Catalog description
Design and prototyping of analog electronic circuits using semiconductor
devices: diodes, transistors, opamps, instrumentation amps. Amplification
for optical and other sensors, power electronics, filters, and
feedback control. Digital signals, gates, counters, and other
devices. Intended for engineers in all disciplines. Extensive
hands-on construction and debugging.
When is it offered?
Fall Quarter 2008, TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM, Tech L361
Expected Enrollment: 60
Who takes it?
Intended for second and third year students in all engineering
disciplines, though probably not appropriate for electrical engineering
students. No previous electronics coursework is assumed. Provides
a solid foundation for ME 333 Mechatronics or Design Competition.
Requirements
100% class attendance is required. Each class
session consists of a lecture and a period of in-class lab work. Most
classes will have a follow-on homework set or an at-home lab project. There
is no separate "lab" lab.
Hardware requirements -- All circuits are real,
not simulated. A laptop computer will be used as an oscilloscope,
power supply, etc. AC wall-outlet power will not be available,
thus, each student must have a laptop computer that can run about
two hours on battery. If your battery is tired, get a new one.
Electronic components will be provided at no cost.
Software requirements -- your laptop computer
must be capable of running Windows (PC, or Mac with BootCamp).
Matlab with the Data Acquisition toolbox is required. The usual
student version of Matlab does not include that toolbox. A special
discounted version will be made available through McCormick IT.
Purchase and install it prior to the first day of class. (Matlab
will be used in this class mainly for data acquisition.)
Grading
Grades will be based on accomplishment on at-home labs and design
assignments, and on (probably) two in-class midterms and a final
exam. Tests will include design and debugging of real circuits
in class, and will necessitate use of your laptop computer. So
get that battery.
Mini syllabus
- Ground and power supply considerations; use of instruments
- Potentiometers, voltage dividers, and resistor networks
- Opamps: design of closed loop behaviors, and applications
- Optical, thermal, and other sensors
- Diode circuits, rectification, capacitors, and power supplies
- Capacitors, integrators, differentiators, and RC filters
- Transistors, biasing, and optical sensors
- MOSFETs and controlling large currents
- Instrumentation amps and applications
- Digital logic, gates, counters, and applications
Textbook:
Electronics - Out of the Lab. (provided at no cost)
Contact:
Professor: Michael Peshkin
Office address: Tech B227
Phone: 847-491-4630
e-mail: peshkin@northwestern.edu
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