CP/PC221 Analog Electronics I laboratory page

Evaluation Methods

Lab Demonstrations [ May 12, 2017 ]
Lab Notebook [ May 12, 2017 ]
Lab Notebook summaries [ May 12, 2017 ]
Lab summary checklist [ January 18, 2017 ]
Scope trace checklist [ January 18, 2017 ]
Lab tests

Course Material

Week of ...	Lab	Reference Material [ white background indicates required reading; gray background indicates optional reading]
	Introduction Measuring resistance
Jan. 3	Using lab notebooks Safety - Emergency Numbers [ April 29, 2015 4.2K ] Review: Using Breadboards [ May 1, 2012 ] Breadboards [HTML version] [ May 12, 2017 7.1K ] New: Resistors and resistance [ September 7, 2017 ] New: Fixed resistors [ January 8, 2018 ] New: Variable Resistors (Trimmers) [ January 4, 2018 ] New: Using Digital Multimeters [ November 7, 2018 ] Lab Exercise: Resistance and Ohmmeters [ January 11, 2019 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] Lab Notebook summaries [ May 12, 2017 ] Lab summary checklist [ January 18, 2017 ]	Bench supplies in N2083 Breadboards [screencast of PDF]
Jan. 3
	Measuring DC voltage and current
Jan. 10	Review: Using Digital Multimeters [ November 7, 2018 ] Lab Exercise: Voltage, Current, and Ohm's Law [ January 12, 2018 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ]	Current measurement
Jan. 10		2N3904 datasheet [© Fairchild Semiconductor]
	Introduction to the oscilloscope AC and DC settings on the oscilloscope Measuring AC voltage and current Introduction to the function generator
Jan. 17	Example: Waveform sketch [ January 18, 2017 ] Scope trace checklist [ January 18, 2017 ] Lab Exercise: Function Generators and Oscilloscopes [ May 12, 2017 ] Lab Exercise: AC Measurements [ May 12, 2017 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ]	Function generator operation [WLU January 20, 2020 ] Oscilloscope operation [WLU August 23, 2018 ] Sketching AC waveforms [WLU April 19, 2011 ] DC and AC voltage measurements with a digital multimeter - Version A DC and AC voltage measurements with a digital multimeter - Version B DC and AC voltage measurements with an oscilloscope RMS voltages Use of a function generator - Part I Use of a function generator - Part II Electrical Circuits Review [pdf 18pp; B. M. Fleischer] - sections B.1 and B.2.1
Jan. 17
	DC measurements Introduction to analog simulation (ie. SPICE analysis - DC operating point)
Jan. 24	New: Introduction to Maxima (computer algebra system) [ May 12, 2017 ] New: Introduction to Maple (computer algebra system) [ May 12, 2017 ] New: Introduction to LTspice (analog circuit simulator) [ March 28, 2024 ] Lab: Simple DC Circuits [ January 26, 2018 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] DC postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]	Kirchhoff's laws [WLU May 16, 2011 ] Kirchhoff's laws example [WLU May 31, 2017 ] LTspice tutorial (includes links to lots of other resources) [WLU 2008] Kirchhoff's Law analysis using Maple Operating point analysis in LTspice - Part I Operating point analysis in LTspice - Part II Operating Point Analysis in CircuitLab
Jan. 24		Introduction to SwitcherCAD (another name for LTspice); includes parametric and text commands, file descriptions [PDF; Petr Kropik] LTspice introductory manual (adding components) [PDF; Aalborg University, October 2005] SPICE overview (lots of detail) [University of Pennsylvania] SWCADIII (Another LTspice tutorial) (very detailed) [PDF; Aalborg University]
	AC and DC measurements with a digital meter AC and DC settings on the oscilloscope Amplitude and DC offset settings on the function generator SPICE analysis (transient)
Jan. 31	Lab: Simple AC Circuits [ January 30, 2018 ] Postlab Requirements [ February 2, 2018 ] AC postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ] Test next week You may be able to do the test Wednesday afternoon instead of Friday afternoon.	AC and DC circuit analysis Transient analysis in LTspice Trace manipulation in LTspice - Part A Trace manipulation in LTspice - Part B Transient (i.e. Time Domain) Analysis in CircuitLab
Jan. 31		Superposition Theorem [All About Circuits]
	Lab test: Converting measurements
Feb. 7	Lab Test 1: Converting measurements. You'll be given measurements from a digital multimeter, and have to sketch the corresponding scope trace, and use a scope trace to predict the corresponding digital multimeter readings. Test 1 marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]
Feb. 7
	Meauring capacitance SPICE analysis (ac; phase and magnitude)
Feb. 14	New: Maxima Tutorial: Phasors and AC Circuits (computer algebra system) [ June 6, 2017 ] New: Maple Tutorial: Phasors and AC Circuits (computer algebra system) [ June 5, 2017 ] Lab: RC Circuits [ February 27, 2019 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] RC postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]	Capacitors [ October 9, 2015 ] Identifying Capacitor Polarity [ August 22, 2019 ] Identifying Capacitor Polarity [screencast of PDF] Measuring Capacitance Bode Plots [ February 23, 2016 ] Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance Measurements with Digital Meters AC analysis in LTspice
Feb. 14		Charging and Discharging A Capacitor [© 1995-2003 M. W. Davidson and The Florida State University] How Capacitors Work [© 1998 - 2003 HowStuffWorks, Inc.]

Feb. 21	Reading Week - no lab

	Meauring inductance Resonant circuits
Feb. 28	Lab: LC Circuits [ May 12, 2017 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] LC postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]	TENMA meter manual (including inductance measurement on p. 17) [ March 1, 2012 ]
Feb. 28		MAKE Presents: The Inductor
	Lab test
March 7	Lab Test 2: Measure an unknown signal There will be an unknown signal which you will have to display and then measure parameters; (shape, amplitude, offset, frequency). You can practice for this with your partner by having one person set up a signal and then adjust the scope to random settings, and then have the other person find the signal and characterize it.
March 7
	Diodes IV curves using scope and DC supply SPICE analysis (DC sweep and adding models)
March 14	Lab: Diodes [ March 23, 2018 ] Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] Diode postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]	Checking diodes Diodes [PDF] [ September 9, 2015 ] Diode Measurement [ May 1, 2014 ] Diode Measurement [screencast of PDF] Adding a model in LTspice DC sweeps in LTspice
March 14		Physics of a Diode [©2003 Marvin Casanova ] MAKE Presents: The Diode
	Zener diodes SPICE analysis (adding subcircuits)
March 21	Zener diodes V_z I_z SPICE analysis (DC sweep and subcircuits ) Lab: Zener diodes [ April 4, 2018 ] Lab evaluation Postlab Requirements [ May 12, 2017 ] Zener postlab marking checklist [ November 25, 2013 ]	Zener Diodes and Photodiodes [PDF] [ September 26, 2017 ]
March 21		Exporting LTspice Data Transient Analysis in LTspice (preliminary) Exporting CircuitLab Data

March 28	Chance to redo lab test 2; new mark will replace old mark whether higher or lower. Hand in postlab for last week.
March 28

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