This laboratory course will be presented in a teaching lab format and is meant to cover the laboratory components of the Introductory Electronics Course (ELET1400). Students will be guided in performing various explorations of the practical aspects of Basic Electronics. Three minor design projects will be an integral part of the course test requirements. Students will be required to write up their experimental results and submit at the end of each class session.
Introduction to electronic labs:
Week 1:Electrical Circuit components and measuring equipment; Lab Safety
Semiconductor Devices:
Week 2: The PN junction diode and its application to rectifiers
Week 3: Transistor characteristics and circuit application
Week 4: Optical semiconductor devices and their circuit application
Week 5: Design Test 1: Application of semiconductor devices
Digital Electronics
Week 6 TTL logic and Boolean Algebra
Week 7: Combinational Logic circuit and display drivers
Week 8: Flip Flop and 555 Timer applications
Week 9: Design Test 2: A Digital Circuit Design
Analogue Electronics an introduction to communication systems
Week 10: RLC circuits
Week 11: Op Amp Circuits
Week 12: Amplitude Modulation
Week 13: Design Test 3: An Analogue circuit design
Nine Laboratory reports (equal weighting) 15%
Three design projects (3 x 15%) 45%
One 2-hour final examination paper 40%
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Reference Textbook:
Internet Sources:
2. Electronics project ideas: http://www.electronics-lab.com/
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