A Mini Packet Switch Project as an Auxiliary Tool for Digital Circuit Design Learning

Bruna S. Leandro, Carlos P. V. Jr, Caroline A. Amado, Fernando S. C. Cunha, Hugo A. Henley, Paula R. F. Alves, João M. M. Silva

DOI: 10.14209/sbrt.2012.204

Evento: XXX Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações (SBrT2012)

Keywords: Digital Circuits Digital Techniques Packet Switch Teaching learning

Abstract

The main approach for teaching/learning digital techniques in a classroom usually requires that theory and practice be taught together. In digital circuits laboratories classes, students can design, simulate and implement basic logical circuits as counters, coders/decoders, adders, and other circuit modules. However, those circuits are studied in a non integrated form and students do not have a greater and final objective with all those circuits. This paper points toward a project that uses the basic circuit blocks already done by students to integrate them into a totally functional data communication equipment.

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