Syllabus and Course Calendar
Electronics Syllabus and Course Policies
Electronics Overview: what we’ll study and do
Course Calendar: Topics Covered by Day [updated 27 Mar 2024]
Integrative Assignments/Labs
| Pdf manual/assignment and Resources | Due Date | Resources |
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| Lab Report Grading Rubric | used all term long | |
| Introductory Workshop: in class activity Binary Encoding of Characters [.pdf] Environmental Sensor: Electronics Inventory [.pdf] |
n/a | |
| Assignment 1: MOSFETs and Logic Gates [.pdf] | 30 Jan | 1. Binary and Hex Number Systems [.pptx] 2. MOSFETS and logic gates [.pptx] 3. CMOS Logic Gate Worksheet [.docx] 4. CMOS N/AND gate worksheet [.docx] |
| Assignment 2: D-flip flops and RAM usage practical [.pdf]
74xx Logic Gates pinouts [.pdf] |
15 Feb | 1. Latches/Memory Elements [.pptx] 2. SR and D Latch Worksheet [.pdf]3. RAM slides from class [.pptx] 4. RAM cell worksheet [.pdf] |
| Assignment 3: Serial for breakfast: UART, I2C and SPI [.pdf] | 05 Mar |
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| Assignment 4: Sampling Theorem, ADCs, and Interrupts [.pdf] | 25 Mar |
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Design Project
- Project Brainstorm/Preliminary Proposals [.pdf]
- Preliminary Project Proposals [.pdf]
- Design Document I: Detailed System Overview & Bill of Materials [.pdf]
- Design Document II: Final BoM and R&D Timeline [.pdf]
- Design Project Weekly Update [.docx]
- Design Project: Final Report Guidelines [.pdf]
Supplementary Resources (useful stuff posted here throughout term)
- Circuit Schematic and PCB Layout Tools [.pdf]
- Electronics Vendors/Where to buy parts for projects [.pdf]
- Microcontroller and Wireless Options [.pdf]
- Hardware Communication Protocols: I2C role play [.pdf] and bosch bno055 register map [.pdf] and i2c protocol [.pdf]