Description:

The course deals with the design methodology of advanced custom electronics. The aim is to convert theoretical knowledge of previous studies into specific proposals for practical applications. Student are getting familiar with the problems encountered in the professional electronic design and manufacturing. This course is based on real experience in development and production, showing the latest technological trends and component base.

Contents:

1. Common rules and design flow in process of design and realization of electronics
2. Technical and manufacturing documentation, mechanical model (inc. 3D), CAD, CAM?
3. Diagnostics, legislation, EMC, safety, certification?
4. Embedded systems electronics
5. Communication busses/interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, 485, Ethernet, USB, HDMI, LVDS, WIFI, Bluetooth?)
6. High Speed Digital Design
7. Human Interface Device
8. AD/DA converters, digital potentiometers and analog switches
9. Intelligent peripherals
10. Design of power supplies and power control
11. Thermal management
12. Motor drivers
13. Light sources design rules (Inc. LEDs)
14. High and low current/voltages electronics design rules

Seminar contents:

1. Introduction to software (CAD, CAM), project booking
2. Mechanical modeling (3D)
3. Principles of signal and circuit analysis, signal integrity
4. Embedded systems
5. Communication busses/interfaces
6. High Speed Digital Design
7. Human Interface Device
8. AD/DA converters, digital potentiometers and analog switches
9. Intelligent peripherals
10. Design of power supplies and power control
11. Thermal management
12. Motor drivers
13. Light sources design rules (Inc. LEDs)
14. Project presentation

Recommended literature:

1. Záhlava,V.: Návrh a konstrukce desek plošných spojů, BEN, Praha 2010
2. Johnson, H. W.: High?Speed Digital Design, A Handbook of Black Magic, Prentice Hall, 1993
3. Aktuální aplikační listy a specifikace technologií resp. součástek pro příslušnou tematiku.

Keywords:

Custom Electronics, Embedded systems, Electronic design

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar