A Learning Environment for Digital Electronics

Deeds is a learning environment for digital electronics, providing tools and resources to supports teachers and students. The Deeds three simulators cover combinational and sequential logic networks, finite state machine design, microcomputer interfacing and programming at assembly level. They are integrated together, allowing the design of state-of-the art digital systems, composed of standard logic, state machines and microcomputers. Deeds guides student’s activities by delivering learning materials through a specialized browser. The environment has been specifically designed to support distance education and project work within an inter-institutional and international context. A collection of learning materials based on Deeds, covering an introductory course of digital design, is available. Deeds is currently used in our courses, as the main tool to implement the “learning-by-doing-approach”.