Develop combinational and sequential logic circuits for an application.
Development should be done for an application such as ladder diagram circuits for programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Development should also include construction of a digital solution to a practical circuit problem by
- defining the problem
- conceptualizing the solution
- selecting the integrated circuit
- acquiring the components
- assembling the circuit.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How are digital design solutions defined?
- What are the constraints to design?
- How are circuit outcomes determined?
- What processes, materials, and research are required to develop a solution?
- How can mathematical and computer simulations assist in developing a solution to the problem?
- What are the ethical and societal effects of circuit development?
- How does a ladder diagram behave differently from a hard-wired control circuit?