Course: Diagnostics of Electronic Systems

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Course title Diagnostics of Electronic Systems
Course code KEI/DES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Georgiev Vjačeslav, Doc. Dr. Ing.
  • Kubík Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bartůněk David, Ing.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Diagnostics - historical development of branch, technical diagnostics, diagnostics of digital systems, diagnostics and economy, basic terminology, diagnostic tests 2. Causes and mechanisms of digital system faults, models of faults for diagnostics 3. Methods of diagnostic test generation, functional and structure tests, testing of combinational circuits 4. Testing of sequential circuits, functional tests - identification metods and RTL methods, structure metods - conversion of sequential circuit to combinational one 5. Tables of complete tests, test minimalization, localization of faults, compression of diagnostic data 6. Stochastic and pseudo-stochastic tests, pseudo-trivial tests 7. Methods of system design aimed at easy diagnostics - heuristic methods, structured design 8. Diagnostic testers, logical analyzers 9. Introduction to dependability theory, historical branch development, main targets of dependability, basic terms and definitions, dependability parameters 10. Dependability tests of elektronics, types of dependability tests 11. Calculation of dependability parameters, calculation techniques, dependability models, dependability of systems with general structure 12. Dependability of multi-state systems, use of Markov processes 13. Methods and forms of backing-up Tutorials: 1. Seminar - Introduction to statistics - theory 2. Seminar - Introduction to statistics - examples 3. Seminar - Fault types of basic logical elements, models of faults 4. Seminar - Methods of diagnostic test generation - examples 5. Seminar - Methods of diagnostic test generation - examples 6. Seminar - Methods of diagnostic test generation - examples 7. Seminar - Built-in diagnostic equipment, concurrent diagnostics 8. Seminar - Testing of electronic memory 9. Seminar - Basics of probability theory 10. Seminar - Basics of probability theory - examples 11. Seminar - Reliability prediction of components - examples 12. Seminar - Methods of system reliability calculation - examples 13. Seminar - Methods of system reliability calculation - examples

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Seminar classes, Individual study
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
be familiar with basic electronic systems, especially in analog and digital
Skills
to design a test for analog and digital electronic system
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe diagnostic methods of degital and analog systems
describe methods of reliability calculations for electronic systems
describe economics of diagnostic equipments and testers
Skills
use specialized terminology used in diagnostics and dependability branches
compare diagnostic methods for analog and digital systems
compare methods of diagnostic tests generation for digital systems
design diagnostic test for simple digital circuit
select appropriate diagnostic methods in relation with system type and its characteristics and diagnostic requirements
summarize significance of diagnostics for dependability of systems
find relations between diagnostic level and economic aspects in real conditions classify
classify dependability tests and explain their significance
calculate basic dependability parameters of simple electronic device
summarize problems and possibilities of electronic system dependability improvement
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Seminar classes
Skills
Seminar classes
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar classes
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bednařík, Josef. Technika spolehlivosti v elektronické praxi. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1990. ISBN 80-03-00422-5.
  • Hlavička, Jan. Diagnostika a spolehlivost : cvičení. Vyd. 3. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1998. ISBN 80-01-01714-1.
  • Hlavička, Jan. Diagnostika a spolehlivost číslicových systémů. dotisk. Praha : ČVUT, 1978.
  • Novák, Gramatová, Ubar. Handbook of testing electronic systems. Praha. ISBN 80-01-03318-X.
  • Starý, Ivan. Spolehlivost systémů. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1998. ISBN 80-01-01756-7.


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