Designed to meet the nedds of students studying digital electronics at HNC/HND level.

Part 1 Basic digital theory: basic gates; pulse parameters; J-K flip-flops; NAND gates and catalogues; Karnaugh maps and deMorgan; A-D/D-A converters; counting circuits. Part 2 Manufacturer's data sheets: the logic gate families; the 7400 and its data sheet; the 7476 and 74S76 J-K flip-flops; the 74194 as a modern transmitter and receiver; the 74151A as a multiplexer; using the 74143 as a counter; counters using MSI devices; a binary rate multiplier using the 7497 70; a keyboard encoder; basic RAM configurations; the CYM1421 as a 1 Mbit RAM; PROMs, ARRAYs and ASICs. Part 3 System design: present state/next state and transition diagrams; designing a mod-6 counter; a BCD decade counter design; designing a sequence detector; hazards and races. Part 4 Transmission of digital signals: the RS232C data system; distortion in pulses and its effects on gates; using parity bits and codes in data transmission. Part 5 Signal processing: parameters affecting A-D converters; a D-A converter using the ZN436E; using the ZN435 as a ramp and compare converter; data acquisition systems; multiplexing and the ZN437; interconnecting logic families. Part 6 Designing systems: designing systems and systems analysis; the technical specification in practice; documenting a design; teamwork and design; a design example. Appendices: open collector gates; J and N device outlines.