
Typically, using traditional approaches this would require the student to learn advance Hardware Descriptive Languages such as VHDL and Verilog. Gaining a comprehension of timing is difficult without using hardware because of the inability for software based simulations to meet the speed of those running in hardware. When moving beyond simple logic diagrams, timing soon becomes a critical part of digital design. View the complete Teaching Digital Logic Fundamentals tutorial series. In this set of tutorials we demonstrate how digital logic theory can be taught using educational hardware to provide a hands-on approach to learning. The PLD schematic allows educators and students to create graphical logic diagrams like those found in textbooks and deploy these to Digilent educational boards. Multisim Programmable Logic Diagram (PLD) along with support for leading Digilent teaching hardware allows students to put the fundamentals of digital theory into practice. The course set also offers project based applications that combine and reinforce skills students learn throughout the course.Taking a hands-on approach to learning digital logic can be difficult without the need for students to learn complex hardware descriptive languages (eg. This in conjunction with the Digital Systems Development Board (DSDB) ELVIS add-on, facilitate the comprehension of the variety of digital electronic concepts presented in this course. As an instructor, you can create and edit instances of this course, assign them to students, and view their progress. Each included lab contains instructions, multimedia, and assessments in an online environment where students can learn at their own pace. This is an online, interactive course powered by Thinkscape. Theoretical concepts are reinforced through hands-on experiences using the NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS). Course topics range from simulating logic gates in NI Multisim to building and deploying PLD circuits to an FPGA target.

This course is an intermediate level course that covers both combinational and sequential digital electronics topics.
