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PC/CP300 Electronics Lab II

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Teaching Evaluation Results
Course: PC300ATerranceSturtevantFall2012
5students participated in this survey.
15students were registered in the course.
Summary of scale results are percentages.
meandeptfaculty
1This course contributed to my learning. 6.85.36
2The content of this course is consistent with the course outline and calendar description. 6.86.16.3
3The instructor is well prepared for each class meeting.6.86.16.4
4The instructor gives clear explanations.6.64.95.9
5The instructor stimulates my interest in the subject matter of the course.6.84.85.6
6The instructor assists students in dealing with course material and concepts. 6.65.66
7The instructor speaks clearly and audibly.6.84.96.3
8The instructor gives a clear idea of the requirements in this course. 6.65.66.1
9The instructor displays an interest in and concern for students. 6.85.86.2




This is the Physics/Computing 300 Lab page, prepared by Terry Sturtevant.
Page last updated Monday April 29, 2013
**Items marked this way are not final.**

Introduction

Evaluation Methods

Course Material

Week of ... Lab / Lecture Reference Material
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Lecture:
  1. Course Introduction: What is the Purpose of PC/CP300? [PDF]   [ September 10, 2012 ]
  2. About this course [HTML]
  3. Data Acquisition and Control Systems [GIF]
  4. Operational Amplifier Basics [PDF]   [ September 24, 2012 ]
  5. Negative Feedback in Operational Amplifiers [PDF]   [ April 21, 2011 ]
  6. Operational Amplifier Circuits [PDF]   [ September 24, 2012 ]
  7. Neat animations of op amp circuits


Analog computers [video]




Sept. 9 Lab bench setup in N2082 [video]


Dual DC supplies [video]


Four bus breadboards [video]
Op Amps for Everyone: Design Reference
[PDF 464pp; Ron Mancini,Texas Instruments, Aug. 2002]
Resistors [from PC200]
Resistor colour code: 4, 5, 6 band
[JPG; T. May, University of Colorado]
Text: Appendix A Op amp Basics


Op amp tutorial [video]


Op amps compared (including open collector) [video]
Lecture:
  1. Operational Amplifier Dynamic Response [PDF]   [ September 24, 2012 ]
  2. Sketching amplifier output [PDF]   [ April 19, 2011 ]
  3. 5 minute quiz [opamp - sample]

Sept. 16
Understanding and Interpreting Standard-Logic Data Sheets
[PDF 68pp, S. M. Nolan and J. M. Soltero, Texas Instruments, May 2003]
Low pass filter operation [video]
Lecture:
  1. Inductive Output Transducers [PDF]   [ September 24, 2012 ]
  2. 5 minute quiz [op amps]

Back EMF demo from MIT [video]

Back EMF in a motor [video]

What is a solenoid valve? [video]


How do servos work? [video]


Applications: Starter Motor [V. Samarin, 2005]
Sept. 23
Text: Ch 6 Solenoids, Relays, and Other Analog Outputs
Text: Ch 7 Motors
Solenoid Catalog [ © 1999, 2000 Magnetic Sensor Systems ]


Animations:

Stepper, servo, DC motor control [video]
Lecture:
  1. Resistive Sensors and Signal Conditioning [PDF]   [ April 23, 2012 ]
  2. Wheatstone bridge animation

  3. 5 minute quiz [opamp and/or inductive transducer - sample ]

electricity humour
Application: Medical Sensor [National Semiconductor, 2005]
Sept. 30 Sensors and Signal Conditioning Overview  [ December 19, 2011 ]
Text: Ch 3 Sensors
- read the resistive sensor sections: (1) Thermistors, (2) RTDs, (3) Strain Gauges; note the use of voltage-dividers, Wheatstone bridges and op-amps
Lecture:
  1. Controlling Output Transducers [PDF]   [ October 19, 2012 ]
  2. Optical Isolation [PDF]   [ October 22, 2012 ]
  3. 5 minute quiz [resistive sensor and/or zener diode - sample]
Oct. 7

Optoisolator simulation [video]

Text: Ch 11 Analog Toolbox - AC Control section (only in 2nd edition)
SSRs Technical Information [PDF 8pp; © Copyright Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.]
Solid State Relays [PDF 5pp; Vishay, 2001]
Text: Ch 3 Sensors - Optical Isolators
Exploring optical and magnetic sensors [Stuart Ball, Courtesy of Embedded Systems Programming 2003 ]
Analog Optical Isolators VACTROLS® [©1998-2004. PerkinElmer, Inc.]
Lecture:
  1. Signal Conditioning [PDF]   [ October 9, 2012 ]
  2. Review: Reading data sheets   [ October 18, 2011 ]
  3. 5 minute quiz

Application: US Patent 4245309
Microprocessor based control circuit for washing appliances with diagnostic system
Oct. 14
Text: Ch 6 Solenoids, Relays, and Other Analog Outputs - relays, optoisolators, analog switches
Text: Ch 3 Sensors - Optical Isolators
Text: Ch 11 Analog Toolbox - MOSFETs

MOSFET tutorial [video]

Transistor as a switch [video]
Lecture :
  1. Analog and Digital Grounds and Decoupling Capacitors [PDF]   [ October 25, 2011 ]
  2. Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Conversion [PDF]   [ October 30, 2012 ]


    A/D converter demonstration [video]

  3. Identify decoupling capacitors in circuits
  4. 5 minute quiz

Applications: Blood Analyzer, Slot Machine [National Semiconductor, 2005]
Oct. 21

A/D converter simulation [video]

Text:
Ch 2 Digital-to-Analog Converters, 1st ed
Ch 2 Analog-to-Digital Converters, 2nd ed
- only the title has been changed; content is essentially the same
ADC and DAC Glossary [HTML; PDF] [Dallas Semiconductor, 2000]
Lecture:
  1. Other Sensors [PDF]   [ November 1, 2011 ]
  2. Project Introduction [PDF]   [ October 29, 2012 ]
  3. Project components - voltage regulators

Oct. 28




Text: Chapter 3 Sensors - remainder of chapter.
Text: Chapter 4 Time-Based Measurements
Lecture: - project lab time -
Nov. 4
  • Design Project   [ November 5, 2012 ]
  • Documentation Standards   [ November 24, 2008 ]
  • Project Specifications   [ February 12, 2007 ]
  • Components   [ February 28, 2013 ]
  • Sub-tasks   [ October 31, 2011 ]
  • Project: Review progress and schedule with lab instructor.
  • Sign-off required.
  • suggest that you get the motor control working first
Text: Chapter 8 EMI
Basic Circuits - Bypass Capacitors [K. Ross, Seattle Robotics Society, 1997]
Circuit Integrity - Bypassing [© 2002 Williamson Labs]
Circuit Integrity - Decoupling [© 2001 Williamson Labs]
     
Friday Nov. 10 by 1:30pm Deliverable: Preliminary version of Design Specification, Block Diagram, and Schedule submitted as hard copy (one per group). Submission should be written up formally; copying rough work from lab notebook not sufficient. Component Inventory
Servo Operation and Calibration
LM7805 Voltage regulator
LM7805 Voltage regulator datasheet (includes TAB package)
Lecture: - project lab time -
Nov. 11
  • Project: Review progress and schedule with lab instructor.
  • Sign-off required.
Text: Chapter 5 Output Control Methods
Lecture: - project lab time -
Nov. 18
  • Project: Review progress and schedule with lab instructor.
  • Sign-off required.
  
Lecture: - project lab time -
Nov. 25 project demonstration in lab -- Dec. 2
Deliverable: Demonstrate project prototype
    
Lecture: - project lab time - Lecture: course evaluation
Dec. 2    
Monday Dec. 4 by 4:30pm Deliverable: Project Documentation
(zip and email to course instructor)		  
 

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