Digital electronics or digital (electronic) circuits are electronics that operate on digital signals. In contrast, analog circuits manipulate analog signals whose performance is more subject to manufacturing tolerance, signal attenuation and noise.
Some basics of digital electronics include:
Combinational logic circuits: A form of digital logic in which an input pattern is applied to a circuit, and the output pattern depends only on this input pattern. Logic gates are one of the most basic and essential building blocks of digital circuits. Sequential circuits: Essential components of digital devices and are used to control the logic of a system. They are reliable and efficient, and can be used in a variety of applications. Boolean algebra: A branch of algebra that deals with binary variables and logical operations. It is used in digital electronics, computer programming, and other areas where logic gates and logical operations are used. Shift registers: A common building block in digital electronics that is used to store and move bits. For example, to convert from serial to parallel data and vice versa. Digital Signal Processing (DSP): An important branch of Electronics and Telecommunication engineering that deals with the managing of consistency and accuracy of the digital communication. Number systems: Learners are going to learn about different types of number system, BCD, codes, binary addition, subtraction, conversion and relationships.
Some prerequisites for digital electronics include: A strong foundation in mathematics, particularly algebra and Boolean logic Knowledge of electronic components Circuit analysis Computer programming
Related subject: Electronics Engineering
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