For courses in Electronics and Electricity Technology

Digital Fundamentals: A Systems Approach offers unique coverage of digital technology with a system emphasis, providing a fundamental grounding in the basic concepts of digital technology and systems reinforced by an abundance of illustrations, examples, applications, and exercises.

Ch 1   Introduction to Digital Systems 

Ch 3   Logic Gates and Gate Combinations

Ch 5   Functions of Combinational Logic

Ch 6   Latches, Flip-Flops, and Timers

Ch 8   Counters

Ch 10   Memory and Storage

Ch 13   Data Processing and Control

Appendix A   Conversions  

Appendix B  Security System Components

Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

Glossary 

Index 

For courses in Electronics and Electricity Technology

Digital Fundamentals: A Systems Approach offers unique coverage of digital technology with a system emphasis, providing a fundamental grounding in the basic concepts of digital technology and systems reinforced by an abundance of illustrations, examples, applications, and exercises.

Hallmark Features:

Core fundamentals and basic logic functions are presented using a practical approach with emphasis on operation and application rather than on analysis and design.

• Core fundamentals are presented without being intermingled with more advanced topics.
• Many chapters feature an entire section devoted to a specific system and how it works. Additionally, system-level chapters cover digital data transmission, data processing and control, and buses, networks, and interfacing.
• System Examples illustrate how the basic concepts and logic elements are applied in a system application.
• System Notes present interesting facts and information.
• Multisim is used in selected examples, figures, and problems to provide practice in simulating logic circuits and systems and in troubleshooting.
• Worked examples illustrate core fundamentals and logic functions and require some basic analytical thought.
• Related problems in each worked example relate to the coverage of the example.
• Hands-on-tips (HOT) provide useful and practical information.
• Many chapters include a section on hardware description languages (VHDL and Verilog) that are essential for programmable logic applications.

Chapter pedagogy keeps students focused on learning the concepts.

• Each chapter begins with a chapter outline, objectives, introduction, and key terms list.
• Each section within a chapter begins with an introduction and objectives and concludes with a checkup exercise.
• Each chapter ends with a summary, key term glossary, true/false quiz, self-test, and sectionalized problem set.
• Answers to related problems, section checkups, true/false quiz, and self-test are at the end of each chapter.
• An end-of-book glossary contains all bold and color terms in the text.
• Answers to odd-numbered problems are at the end of the book.
• The Companion Website includes files related to the text, including tutorials, programs, and advanced topics.

The text’s approach to mathematical topics is limited to only essential coverage that a technician or technologist will need on the job.

• Programmable logic is emphasized; fixed-function logic is introduced on a limited basis.