教育CAD系统，6台Xilinx核心CAD （XACT）系统，Xilinx到Workview接口（DS391）， 6台HP 1651B逻辑分析仪，2台Alpro逻辑程序员和一个Labview类软件包。所有的软件和设备都在实验室环境中使用。

This project improves the undergraduate education in Computer- Aided Design (CAD) application in Digital System Development Process (problem formulation, design, implementation, and testing) in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The objectives of this project are being achieved through a structured laboratory development plan with a rotational experiment at the end of each category of experiments. Three categories of laboratory projects consist of introductory, medium, and advanced experiments. In a rotational experiment, student teams rotate the project during system development process. During time T(i+l) team X that formulated and designed the project during T(i), will implement the design of team X-l. During time T(i+2) team X tests the design of team X-2, which was implemented by team X-l. This development plan will be implemented in two courses. The application of CAD methods in course project work and laboratory projects in the undergraduate logic design of digital systems, integrated-circuit-based system design, application, and testing is being increased over what is presently offered. Major pieces of equipment and software being purchased include six IBM PC 486 or compatible along with operating system software, six Workview educational CAD systems from Viewogic Inc., six Xilinx core CAD (XACT) systems, Xilinx to Workview interface (DS391), six HP 1651B logic analyzers, two Alpro logic programmers, and one Labview class package. All the software and equipment is being used in a laboratory setting.