ECE 20700 - Electronic Measurement Techniques
Course Details
Lab Hours: 3 Credits: 1
Counts as:
- EE Core
- CMPE Core
Normally Offered:
Each Fall, Spring, Summer
Requisites:
ECE 20100 [may be taken concurrently]
Catalog Description:
Experimental exercises in use of laboratory instruments. Voltage, current, impedance, frequency and waveform measurements. Frequency and transient response. Elements of circuit modeling and design.
Required Text(s):
- A lab manual will be provided for students
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
- an ability to competently operate basic laboratory equipment. [None]
- an ability to make voltage, current, impedance, transient, and frequency response measurements. [1]
- an ability to layout, wire and troubleshoot electronic circuits. [1]
- an ability to design operational amplifier circuits from a set of specifications. [1,2,6]
- an ability to keep a laboratory notebook and prepare a formal laboratory report. [3]
Lab Outline:
Week | Experiment Title or Activity |
---|---|
1 | Course overview; Intro to Oscilloscope, Ohmeter, Voltmeter |
2 | Simple Op-Amp Circuit; Oscilloscope I |
3 | Op-Amp Equations; Current Measurement |
4 | Follower Circuit |
5 | Summing Amplifier |
6 | Integrator |
7 | Linear Scale Ohmmeter |
8 | Scope II: triggering, x-y mode |
9 | Lab practical exam |
10 | Lab practical exam - Formal Technical Report due |
11 | Step response and time constant measurement |
12 | AC bridge circuit |
13 | Frequency response measurements |
14 | Filter design |
15 | Lab practical exam |
Assessment Method:
none