ECE 427Digital Systems Engineering
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Last listed
- 1994–95
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1990–91 to 1994–95 (before that, 1970–71 to 1976–77 used the number for Design of Discrete Signal Systems and Computer Hardware Design); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Complexity in large digital systems. Control of design, interaction complexity, control of consequences of complexity. The topics covered include control unit design, microprogram control, design for testability, fault tolerance, multiprocessor systems. 1Open
As printed in the 1990–91 to 1994–95 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: E&CE 223
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
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Fall 2020
ECE327/427 With Aagaard 2 points, 2 comments
u/End-Resident: “Anyone here taken ECE327 or ECE427 with Aagaard, drop me a PM - got some questions. Thanks!”
Check it elsewhere
- Undergraduate Calendar, 1995–96If it ran past 1994–95, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1990–91 to 1994–95 5 calendars
Complexity in large digital systems. Control of design, interaction complexity, control of consequences of complexity. The topics covered include control unit design, microprogram control, design for testability, fault tolerance, multiprocessor systems.
1Open
Prereq: E&CE 223
Not in the 1977–78 to 1989–90 calendars.
1974–75 to 1976–77 3 calendars
Another title: Computer Hardware Design, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Analysis and synthesis of sequential circuits. Summary and review of TTL, ECL, and MOS digital components. Arithmetic processors for addition and multiplication, division etc. Computer sub-systems including memories, I/O devices, A/D, D/A and interfacing hardware. Computer organization and contro] techniques. Case study of computer design. Prerequisites EE324, or equivalent
1972–73 to 1973–74 2 calendars
Another title: Design of Discrete Signal Systems, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
The object of this course is to relate the realization of digital systems to device technology. Integrated circuit logic and memory elements; magnetic memory systems; serial and parallel systems, counters, A/D, D/A, I/O systems and displays; computer design and interfacing. Prerequisites: EE324, EE426, EE454 or equivalent. 3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory every third week, one term.
1970–71 to 1971–72 2 calendars
Another title: Design of Discrete Signal Systems, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
The object of this course is to relate the relization of digital systems to device technology. Realization of logic elements; electronic and magnetic components, discrete and integrated circuits. Synchronization and control of digital signal networks. Communication processors, computational processes. Storage of numbers; registers, counters, delay lines, matrix and film memories. Input and output media, economics of tape, cards and remote keyboards. Recorded and display outputs. Prerequisites: EE 324, EE 426, EE 454, or equivalents. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory every third week, I seminar, one term.