Electronic Instrumentation Links by Experiment (ENGR-4300)
Last
Updated September 2008
Index
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Calendar | Information about Quizzes
JEC-4201 Room Schedule
Attendance and Participation Grading | Attendance Makeup Form
Rensselaer LMS (WebCT)
Extra Equipment Required for
Experiments
Experiment and Project Report Information
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
Introduction -- Course outline, Policies, Materials, Studio and Open Shop
PowerPoint Presentation for Introduction (updated for JEC-4201 studio)
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.