Electronics Design (233-0-21)

Instructors

Michael Peshkin
847/491-4630
FORD 2133 Sheridan Rd, Rm 3-345, EV CAMPUS

Meeting Info

Technological Institute M345: Mon, Wed, Fri 3:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

Catalog description: Design and prototyping of analog and digital electronic circuits using semiconductor devices: diodes, transistors, opamps, logic chips, etc. Optical and other sensors, power electronics, filters, and feedback control. Intended for engineers in all disciplines. Extensive hands-on construction and debugging.

Registration Requirements

Intended for second and third year students in all engineering disciplines, though probably not appropriate for electrical engineering students. No previous electronics coursework is assumed. Provides a solid foundation for ME 333 Mechatronics or Design Competition.

Teaching Method

Minisyllabus: 1. Ground and power supply considerations; use of instruments 2. Potentiometers, voltage dividers, and resistor networks 3. Opamps: design of closed loop behaviors, and applications 4. Diode circuits, rectification, capacitors, and power supplies 5. Capacitors, integrators, differentiators, and RC filters 6. Transistors, biasing, and optical sensors 7. MOSFETs and controlling large currents 8. Instrumentation amps and applications 9. Digital logic, gates, counters, and applications.

Evaluation Method

100% class attendance is required. Each class session consists of a lecture and a period of in-class lab work. Most classes will have a follow-on homework set or an at-home lab project. There is no separate "lab" lab. Students must bring a Windows-capable notebook computer (Mac or PC) to class every day, with at least 90 minutes battery capacity. Note however that all circuits are real, not simulated.

Class Materials (Required)

Electronics - Out of the Lab. (provided at no cost)