Time: Tue 1-4 Room: PS103 Section: 4320/0617 Units: 1
Instructor: Tom Rebold Office: BMC-202B Contact: trebold(a)mpc(.)edu 645-1327
Office Hours: M/W 5:30 - 6:30, T/Th 12 noon - 1 pm in BMC202B, Friday 3-4 in PS103 (and online)
Class website: www.tomrebold.com/engr12lab Turn in labs: here Hangout: here
Course description:
Students build, measure, analyze and model standard electronics circuits while verifying theoretical circuit principles. Hands on labs start with basic circuit patterns and culminate with applications of active filters, magnetic circuits and balanced 3 phase power. Use of standard electronics instrumentation and circuit modeling (PSPICE) and analysis (MATLAB) tools is also covered.
Student Learning Outcome:
Build electronics circuits and characterize circuit behavior using the appropriate instruments and techniques.
Objectives: Students will be able to
1. Use basic instrumentation (DMM, Oscilloscope) to measure circuit behavior
2. Analyze experimental data and form conclusions about circuit behavior
3. Use P-spice to model and design circuits. (We will be using online simulators at CircuitLab.com and DoCircuits.com)
4. Use Matlab to solve circuit equations in the real and complex domains, and plot circuit transient and steady state solutions
5. Work effectively in groups during problem solving activities and lab write-ups.
Accommodations: If you need accommodations or have a disability, please talk with me for arrangements.
Schedule:
| Session | Topics Video Archives by date CCCConfer 3CMedia | Datasheets | Supplemental Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3 | 1. Introduction to MATLAB | datasheet | Laptops |
| 2/10 | 2. Safety, Breadboards, DMM | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Laptops |
| 2/17 | 3. Circuit Simulation | datasheet | Laptops |
| 2/24 | 4. Series and Parallel Circuits | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM, Laptops |
| 3/3 | 5. Nodal and Mesh Analysis FAQ Test1 -- Labs 1-4 Practice Test 1 SOLNS |
datasheet | Laptops |
| 3/10 | 6. Thevenin Equivalents | datasheet | Laptops |
| 3/17 | 7. Op-Amp Circuits Bring your mobile audio device!! | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Laptops |
| 3/24 | 8. Nonlinear Devices: Diodes and Transistors | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Laptops |
| 3/31 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 4/7 | 9. First Order Circuits and Oscilloscopes Test2 -- Labs 5-8 Practice Test 2 |
datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Laptops, Analog Discovery |
| 4/14 | 10. First Order Time Domain Simulation |
datasheet | Laptops |
| 4/21 | 11. Complex Numbers, Phasors and MATLAB Applets--signals |
datasheet | Laptops |
| 4/28 | 12. Phasor Nodal, Mesh and MATLAB Final Project Kickoff ang.m magPhs.m |
datasheet | Laptops |
| 5/5 | 13. Measuring AC Circuits Test3 -- Labs 9-11 |
datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM, Scopes, Laptops |
| 5/12 | 14. Intro to Microcontrollers | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Analog Discovery, Laptops Arduino Microcontroller |
| 5/19 | 15. Frequency Selective Circuits | datasheet | Circuit Kits, DMM Analog Discovery, Laptops |
| 5/26 | Test4 Labs 12-15 Work on Projects |
Circuit Kits, DMM Analog Discovery, Laptops |
|
| 6/2 | Turn in Final Project Report |
Resources:
Grading:
The total weights of different course activities:
15 Labs 50 %
4 Exams 40 %
Final Project 10 %
A - 90% B - 80% C - 70% D - 60%
Attendance:
If you decide to drop, to avoid getting an F, please remember to remove yourself from the class using webreg. I often drop people who haven't participated in over a week, but please don't count on that!