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Title:
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A JAVA BREAD-BOARD SIMULATOR DIGITAL CIRCUIT SIMULATION WITH AN EXTENSIBLE E-LEARNING TOOL |
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Author(s):
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Chris Bailey , Michael J Freeman |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-97-3 |
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Editors:
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Hans Weghorn and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Digital Simulation, Bread-Board, Virtual Learning Environments, VHDL Simulation, Open-Source |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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299 |
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Last Page:
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306 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Digital electronics is an area of student learning that benefits substantially from hands-on experience. Simply simulating
circuits at a high level will not instill a full understanding of the pitfalls involved in circuit building, testing, and design in
the real world. Consequently most electronics related curriculums will include practical lab-work to supplement any
other activities to be delivered as part of a course module. At many UK universities the use of bread-boards is common.
These are rapid circuit construction boards which allow circuits based upon chips to be wired and tested. However, it is
less practical for students to undertake such work unsupervised (due to health and safety legislation), and also often not
practical for them to undertake this work at home. Consequently, a Digital Bread Board simulator to supplement such
teaching styles is a valuable teaching aid. This paper describes the Bread-Board Simulator developed at the University of
York over a number of years, and a new project to release the tool-set as an Open-Source Learning Platform. |
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