This document provides an introduction and overview of various digital logic and programmable devices including VHDL, microcontrollers, DSPs, PLCs, PLDs, ASICs, and FPGAs. It defines these terms and describes the basic architecture and applications of each technology. References and resources for further reading are also provided.
The document describes an experiment to write VHDL code for basic logic gates. It includes the truth tables, logic diagrams, and VHDL code for AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and EXOR gates. Waveform diagrams are provided to simulate the behavior of each gate.
The document discusses binary multipliers. It describes how a combinational multiplier circuit performs multiplication by multiplying the multiplicand by each bit of the multiplier starting from the least significant bit. Each multiplication forms a partial product that is shifted left. The final product is the sum of the partial products. It then provides examples of 2-bit by 2-bit and 4-bit by 3-bit binary multipliers, showing how the partial products are generated using AND gates and added using half adders or full adders.
The document discusses various techniques for accelerating the multiplication process, including shift-and-add, Booth's recoding, and higher radix multipliers. Booth's recoding maps digit sets to [-1,1] to skip additions when partial products are zero. Modified Booth's recoding improves on this by considering three adjacent bits to encode multipliers into [-2,2], allowing the use of radix-4 grouping to reduce the number of partial product additions. Modern multipliers apply Modified Booth's Recoding to take advantage of its higher radix structure.
This document provides an introduction and overview of System Verilog. It discusses what System Verilog is, why it was developed, its uses for hardware description and verification. Key features of System Verilog are then outlined such as its data types, arrays, queues, events, structures, unions and classes. Examples are provided for many of these features.
This document summarizes the implementation of a 7-segment digital clock on an FPGA board. It describes the problem statement of creating a digital clock, hardware and software requirements, and an overview of the implementation process. A top-down design approach is used, with counter modules to increment the seconds, minutes, and hours displayed on the clock based on an internal clock signal. Code examples are provided for the counter modules and resulting digital clock output.
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This presentation course covers full architectural and internal details of one of the most famous processor ARM Cortex M3 and M4. Processor core, NVIC, Register set, Bus interfaces, AHB,APB,SYS BUS,Interrupts,memory fully explained.
This document provides an overview of the ASIC design process, which includes the following main steps:
1. Front-end design including market research, specification, architecture, and RTL design.
2. Verification of the RTL code by verification engineers.
3. Synthesis of the RTL code into a gate-level netlist, followed by equivalence checking.
4. Physical design including placement and routing of standard cells, followed by extraction of parasitic components and timing analysis.
5. Physical verification including design rule checking and layout vs schematic checking.
This document describes gate level modeling in Verilog. It discusses gate types like AND, OR, and NOT gates that can be used as primitives. It describes how to instantiate gates and provides examples of instantiating gates like NAND and AND gates. It also describes structural modeling of circuits like a 2-input multiplexer, full adder, D latch, and master-slave JK flip-flop using gate level primitives.
System verilog verification building blocksNirav Desai
SystemVerilog introduces key concepts like program blocks, interfaces, and clocking blocks to help with verification. Program blocks separate the testbench code from the design code to avoid race conditions. Interfaces encapsulate communication between blocks and help prevent errors from manual port connections. Clocking blocks synchronize signal drivers and allow specifying timing for sampled signals. Together these features help manage complexity when verifying designs.
The action or operation of a demultiplexer is opposite to that of the multiplexer. As inverse to the MUX , demux is a one-to-many circuit. With the use of a demultiplexer , the binary data can be bypassed to one of its many output data lines.
Demultiplexers are mainly used in Boolean function generators and decoder circuits. Different input/output configuration demultiplexers are available in the form of single integrated circuits (ICs).
The document describes the design and simulation of basic logic gates and a 2-to-4 decoder using Verilog HDL. It includes the block diagrams, truth tables, and Verilog code for AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR and NOT gates. Testbenches are provided to simulate and verify the gate designs. The 2-to-4 decoder section provides the block diagram, theory of operation, and Verilog code using dataflow, behavioral and structural modeling styles. A testbench is also included to simulate the 2-to-4 decoder design.
This document discusses finite state machines (FSMs), which are mathematical models used to model the behavior of systems that can be in one of a finite number of states. The document defines FSMs, describes their components and representations, compares deterministic and non-deterministic FSMs, and discusses their applications in areas like software engineering, hardware design, and modeling reactive systems. FSMs are a fundamental concept in automata theory and computational modeling.
Gate Diffusion Input Technology (Very Large Scale Integration)Ashwin Shroff
The aim of project is by using GDI technique the power consumption, delay, chip area and connection and parasitic capacitors is decreased. In this project, we are implementing the new T-flip flop using GDI technique for low power and high speed in order to achieve power delay product (PDP)
This document discusses the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and its role in a central processing unit (CPU). It begins with an overview of the ALU and its functions, including that it performs arithmetic and logical operations. The document then shows a typical schematic symbol for an ALU and builds a sample 1-bit ALU circuit. It concludes by mentioning how ALUs can be expanded by connecting more 1-bit circuits in parallel.
The document discusses modules and ports in Verilog. It describes that a module defines distinct parts including module name, port list, port declarations, and optional parameters. Ports provide the interface for a module to communicate with its environment. There are two methods for connecting ports to external signals - by ordered list where signals must appear in the same order as ports, and by name where the order does not matter as long as port names match. Hierarchical names provide unique names for every identifier by denoting the design hierarchy with identifiers separated by periods.
This document provides an introduction to Verilog HDL including:
- An overview of Verilog keywords, data types, abstraction levels, and design methodology.
- Details on the history of Verilog including its development over time and transitions to newer standards.
- Explanations of key Verilog concepts like modules, ports, instantiation, stimuli, and lexical conventions.
Modules are the basic building blocks, ports define module interfaces, and instantiation replicates modules. Stimuli provide test inputs and lexical conventions cover syntax rules.
The document provides examples of microcontroller system design, including buses, data transfer, general purpose input/output (GPIO), and timers. It describes tristate and multiplexer-based bus structures, synchronous and asynchronous data transfer methods, GPIO hardware and programming models, and basic timer operations like event counting and rate generation. Radial and daisy-chain bus arbitration techniques are also explained.
The document contains 7 VHDL programs with the following objectives:
1) Implement a 3:8 decoder using behavioral modeling.
2) Implement an 8:1 multiplexer using behavioral modeling.
3) Implement a 1:8 demultiplexer using behavioral modeling.
4) Implement 4-bit addition/subtraction.
5) Implement a 4-bit comparator.
6) Generate a MOD-10 up counter.
7) Generate a 1010 sequence detector.
Each program contains the VHDL code, RTL logic diagram and output waveform to achieve the given objective.
Minterms and maxterms are ways to represent Boolean functions. Minterms are AND terms with all variable combinations, while maxterms are OR terms. There are 2^n minterms and maxterms for n variables. Minterms and maxterms are related, with each minterm being the complement of a corresponding maxterm. Boolean functions can be expressed as the sum of minterms or product of maxterms. The minterms/maxterms used correspond to the 1s/0s in the function table.
2019 2 testing and verification of vlsi design_verificationUsha Mehta
This document provides an introduction to verification of VLSI designs and functional verification. It discusses sources of errors in specifications and implementations, ways to reduce human errors through automation and mistake-proofing techniques. It also covers the reconvergence model of verification, different verification methods like simulation, formal verification and techniques like equivalence checking and model checking. The document then discusses verification flows, test benches, different types of test cases and limitations of functional verification.
The document describes 8 experiments involving VHDL code implementations of various digital logic circuits. Experiment 1 implements 4:1 and 8:1 multiplexers. Experiment 2 implements 1:4 and 1:8 demultiplexers. Experiment 3 implements a 3:8 decoder. Experiment 4 implements a 4-bit adder. Experiment 5 implements a 4-bit comparator. Experiment 6 implements a 2-bit ALU. Experiment 7 and 8 both implement a D flip-flop. The document provides the full VHDL code for each circuit implementation.
This document provides an introduction to Verilog, a hardware description language (HDL). It describes the main purposes of HDLs as allowing designers to describe circuits at both the algorithmic and gate levels, enabling simulation and synthesis. The document then discusses some Verilog basics, including modules as building blocks, ports, parameters, variables, instantiation, and structural vs procedural code. It provides examples of module declarations and typical module components.
Tasks and functions allow designers to abstract commonly used Verilog code into reusable routines. Tasks can contain timing constructs and pass multiple values through input, output, and inout arguments. Functions must not contain timing constructs and return a single value. Tasks are similar to subroutines while functions are similar to functions in other languages like FORTRAN. Automatic tasks make tasks re-entrant to avoid issues with concurrent calls operating on shared variables.
The document discusses a presentation on VLSI design given by students after an industrial training. It provides an introduction to VLSI, describes software used in VLSI design like DSCH, Xilinx, Altera and Microwind. It explains VLSI design hierarchy, basic VHDL code structure and Verilog code structure. It also discusses programmable logic device and the downloading process on a PLD using Xilinx. The conclusion states that VLSI design has significant scope as a career.
This presentation discusses the details of the I2C protocol and interfacing of EEPROM with 8051 based on I2C protocol. It also discusses the other applications of I2C protocol
System Verilog (Tutorial -- 4X1 Multiplexer)Denise Wilson
This document describes building a 4x1 multiplexer in System Verilog using 2x1 multiplexer modules. It includes lower and higher level modules, with the lower being a 2x1 multiplexer and the higher being a 4x1 multiplexer built from three 2x1 multiplexers. A testbench module is also included to simulate the 4x1 multiplexer in ModelSim and verify its functionality.
Verilog Modeling of Basic Combinational Logic. This class notes present main combinational building blocks including multiplexers, decoders, adders, and comparators. Basic if-then-else, case, and loop constructs are also described.
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This presentation course covers full architectural and internal details of one of the most famous processor ARM Cortex M3 and M4. Processor core, NVIC, Register set, Bus interfaces, AHB,APB,SYS BUS,Interrupts,memory fully explained.
This document provides an overview of the ASIC design process, which includes the following main steps:
1. Front-end design including market research, specification, architecture, and RTL design.
2. Verification of the RTL code by verification engineers.
3. Synthesis of the RTL code into a gate-level netlist, followed by equivalence checking.
4. Physical design including placement and routing of standard cells, followed by extraction of parasitic components and timing analysis.
5. Physical verification including design rule checking and layout vs schematic checking.
This document describes gate level modeling in Verilog. It discusses gate types like AND, OR, and NOT gates that can be used as primitives. It describes how to instantiate gates and provides examples of instantiating gates like NAND and AND gates. It also describes structural modeling of circuits like a 2-input multiplexer, full adder, D latch, and master-slave JK flip-flop using gate level primitives.
System verilog verification building blocksNirav Desai
SystemVerilog introduces key concepts like program blocks, interfaces, and clocking blocks to help with verification. Program blocks separate the testbench code from the design code to avoid race conditions. Interfaces encapsulate communication between blocks and help prevent errors from manual port connections. Clocking blocks synchronize signal drivers and allow specifying timing for sampled signals. Together these features help manage complexity when verifying designs.
The action or operation of a demultiplexer is opposite to that of the multiplexer. As inverse to the MUX , demux is a one-to-many circuit. With the use of a demultiplexer , the binary data can be bypassed to one of its many output data lines.
Demultiplexers are mainly used in Boolean function generators and decoder circuits. Different input/output configuration demultiplexers are available in the form of single integrated circuits (ICs).
The document describes the design and simulation of basic logic gates and a 2-to-4 decoder using Verilog HDL. It includes the block diagrams, truth tables, and Verilog code for AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR and NOT gates. Testbenches are provided to simulate and verify the gate designs. The 2-to-4 decoder section provides the block diagram, theory of operation, and Verilog code using dataflow, behavioral and structural modeling styles. A testbench is also included to simulate the 2-to-4 decoder design.
This document discusses finite state machines (FSMs), which are mathematical models used to model the behavior of systems that can be in one of a finite number of states. The document defines FSMs, describes their components and representations, compares deterministic and non-deterministic FSMs, and discusses their applications in areas like software engineering, hardware design, and modeling reactive systems. FSMs are a fundamental concept in automata theory and computational modeling.
Gate Diffusion Input Technology (Very Large Scale Integration)Ashwin Shroff
The aim of project is by using GDI technique the power consumption, delay, chip area and connection and parasitic capacitors is decreased. In this project, we are implementing the new T-flip flop using GDI technique for low power and high speed in order to achieve power delay product (PDP)
This document discusses the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and its role in a central processing unit (CPU). It begins with an overview of the ALU and its functions, including that it performs arithmetic and logical operations. The document then shows a typical schematic symbol for an ALU and builds a sample 1-bit ALU circuit. It concludes by mentioning how ALUs can be expanded by connecting more 1-bit circuits in parallel.
The document discusses modules and ports in Verilog. It describes that a module defines distinct parts including module name, port list, port declarations, and optional parameters. Ports provide the interface for a module to communicate with its environment. There are two methods for connecting ports to external signals - by ordered list where signals must appear in the same order as ports, and by name where the order does not matter as long as port names match. Hierarchical names provide unique names for every identifier by denoting the design hierarchy with identifiers separated by periods.
This document provides an introduction to Verilog HDL including:
- An overview of Verilog keywords, data types, abstraction levels, and design methodology.
- Details on the history of Verilog including its development over time and transitions to newer standards.
- Explanations of key Verilog concepts like modules, ports, instantiation, stimuli, and lexical conventions.
Modules are the basic building blocks, ports define module interfaces, and instantiation replicates modules. Stimuli provide test inputs and lexical conventions cover syntax rules.
The document provides examples of microcontroller system design, including buses, data transfer, general purpose input/output (GPIO), and timers. It describes tristate and multiplexer-based bus structures, synchronous and asynchronous data transfer methods, GPIO hardware and programming models, and basic timer operations like event counting and rate generation. Radial and daisy-chain bus arbitration techniques are also explained.
The document contains 7 VHDL programs with the following objectives:
1) Implement a 3:8 decoder using behavioral modeling.
2) Implement an 8:1 multiplexer using behavioral modeling.
3) Implement a 1:8 demultiplexer using behavioral modeling.
4) Implement 4-bit addition/subtraction.
5) Implement a 4-bit comparator.
6) Generate a MOD-10 up counter.
7) Generate a 1010 sequence detector.
Each program contains the VHDL code, RTL logic diagram and output waveform to achieve the given objective.
Minterms and maxterms are ways to represent Boolean functions. Minterms are AND terms with all variable combinations, while maxterms are OR terms. There are 2^n minterms and maxterms for n variables. Minterms and maxterms are related, with each minterm being the complement of a corresponding maxterm. Boolean functions can be expressed as the sum of minterms or product of maxterms. The minterms/maxterms used correspond to the 1s/0s in the function table.
2019 2 testing and verification of vlsi design_verificationUsha Mehta
This document provides an introduction to verification of VLSI designs and functional verification. It discusses sources of errors in specifications and implementations, ways to reduce human errors through automation and mistake-proofing techniques. It also covers the reconvergence model of verification, different verification methods like simulation, formal verification and techniques like equivalence checking and model checking. The document then discusses verification flows, test benches, different types of test cases and limitations of functional verification.
The document describes 8 experiments involving VHDL code implementations of various digital logic circuits. Experiment 1 implements 4:1 and 8:1 multiplexers. Experiment 2 implements 1:4 and 1:8 demultiplexers. Experiment 3 implements a 3:8 decoder. Experiment 4 implements a 4-bit adder. Experiment 5 implements a 4-bit comparator. Experiment 6 implements a 2-bit ALU. Experiment 7 and 8 both implement a D flip-flop. The document provides the full VHDL code for each circuit implementation.
This document provides an introduction to Verilog, a hardware description language (HDL). It describes the main purposes of HDLs as allowing designers to describe circuits at both the algorithmic and gate levels, enabling simulation and synthesis. The document then discusses some Verilog basics, including modules as building blocks, ports, parameters, variables, instantiation, and structural vs procedural code. It provides examples of module declarations and typical module components.
Tasks and functions allow designers to abstract commonly used Verilog code into reusable routines. Tasks can contain timing constructs and pass multiple values through input, output, and inout arguments. Functions must not contain timing constructs and return a single value. Tasks are similar to subroutines while functions are similar to functions in other languages like FORTRAN. Automatic tasks make tasks re-entrant to avoid issues with concurrent calls operating on shared variables.
The document discusses a presentation on VLSI design given by students after an industrial training. It provides an introduction to VLSI, describes software used in VLSI design like DSCH, Xilinx, Altera and Microwind. It explains VLSI design hierarchy, basic VHDL code structure and Verilog code structure. It also discusses programmable logic device and the downloading process on a PLD using Xilinx. The conclusion states that VLSI design has significant scope as a career.
This presentation discusses the details of the I2C protocol and interfacing of EEPROM with 8051 based on I2C protocol. It also discusses the other applications of I2C protocol
System Verilog (Tutorial -- 4X1 Multiplexer)Denise Wilson
This document describes building a 4x1 multiplexer in System Verilog using 2x1 multiplexer modules. It includes lower and higher level modules, with the lower being a 2x1 multiplexer and the higher being a 4x1 multiplexer built from three 2x1 multiplexers. A testbench module is also included to simulate the 4x1 multiplexer in ModelSim and verify its functionality.
Verilog Modeling of Basic Combinational Logic. This class notes present main combinational building blocks including multiplexers, decoders, adders, and comparators. Basic if-then-else, case, and loop constructs are also described.
Verilog is a hardware description language used to model and simulate digital circuits. It supports different levels of abstraction from algorithmic level down to transistor level. The document describes key Verilog concepts including data types, operators, procedural blocks, timing, and system tasks. It also explains the use of modules for hierarchical design and compiler directives for code reuse and timescale specification.
This document contains VHDL code for multiplexer circuits and corrections for exercises on VHDL code. It includes:
1. Four ways to write VHDL code for a 2-to-1 multiplexer using different assignment methods.
2. Corrections for an exercise involving VHDL code for a circuit with 4 inputs and 2 outputs based on different input patterns.
3. The corrections provide 4 different ways to write the VHDL code using selective assignment, conditional assignment, if-then-else structure, and case-when structure.
4. VHDL code for a simple circuit with 2 inputs, 1 select line, and 1 output using an if-then process.
This document describes a group project to recreate two digital logic experiments in VHDL. It includes VHDL code and explanations for:
1) A 4-bit binary to gray code converter using basic gates and NAND gates.
2) An 8-input 1-bit multiplexer using switch case statements and if/elsif/else ladder statements.
The group members are listed and the problem statement is to recreate experiments 3 and 2 from a previous lab assignment in VHDL. Truth tables are provided for each circuit.
The document discusses common digital logic circuits including decoders, encoders, demultiplexers and multiplexers. It provides an overview of how these circuits work at a block level and then goes into more detail on decoders, describing their functionality, truth tables, and implementations including how to build larger decoders from smaller ones. Standard MSI decoder chips are also presented.
digital integrated circuits and applications is a course in electronics and communication branch in engineering .multiplexers is a concept in digital integrated circuits.
this concept is very useful in engineering domain
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multiplexers are used in digital communications.
Originally a modeling language for a very efficient
event-driven digital logic simulator
Later pushed into use as a specification language for logic
synthesis
Now, one of the two most commonly-used languages in
digital hardware design (VHDL is the other)
Virtually every chip (FPGA, ASIC, etc.) is designed in part
using one of these two languages
Combines structural and behavioral modeling styles
Verilog is a hardware description language commonly used for designing digital circuits. It supports both structural and behavioral modeling styles. Structural modeling involves describing a design using instances of modules and primitives, while behavioral modeling uses procedural code like always blocks. Verilog supports various data types including nets, regs, vectors, and user-defined types. It also has a four-value logic system. Testbenches provide stimulus and check results of simulated designs.
Verilog is a hardware description language commonly used for designing digital circuits. It allows both structural and behavioral modeling. Structurally, Verilog programs are built from modules containing instances of other modules or primitives. Behaviorally, modules contain initial and always blocks that use imperative code like assignments and conditionals. Verilog simulations execute events concurrently using a discrete event queue to model digital hardware behavior.
Verilog is a hardware description language commonly used for designing digital circuits. It allows both structural and behavioral modeling. Structurally, Verilog programs are built from modules containing instances of other modules or primitives. Behaviorally, modules contain initial and always blocks with imperative code. The always blocks model concurrent hardware processes that execute when signals change. Verilog supports both combinational logic with continuous assignments and sequential logic with blocking assignments in always blocks.
- VHDL is a hardware description language used to model digital circuits.
- In VHDL, components are used to model lower-level blocks that can be connected together to form more complex systems. Components are declared using ENTITY and ARCHITECTURE.
- Structural description models the internal connections between lower-level components. Components are instantiated using the PORT MAP statement to connect their ports to signals.
Explore the fundamentals of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), their architecture, learning algorithms, and real-world applications. This presentation offers a clear and comprehensive guide for beginners .
1. The document discusses modeling combinational logic circuits in Verilog, including types of circuits like multiplexers, encoders, priority encoders, and decoders.
2. It describes different ways to model circuits like multiplexers using if/else statements, nested if statements, and case statements. Case statements provide a more compact coding structure.
3. Encoding and priority encoding circuits are demonstrated using if/else statements and case statements. For-loops can also provide a compact way to model priority encoders.
The document discusses artificial neurons and their relationship to biological neurons. It notes that biological neurons can perform complex tasks quickly through distributed and fault-tolerant processing. This prompted the development of artificial neural networks to model the brain. The basic unit of these networks is the artificial neuron, which receives weighted inputs, calculates an activation value, and outputs a value. Single artificial neurons can implement logical functions and classify linearly separable problems using hyperplanes to separate data classes. More complex architectures are needed to handle non-linearly separable problems.
The document describes the design of a serial-to-parallel converter using a Moore finite state machine approach. It begins with an informal description of the desired functionality. It then determines that a Moore machine model is appropriate since the outputs depend only on the current state, not the inputs. The design process involves constructing a state table and state diagram with 4 states - Reset (S0), Load 1st bit (S1), Load 2nd bit (S2), Load 3rd bit (S3), and Load 4th bit (S4). The state diagram fully specifies the state transitions and outputs for this serial-to-parallel conversion Moore finite state machine.
Verilog is a hardware description language used for designing digital circuits. It allows circuits to be modeled both structurally using primitives and modules, and behaviorally using initial and always blocks. Structural modeling connects instances of modules and primitives, while behavioral modeling uses imperative code. Verilog supports both combinational logic using continuous assignments and sequential logic using blocking assignments in always blocks. It performs event-driven discrete event simulation and uses four-valued logic for nets and registers.
A multiplexer is a combinational logic circuit that selects one of several input lines and outputs the data on that line. It has 2n input lines and n selection lines, where the values on the selection lines determine which input line is output. For example, a 2-to-1 multiplexer has two inputs and one selection line, outputting either the first or second input depending on the selection line value. Multiplexers can be cascaded to build larger multiplexers. Boolean functions can also be implemented using multiplexers. A demultiplexer is similar but has one input and multiple outputs, using the selection lines to determine which output is activated. Decoders are similar to demultiplexers but are used to
Is Sexual Harassment different for Gender and Sexual Minorities (LGBTQ)?Denise Wilson
The document discusses sexual harassment among LGBTQ+ individuals. It finds that LGBTQ+ individuals experience higher rates of sexual harassment and heterosexist harassment than heterosexual, cisgender individuals. However, the intersection of gender and sexual orientation is complex, as some studies show that being a woman and a sexual minority does not necessarily increase harassment over being a straight woman. The document thus underscores the complex nature of considering multiple identity characteristics in experiences with sexual harassment.
Is Sexual Harassment Different for Men vs. Women?Denise Wilson
While both male and female students experience sexual harassment, rates are particularly high for women in male-dominated fields like engineering and medicine. Women faculty also report high rates of harassment. Both men and women suffer negative physical, emotional, and professional impacts from harassment. However, women generally experience harassment more frequently due to enduring inequalities and power imbalances between genders in academic and workplace settings. Intersectionality must also be considered, as other demographic factors influence individual experiences.
What do Student Evaluations of Teaching Really Measure?Denise Wilson
H) It's anybody's guess (who knows?)
The document summarizes multiple studies that call into question what exactly SETs measure. While SETs were originally intended to measure teaching quality, the research presented indicates that SETs lack construct and outcome validity and the statistics used are often inaccurate. Therefore, the conclusion is that it is unclear and unknown what specifically SETs actually measure.
A short history of women in the workplace and women in engineering including misperceptions and facts regarding why women still leave engineering in large numbers.
Wind turbines convert kinetic energy from wind into electrical energy through the rotation of blades connected to a shaft that spins a generator. The generator produces electricity that feeds into the utility grid. Wind power produces zero emissions and uses minimal water and land compared to other energy sources. While wind power has small environmental impacts, concerns include effects on wildlife from collisions with turbines and visual or noise pollution. The United States uses wind power because it is a clean, renewable, and cost-effective energy source that can supplement other forms of electricity production.
Environmental Impacts of Electricity ProductionDenise Wilson
A comprehensive overview of the many environmental impacts (on air, water, land, and ecosystems) of producing electricity from coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, water, wind, sun, and biomass.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 8)): Redesigning & IteratingDenise Wilson
The document discusses the redesign and iteration phase of the engineering design cycle. It emphasizes collecting feedback from testing and evaluations to improve the next version of the design. Feedback should be thoroughly documented and considered to refine specifications and redesign solutions. The process involves collecting feedback, filtering and following up, strengthening the team, distilling key insights, taking action to redesign, and getting additional feedback on the new design before another cycle. The goal is to continuously improve the design through this iterative process.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 7): Presenting the SolutionDenise Wilson
The document discusses presenting the solution phase of the engineering design cycle. It provides tips for creating effective presentations, including writing in complete sentences, using active voice, keeping sentences short, and telling the story of the design process to engage the audience. Storytelling is highlighted as a proven way to inspire people and gain their attention when communicating solutions. An example story outline is given to illustrate how to present the solution through narrative form.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 6): Test and EvaluateDenise Wilson
The document describes the process of testing and evaluating components in the engineering design cycle. It emphasizes beginning with testing critical components, like sensors, in isolated and controlled environments to characterize performance before moving to more complex system-level testing. Testing should progress from controlled laboratory settings to realistic operating environments to verify functionality. Both critical and supporting components require testing to validate they meet design specifications.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 5): Constructing a PrototypeDenise Wilson
The document discusses constructing prototypes in the engineering design cycle. It describes using various types of models, such as mathematical, physical, conceptual, and logical models to simulate designs before building full prototypes. This allows refining designs through analysis and simulation to reduce costs and improve quality. Prototypes can then be constructed through various methods like using everyday materials, construction kits, 3D printing, or breadboarding circuits. The goal is to demonstrate key design features, functions, and gain feedback prior to developing a final product.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 4): Selecting the Best SolutionDenise Wilson
The document discusses selecting the best solution during the engineering design cycle. It describes using decision matrices to evaluate designs based on specifications and constraints. Additionally, it recommends using SWOT analysis to consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each design. The document emphasizes selecting solutions objectively and avoiding bias by acknowledging personal biases, getting outside perspectives, and using reverse thinking. It also provides guidelines for block diagrams, such as showing inputs, outputs, signal flow, and communicating the design scope clearly.
Basic Engineering Design (Part 3): Designing SolutionsDenise Wilson
The document discusses the design solutions phase of the engineering design cycle. It describes creating a design specification that identifies critical performance metrics and constraints. Possible solutions are then identified through researching similar products, patents, literature and brainstorming. Mind maps are presented as a tool to organize ideas from brainstorming in a visual way. The process concludes with documenting all potential solutions identified for later evaluation.
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of WIPAC Monthly celebrating the 14th anniversary of the WIPAC Group and WIPAC monthly.
In this edition along with the usual news from around the industry we have three great articles for your contemplation
Firstly from Michael Dooley we have a feature article about ammonia ion selective electrodes and their online applications
Secondly we have an article from myself which highlights the increasing amount of wastewater monitoring and asks "what is the overall" strategy or are we installing monitoring for the sake of monitoring
Lastly we have an article on data as a service for resilient utility operations and how it can be used effectively.
OPTIMIZING DATA INTEROPERABILITY IN AGILE ORGANIZATIONS: INTEGRATING NONAKA’S...ijdmsjournal
Agile methodologies have transformed organizational management by prioritizing team autonomy and
iterative learning cycles. However, these approaches often lack structured mechanisms for knowledge
retention and interoperability, leading to fragmented decision-making, information silos, and strategic
misalignment. This study proposes an alternative approach to knowledge management in Agile
environments by integrating Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi’s theory of knowledge creation—
specifically the concept of Ba, a shared space where knowledge is created and validated—with Jürgen
Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action, which emphasizes deliberation as the foundation for trust
and legitimacy in organizational decision-making. To operationalize this integration, we propose the
Deliberative Permeability Metric (DPM), a diagnostic tool that evaluates knowledge flow and the
deliberative foundation of organizational decisions, and the Communicative Rationality Cycle (CRC), a
structured feedback model that extends the DPM, ensuring long-term adaptability and data governance.
This model was applied at Livelo, a Brazilian loyalty program company, demonstrating that structured
deliberation improves operational efficiency and reduces knowledge fragmentation. The findings indicate
that institutionalizing deliberative processes strengthens knowledge interoperability, fostering a more
resilient and adaptive approach to data governance in complex organizations.
Design of Variable Depth Single-Span Post.pdfKamel Farid
Hunched Single Span Bridge: -
(HSSBs) have maximum depth at ends and minimum depth at midspan.
Used for long-span river crossings or highway overpasses when:
Aesthetically pleasing shape is required or
Vertical clearance needs to be maximized
In this paper, the cost and weight of the reinforcement concrete cantilever retaining wall are optimized using Gases Brownian Motion Optimization Algorithm (GBMOA) which is based on the gas molecules motion. To investigate the optimization capability of the GBMOA, two objective functions of cost and weight are considered and verification is made using two available solutions for retaining wall design. Furthermore, the effect of wall geometries of retaining walls on their cost and weight is investigated using four different T-shape walls. Besides, sensitivity analyses for effects of backfill slope, stem height, surcharge, and backfill unit weight are carried out and of soil. Moreover, Rankine and Coulomb methods for lateral earth pressure calculation are used and results are compared. The GBMOA predictions are compared with those available in the literature. It has been shown that the use of GBMOA results in reducing significantly the cost and weight of retaining walls. In addition, the Coulomb lateral earth pressure can reduce the cost and weight of retaining walls.
The TRB AJE35 RIIM Coordination and Collaboration Subcommittee has organized a series of webinars focused on building coordination, collaboration, and cooperation across multiple groups. All webinars have been recorded and copies of the recording, transcripts, and slides are below. These resources are open-access following creative commons licensing agreements. The files may be found, organized by webinar date, below. The committee co-chairs would welcome any suggestions for future webinars. The support of the AASHTO RAC Coordination and Collaboration Task Force, the Council of University Transportation Centers, and AUTRI’s Alabama Transportation Assistance Program is gratefully acknowledged.
This webinar overviews proven methods for collaborating with USDOT University Transportation Centers (UTCs), emphasizing state departments of transportation and other stakeholders. It will cover partnerships at all UTC stages, from the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) release through proposal development, research and implementation. Successful USDOT UTC research, education, workforce development, and technology transfer best practices will be highlighted. Dr. Larry Rilett, Director of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute will moderate.
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Introduction to ANN, McCulloch Pitts Neuron, Perceptron and its Learning
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Model – Introduction, learning parameters: Weight and Bias, Loss function: Mean
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blocks of CNN, Transfer Learning, R-CNN,Auto encoders, LSTM Networks, Recent
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This research is oriented towards exploring mode-wise corridor level travel-time estimation using Machine learning techniques such as Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). Authors have considered buses (equipped with in-vehicle GPS) as the probe vehicles and attempted to calculate the travel-time of other modes such as cars along a stretch of arterial roads. The proposed study considers various influential factors that affect travel time such as road geometry, traffic parameters, location information from the GPS receiver and other spatiotemporal parameters that affect the travel-time. The study used a segment modeling method for segregating the data based on identified bus stop locations. A k-fold cross-validation technique was used for determining the optimum model parameters to be used in the ANN and SVM models. The developed models were tested on a study corridor of 59.48 km stretch in Mumbai, India. The data for this study were collected for a period of five days (Monday-Friday) during the morning peak period (from 8.00 am to 11.00 am). Evaluation scores such as MAPE (mean absolute percentage error), MAD (mean absolute deviation) and RMSE (root mean square error) were used for testing the performance of the models. The MAPE values for ANN and SVM models are 11.65 and 10.78 respectively. The developed model is further statistically validated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The results obtained from these tests proved that the proposed model is statistically valid.
1. A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
2. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
This Tutorial covers:
logic — four-state integer type where the four possible states are:
• 1 (high; True);
• 0 (low; False;
• x (unknown) — this means that the state is unknown; Verilog initializes four-state
types to X.
• z (high impedance) — this means that the state is disconnected and is essentially
“floating.”
output, input — describe the ports associated with a module and
provides a way to communicate with a module
assign — continuous assignment statement in system verilog
module — for simulation of digital circuits in software and synthesis
of digital circuits in hardware
3. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
module mux2_1(out, i0, i1, sel);
output logic out;
input logic i0, i1, sel;
assign out = (i1 & sel) | (i0 & ~sel);
endmodule
Creates a block of code which can be
instantiated (i.e. used) as many times as
needed in highboy other files in a
design. This module is named mux2_1
and has four ports (out, i0, i1, sel)
which allow other modules to
communicate with it.
4. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
module mux2_1(out, i0, i1, sel);
output logic out;
input logic i0, i1, sel;
assign out = (i1 & sel) | (i0 & ~sel);
endmodule
out is an output of the module
mux2_1. out is of the variable type
logic and can have four possible
values: z, x, 0, or 1
i0, i1, sel1 are inputs to the module
mux2_1. These three inputs are also of
the variable type logic and can have
four possible values: z, x, 0, or 1
5. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
module mux2_1(out, i0, i1, sel);
output logic out;
input logic i0, i1, sel;
assign out = (i1 & sel) | (i0 & ~sel);
endmodule
assigns out
the value of
(i1*sel) + (i0*sel’)
where * or & indicates AND;
+ or | indicates OR;
’ (~) indicates NOT (INVERT)
6. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
module mux2_1_testbench();
logic i0, i1, sel;
logic out;
mux2_1 dut (.out, .i0, .i1, .sel);
initial begin
sel=0; i0=0; i1=0; #10;
sel=0; i0=0; i1=1; #10;
sel=0; i0=1; i1=0; #10;
sel=0; i0=1; i1=1; #10;
sel=1; i0=0; i1=0; #10;
sel=1; i0=0; i1=1; #10;
sel=1; i0=1; i1=0; #10;
sel=1; i0=1; i1=1; #10;
end
endmodule
Creates variables i0, i1, sel, and out of
variable type logic
Creates a block of code that can be used to
simulate another module (in this case,
mux2_1_testbench() will simulate the
mux2_1 created on the preceding slides)
Sets up the mux2_1 for testing/simulating
and names it dut.
7. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
module mux2_1_testbench();
logic i0, i1, sel;
logic out;
mux2_1 dut (.out, .i0, .i1, .sel);
initial begin
sel=0; i0=0; i1=0; #10;
sel=0; i0=0; i1=1; #10;
sel=0; i0=1; i1=0; #10;
sel=0; i0=1; i1=1; #10;
sel=1; i0=0; i1=0; #10;
sel=1; i0=0; i1=1; #10;
sel=1; i0=1; i1=0; #10;
sel=1; i0=1; i1=1; #10;
end
endmodule
At time = 0: sel i0 i1 = 000
At time = 10 time units: sel i0 i1 = 001
At time = 20 time units: sel i0 i1 = 010
And so on….
This block of code assigns binary values to
the three inputs of dut: i0, i1, sel; i0, i1, sel
are defined as inputs in the mux2_1 module
shown on the preceding slides.
8. S Y S T E M V E R I L O G
A 2 X 1 M U LT I P L E X E R
In this introductory tutorial,
we have created a 2X1
multiplexer in System Verilog
and created a testbench to
simulate all possible input
combinations in ModelSim.
out
i0
i1
sel
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