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Experiment 1
Experiment 2
Experiment 3
Experiment 4
Experiment 5
Experiment 6
Experiment 7
Experiment 8
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
Extra Credit
PowerPoint
slides modified for Fall 2008 lectures
Experiment and Project Report Information
What to
include in Experiment Write-ups
Project Report Guidelines
Sample Papers with References Cited
http://mos.stanford.edu/papers/isqed05.pdf
http://mos.stanford.edu/papers/jb_dac_99.pdf
ftp://download.intel.com/technology/silicon/Chau%20tri-gate%20paper%200902.pdf
http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/sap-recons/final.pdf
Experiment 1 -- Signals, Instrumentation, Basic Circuits and Capture/PSpice
Required:
Experiment 1 (updated for IOBoard)
Mobile Studio Desktop
Mobile Studio - detailed
specifications
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 1 (updated for IOBoard)
PSpice/Capture 16
Demo
PSpice/Capture 10.5
Demo
[PSpice/Capture 9.1
Student version - old version]
What
to include in Experiment Write-ups
Audio Spectrum
Ear Animation
How to use
a breadboard
How
to use the Agilent Software (if not using IOBoard)
Additional reading:
Agilent
Instrument Simulator (if not using IOBoard)
Sine Waves --
Lessons 1-1 through 1-4
Series and Parallel
Resistors
Battery
Specs
Java Applets on
Circuits (unit 11)
Lissajous Figures Applet
Optional related information:
Electric
Generator Applet
Resistor Identifier
Identifying
Capacitors
Capacitor (and Resistor)
Color Codes
Basic Circuit Information
Electronics for
Beginners
Oscilloscope
Tutorial
Cathode Rays
Specifications for Studio Equipment (if not
using IOBoard):
Agilent
54603B Oscilloscope
Agilent
33120A Function Generator
Agilent
E3631A Power Supply
Agilent
34401A Digital Multimeter
Experiment 2 -- Complex Impedance, Steady State Analysis and Filters
Required:
Experiment
2 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 2 (updated for IOBoard)
Steady
State Handout
Gingrich
Notes on AC Circuits
Complex Numbers
Additional reading:
Stanford
on Phasors
CalTech on Phasors
Phasor Applet
Engineer
on a disk (A/C Circuit Analysis)
Simple
High Pass Filter Applet
Simple
Low Pass Filter Applet
More on Filters
Optional related information:
Analog Filter Design
Applet
Dictionary of Electronics Terms
Experiment 3 -- Inductors and Transformers
Required:
Experiment
3 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 3 (updated for IOBoard)
Additional reading:
Transformer
Equation Notes
Gingrich
on Inductance
Inductor
Design Help
Optional related information:
Inductance Calculations
Williamson Labs on
Inductance
Single
Loop Inductance Applet
Faraday
Inductance Experiment 1
Faraday
Inductance Experiment 2
Transformer
Circuit Applet
Another
Transformer Applet
Magnetic Levitation (of
assorted objects)
Wire gauge information:
Reade Wire Gauge
Chart (use this link for wire diameters under A.W.G. column)
Molex (use single stranded
wire, row marked as (1/ ) )
Thevenin Equivalent Circuits:
Class notes
on Thevenin Equivalent Circuits
Thevenin Equivalent Applet with a Wheatstone bridge
Thevenin Applet
Gingrich
on Thevenin Equivalents (link may not be working)
Experiment 4 -- Op-Amp Circuits
Required:
Experiment
4 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 4 (updated for IOBoard)
Additional reading:
Op-Amp
Circuits
Dictionary of Electronics Terms
Optional related information:
Williamson Labs on
Op-Amps
Gingrich
on Op-Amp Circuits
More on
Op-Amp Circuits
Complex
Analysis of a Miller Integrator
Mind Machine Web Museum
Analog Computer Museum
Specifications:
741
Op-Amp
LF351
Op-Amp
Experiment 5 -- Harmonic Oscillation
Required:
Experiment
5 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 5 (updated for IOBoard)
Cantilever
Beam Frequency
Additional reading:
Section
19 on Mechanical Vibrations and Section 24 on Electrical Circuits
Young's
Modulus Table (9.1)
Background on Harmonic
Motion
Cantilever
Beams
Strain
Gauges
Wheatstone
Bridge
Optional related information:
Wheatstone Bridge
Applet
Strain
Gauge Calculators
Strain
Gauges
Pendulum
Applet
Oscillating Circuit
Applet
Types of
Oscillation
Young's
Modulus
Experiment 6 -- Electronic Switches
Required:
Experiment
6 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 6 (updated for IOBoard)
555
Timer Animation
Mushroom
Timer Information
Additional reading:
Schmitt
Trigger
555 Timers
Carburetor Application
Flow
Valve Control
PWM Motor Control
Optional related information:
Gingrich
on Transistors
Monostable
Multivibrator
555 Timer
Tutorial
555
Calculator
Death of
a Capacitor
Gingrich
on RC Decay
Specifications:
741
Op-Amp
7414
Schmitt Trigger
7404
Inverter
2222
Transistor
555
Timer
Experiment 7 -- Digital Logic Devices and the 555-Timer
Required
Experiment
7 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 7 (updated for IOBoard)
Gingrich
on Digital Electronics or try this if the
link is broken
Additional reading
Introductory Digital Electronics
Basic
Digital Information
Optional related information
Boolean Algebra
How Boolean Logic Works
How digital
gates work
Digital Electronics Links
Specifications
7404
Inverter
7402
2-input NOR
7410
3-input NAND
74107
JK Flip-Flop
74393
Counter
Logic Gate Applets (try out
these applets to see if you understand digital logic concepts)
Logic
Gate Simulator
Interactive
Simulation Framework
Electronic Logic Gates and
Circuits
Experiment 8 -- Diodes, Phototransistors and LEDs
Required:
Experiment
8 (updated for IOBoard)
PowerPoint
Presentation for Experiment 8 (updated for IOBoard)
Supplement
to experiment 8 handout
Additional reading:
Photosensors
Photodiodes
Gingrich
on Diodes
Basic Diode
Information
Diodes
Zener Diodes
Optional related information:
More on Zener Diodes
Diodes
and P/N Junctions
Zener
voltage ranges
Specifications:
1N4148
Diode Specs
1N750A Zener Diode Specs
LT1893
Phototransistor
Project 1 -- Instrumented Beakman's Motor
Required:
Project
1 handout
Project
1 PowerPoint Presentation
Extra
hints
Grading
Sheet for Project 1 (from past semesters, list of possible topics you may
want to include)
Additional reading:
Background Information about
Motors
Another
Good Motor Reference
Principles behind the DC motor (Development of Electromotive
Force)
Optional related information:
Inductance Calculations (or here
if MST link is down)
Electric Motor
Applet
AC
Generator Applet
Stepper Motors
More on Stepper
Motors
Servo Motors
How Batteries Work
Specifications:
Battery
Specs
Project 2 -- Cantilever Beam
Required:
Project
2 handout
Project
2 PowerPoint Presentation
Extra
hints
Extra
help
Data
Analysis Example
Additional reading:
Stanford
Lectures
How
Accelerometers Work
Additional related information:
Approximate
Differentiator
Differentiation
Circuit
Spreadsheet
in Mathematics -- Fitting Functions
Crash
Test Analysis Software
Crash Test videos:
Random
Crown Victoria
Specifications:
ADXL250
Maxim473
741
Op-Amp
Project 3 -- Digital Logic Circuit
Required:
Project
3 handout
Project
3 PowerPoint Presentation
Grading
Sheet for Project 3 (from past semesters, list of possible topics you may
want to include)
555
Timer Animation (for project 3)
Additional reading:
Binary
Counters
Boolean
Algebra
Specifications
555
Timer
TTL
Logic Components
MAX474
replacement for MAX473 - Data Sheet: note new pinouts
MAX492
replacement for MAX473 - Data Sheet: note new pinouts
Project 4 -- Optical Communications Link
Required:
Project
4 handout
Project
4 PowerPoint Presentation
Grading
Sheet for Project 4 (from past semesters, list of possible topics you may
want to include)
Complete
PSpice Model for Project 4 (zip file)
PSpice Model for Project 4 (design only). The machines
in the studio do not have Winzip. If you need to run
the simulation on one of these machines, download this schematic and paste it into
a PSpice project. Set up the following simulation:
run-to-time=10ms, start-time=8ms, max-step-size=10us
Additional reading:
Simulation
Information
LM386 Utility Amp
Handy Dandy Circuit #10
386 Op-Amp Circuit
Similar
project
Infra-red
modulation project
Audio Circuits
Modulation Applets:
Amplitude
Modulation
Frequency
Modulation
Pulse Width
Modulation
Pulse
Position Modulation
Optional related information:
Background on A/D and
D/A Conversion
Pulse Width
Modulation
Using
555 Timer to do pulse width modulation
Amplitude
Modulation
Frequency
Modulation
Specifications:
741
Op-Amp
386
Audio Amplifier
555
Timer
LT1893
Phototransistor
Supplementary
pin-outs and circuits
Extra Credit
Consult your professor about whether or not s/he is offering extra credit and how it will be applied to your grade.