Course detail

Diagnostics and testing of electronic systems

FEKT-KDTSAcad. year: 2011/2012

Structure and the basics of the subject. Failures classification and failure mechanisms. Physical and functional methods of technical diagnostics. Diagnostics system. Diagnostics and testing of electronic circuits. The types of failures. Failures detection and localization. Diagnostics of logic and analogue circuits. Structural tests generation. Test equipments. Boundary scan, ASA testers, signature analyzers, logic analyzers. Design for testability and diagnostics. Diagnostics of microprocessors and microcomputers.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To understand the principles of physical and functional diagnostics methods. To get practical knowledge of functional diagnostics methods. A simple tests generation of analog and digital circuits.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

undamental terminology of the diagnostic, diagnostic methods, diagnostic system and resources, diagnostic subject and task, category of the diagnostic subjects, online and offline diagnostics.
Types of failures, failures mechanisms. Failures of passive and active elements of electronic circuits. Failures of integrated circuits. CMOS circuits failures. Failures of the cables and interconnections and their reason.
Measurement as diagnostic an instrument of the electronic circuits, Consecution during diagnostic procedure of the electronic system. Diagnostic and testing during fabrication.
Diagnostic and testing of digital systems, Failures in logic circuits, Failure diagnostic in digital systems, failure modelling, logic gates testing, Boolean difference, test patterns for logic gates testing.
Build in Self Test systems, application for analog and mixed mode systems.
Boundary scan, JTAG and similar testing and debugging interfaces (OBD II, Debug Wire).
Design for testability - filters, analog to digital converters, delta-sigma modulators, PLLs, CRC.
Failure localization in electronic circuitry, modern approaches to failure localization, neural-network based approaches for analog circuit fault diagnostic

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Make students acquainted with electronic systems diagnostics methods.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Loveday,G.C.: Electronic testing and fault detection, Longman, 1995 (EN)
Lenk,J.D.: McGraw-Hill electronic troubleshooting handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1995 (EN)
Pain,R.: Practical electronic fault finding and troubleshooting, Newnes, 1995 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BK Bachelor's

    branch BK-EST , 2. year of study, summer semester, optional interdisciplinary
    branch BK-MET , 2. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Structure and basics of the subject.
Diagnostics system. On-line and off-line diagnostics.
Types of failures, failures mechanisms. Failures of passive and active elements of electronic circuits. Failures of integrated circuits. CMOS circuits failures.
Physical and function methods of technical diagnostics. Mathematical models of diagnostics objects. Diagnostics tests and forms of diagnostics. Tests generation.
The functional diagnostics methods application on the objects with analog variables.
Diagnostics and testing of digital circuits. Structural test generation. Functional tests. Test pattern generation of the circuits described by high level language.
Automatic test pattern generation. Test pattern optimisation and compression of diagnostics data. Signature analysis.
Desgn for diagnostics. Structural design. Built-in diagnostics means.
Diagnostics and testing of digital integrated circuits. Testing of microprocessors and microcomputers.
Diagnostics and testing of analog circuits. Diagnostics and testing of analog and mixed integrated circuits. CMOS analog IC testing.
Test equipments of electronic systems. Test equipments of integrated circuits. Test equipments of elecctronic boards. In-circuit testers. Boundary-scan testers and analyzers. ASA Tester.
Signature analyzers and their arrangement. Signature analysis diagnosis methods. Signature analysis of microprocessors systems.
Logic analyzers. State and time analysis. Triggering. Selective tracing. Results viewing. Using logic analyzer in microprocessors systems. Up to date logic analyzers parameters.

Exercise in computer lab

12 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Fault modeling and simulation of digital circuits.
Test pattern generation.
Fault modeling and simulation of analog circuits.
CMOS defects modeling.
Diagnostics of standard CMOS logic cells.
Diagnostics of standard CMOS analog cells.

Laboratory exercise

14 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Working on analog circuits.
Working on logic circuits.
Using logic probe.
Using signature analyzer.
Using logic analyzer.
Memory test simulation using computer program.
Viewing instructive video.