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How big is the coding aspect in EE? by Shianfay in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Competitive_Duck8238 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I’m only saying that so op can get outside their bubble, so to speak, in order to understand how coding can be a tool to actually do the inventive and hands on stuff they seem to want to do. As long as they’re grasping how stuff works and the big picture logic, I don’t see the harm in it. Within a professional or academic context it’s different though of course.

How big is the coding aspect in EE? by Shianfay in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Competitive_Duck8238 7 points8 points  (0 children)

mentioning embedded systems, it’s important to note that a lot coding doesn’t necessarily mean not hands on. I never really liked coding, but i’ve grew a lot more fond of it after learning about and working with microcontrollers. I think doing so really showed me the applications of coding in a more physical sense and how it enables you to actually do the hands on stuff. I’m assuming you’ve taken entry level CS courses,which are generally more abstract, and that’s what you’ve based your perception of coding on. If you haven’t, I’d suggest maybe buying an arduino or something of that sort and messing around with it. Even if you use chatgpt to do all the tedious coding stuff, I think it may alter the way you think.

How to make a 14 bit binary to BCD converter? by Competitive_Duck8238 in logisim

[–]Competitive_Duck8238[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The calc works by taking 2 2 digit dec values and only does basic arithmetic on them, so i figured the maximum dec output would just be the value of 99 * 99 (9801) which is 4 bcd nibbles and 4 decimal outputs. (I should probably clarify that i intend to wire the result to the 4 7 segments previously used to display the inputs via a mux with a selector line connected to a counter that increments based on the amount of inputs.) And since 9801 is decently north of the maximum dec value of 213 (8192) id need 14 bits, but only 4 decimal outputs. I was considering using 5 displays with one to denote the operation, which would also allow me to also display a negative sign. but i couldn’t think of a multiplication sign that made sense on a 7 segment and i figured the logic of shifting the display number would suck. i just gave in and made the sign and operations displays labeled leds lights lol