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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify operation amplifier (op amp) circuits.
2. Measure and analyze op-amp parameters.
3. Identify and explain operation of contemporary application specific integrated circuits (ASIC).
4. Troubleshoot and properly adjust phase lock loop (PLL) circuits as used in frequency synthesizers and demodulators.
5. Program and analyze performance of embedded controllers.
6. Program direct digital synthesizers (DDS) and analyze operation for frequency, frequency jitter and spectral purity.
7. Diagnose and troubleshoot problems with solid state industrial power devices and thyristors.
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I. Operational amplifier (op amp) fundamentals as applied to systems
A. theory of operation
1. basic parameters
a. open and closed loop gain
b. cut off frequency
c. slew rate
d. gain bandwidth product (GBP)
e. common mode rejection ratio (CMRR)
2. Norton amps
a. open and closed loop gain
b. cut off frequency
c. slew rate
d. gain bandwidth product (GBP)
e. common mode rejection ratio (CMRR)
B. Op amp and/or Norton amp applications
1. active filters
2. audio frequency (AF) amplifiers
3. power amps
4. instrumentation amplifiers
5. comparators
II. Phase lock loops (PLLs) & applications
A. Basic parts
1. voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)
2. frequency divider
3. phase detector
4. summing junction
B. Applications
1. frequency synthesizers
2. demodulators
III. Embedded controllers
A. analog to digital (A/D) and digital to analog (D/A) circuits
B. programmable integrated circuit (PIC)s
C. stamps
IV. Direct digital synthesis (DDS)
A. D/A conversion
B. clock reference
C. low pass filters
D. spectral purity
V. Digital potentiometers
VI. Industrial power devices
A. thyristors
1. silicon control rectifier (SCR)s
2. triode for alternating current (TRIAC)s
3. diode for alternating current (DIAC)s
B. insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)
C. enhancement mode metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors(E-MOSFETs)
LABORATORY MATERIAL
I. Operational amplifiers (op amp) lab
A. parameters
B. Norton amp
C. applications
II. Embedded controllers (basic)
A. programming
B. downloading
C. troubleshooting
III. Phase lock loop (PLL) lab
A. frequency synthesis
B. demodulation
IV. Direct digital synthesis (DDS)
A. analog to digital (a to d) conversion
B. digital to analog (d to a) conversion
C. spectral purity
V. Digital potentiometers
VI. Industrial power devices
VII. Application specific integrated circuits (ASIC)s
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 30% |
| Lab reports | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
30 - 40% |
| Homework problems, lab assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 40% |
| Quizzes; midterm and final exam: objective examinations include multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
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Electronic Devices, 9th edition. Floyd, Thomas L. Prentice Hall publishers: 2012
Foundations of Electronics Circuits and Devices, 5th edition. Gates, Earl. Meade, DelMar/Cengage publishers: 2007 (classic)
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