COM4LAB: Automotive Digital Technology I

The COM4LAB course entitled “Automotive Digital Technology I” looks at the basic principles of Boolean algebra using logic operations. The subject areas are matched to automotive technology in a realistic and applied manner. The course, comprising 10 chapters, also examines the troubleshooting procedure in detail.

Total duration: 4 hours

Target audience

Among others, the course can be used to support the training process for the following professions:

• automotive mechatronics technician

Learning objectives

The students should be able to:

• understand the setup, function and functional principle of the individual gates and other logic components and
• run a troubleshooting procedure on the logic components.

Topics

The course covers the following topics:

• TTL modules

  AND gate – OR gate – NOT gate – XOR gate – NAND gate

• operation with binary inputs
• binary code
• seven-segment display
• multiplexer and demultiplexer
• fault simulation

Previous knowledge

The students do not need any previous knowledge of digital technology in order to be able to complete the course successfully. Dealing with simple formulas is, however, required.