Learning Digital Frequency Dividers Through Practical Laboratory Activities

Abstract

This paper present a group of useful practical activities in electronics vocational education for teaching digital frequency dividers by completing three successive stages: simulate electronic circuits with dedicated software; implement and test circuits on breadboard using general purpose logic integrated circuits; implement logic circuits using reconfigurable circuits. At the end, students will be able to implement other projects with the same level of complexity; they will have a better understanding of sequential logic circuits and good skills in working with reconfigurable circuits and handling laboratory equipment, which are essential requirements for a well-trained technician in electronic field.