Communications Technology

Learning Unit - Digital Electronics

Students per group - 2

Materials:

"Mr Circuit 2 - Digital Magic" Electronic Lab - Each Lab is equipped with an activity booklet and all the necessary components

Outcomes:

Day 1- Introduction to Digital

Choose a partner (The teacher reserves the right to arrange groups)
Each group is assigned a digital electronics kit and is responsible for that kit for the duration of this unit.
Take an inventory of your kit by looking at page 2 of your manual.
Review the "troubleshooting guide".
Read pages 4 through 9.
Teacher will discuss the contents of pages 4 through 9 with the group.
Read through and complete the experiment on pages 10 & 11 the "AND" Logic Gate.
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 2 -"OR" Gate

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 11 & 12 the "OR" Logic Gate.
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 3 - "Yes" & "Not"Gate

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 14 & 15 "the NOT & YES Logic Gate.
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation for both gates.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit

Day 4 - "NOR" Gate

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 16 & 17 the NOR Logic Gate.
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 5 - Integrated Circuits & "Nand" Gate

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 18 - 20 Integrated Circuits and the NAND Logic Gate.
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 6 Written Assignment & Test

On a sheet of paper do the following:
Summarize pages 4 & 5.
Show a truth table and boolean equation for the AND, OR, NOT, NOR & NAND gates.
Give this work to your teacher.
During the last 30 minutes of this class you are to take the written test.
Here are the rules:
You will have only the test site open on your computer
You will have all papers off your desk and all books put away.
Do this now. If there are books, papers or other webpages minimized or open on your desktop - you will receive a "0" "zero" on the written test.
This test must be written at this time or under the teacher's supervision at a selected time.
Click here enter the session name as electronics12 to take your test

Day 7 - Two Gate Clock

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 22-23 A Two Gate Clock
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 8 - Two Gate Timer

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 24-25 A Two-Gate Timer
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 9- Basic Memory Circuit

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 26-27 A Basic Memory Circuit
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 10 - 555 Timer

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 28-29 The 555 Timer
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit

Day 11 - Binary Counter

Day 12

Complete the"Binary Counter"
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

Day 13

Read through and complete the experiment on pages 38-39 The Seven-Segment Display
Show your working circuit to your teacher.
Write a brief summary of your findings. This summary must include a truth table and boolean equation.
Give your teacher your summary.
Take inventory and return your electronics kit.

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