System Design
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The official GTU curriculum for System Design (subject code 3725201) as prescribed for EAC( · Semester 2 divides the course into 3 units, covering 40 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3725201)Unit 1 Introduction to Embedded Systems
- Definition and Classification – Overview of hardware units in an embedded system – Software embedded into the system – Complex System Design Embedded Systems on a Chip (SoC) and the use of VLSI designed circuits
Unit 2 High speed hardware system design challenges
- Transmission line effects
- characteristic impedance
- single ended Vs. differential I/O standards and their applications
- crosstalk and noise
- high speed signal terminations
- high speed I/O standards used in interfacing e.g
- HCSL, CML, LVPECL
- LVDS etc…
- AC/DC coupling
- Routing on multilayer PCB, Reference voltage requirements
- Compliance to standards like FCC, CE etc…
- Power requirement analysis
- safety margins
- fail safe mechanisms/redundancy
- Power supply filtering
- Power monitoring
- ESD requirements in handling circuit boards
- ESD safe environment
Unit 3 Introduction to PCB Fabrication
- The importance of interconnects
- The basics
- History and evolution
- Component selection
- Bill of materials
- Specification and classification of PCBs
- Techniques of layout design
- Artwork generation methods - manual and CAD
- General design factor for digital and analog circuits
- Layout and artwork making for SS, DS and ML Boards
- Design for manufacturability
- A review of specification design standards
- Introduction to PCB technology
- Anatomy of laminates
- reinforcing materials
- Photo tool generation including screen preparation
- Imaging techniques
- PCB Fabrication techniques-single
- double sided and multi layers
- Drilling operation-manual and CNC Etching: chemical principles and mechanisms
- Plating operations manual and