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ME 445 - Microcomputer Interfacing – Fall 2015
H.J. Sommer, 337 Leonhard, 863-8997 <hjs1-at-psu.edu> www.mne.psu.edu/sommer/me445/
Raveen Fernando <rlf5125-at-psu.edu>
101 Leonhard, 2:30-3:20 M W F / 339 Reber, 863-5773, open lab
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labs 120, homework 120, quiz 50, project 90
Date
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Topic
review, administration, Arduino variables, binary numbers
2’s complement, floating point, Arduino programming
intro to Arduino programming
resistors, capacitors
inductors, transformers
no class ???
no class – Labor Day
diodes, LED, Zeners, regulators
transistors, Darlingtons, opto-isolators, FET, SSR, SCR, triac
rotary encoders
stepping motors
DC motor drivers
PMDC motors
brushless motors, batteries
aliasing
digital filters
recursive digital filters
combinational logic
TTL gates tri-state, bidirectional
MUX, decoders, TTL chips
sequential logic, flip-flops
latches, shift registers, counters
Schmitt trigger, comparators, multivibrators
PID control
estimation, Kalman filters
op-amps, inverting, non-inverting
no class
sum, integrate, differentiate
PCB fab
frequency content
filters
VCVS filters
thermocouples, thermistors
strain gages, piezoelectric, Hall effect
MEMS
D/A converters
A/D converters
DFT
FFT
RS-232/422/485
USB, CAN, IEEE 1394
SPI, I2C
system architecture
assembly language
interrupts, DMA
Pecha Kucha 15 slides x 20 sec project presentations 7:00-9:00 PM, 339 Reber
Due
H00, H01
H02
H03, Q01
H04
H05, Q02
H07
H08, Q03
H10
H11, Q04
H12
Q05
H15
Course Objectives
1. Analyze, design and build analog DC and AC circuits using resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors and op-amps
2. Analyze, design and build digital TTL circuits
3. Build and trouble-shoot analog and digital circuits connected to single chip microcontrollers using prototype wiring and
printed circuit board layout
4. Interface common transducers and actuators to microcontrollers
5. Filter, digitize and analyze electronic signals using analog anti-aliasing filters, A/D converters, FFT and digital filters
6. Understand and connect computer peripherals using standard interfaces (RS-232, USB)
7. Communicate well using verbal, written and electronic methods
Apply for MNE computer account
http://www.mnelabs.mne.psu.edu/ApplyAccount.html
MNE Degree Audit Reconciliation Form
http://www.mne.psu.edu/Undergraduate/Forms/Degree_Audit_Reconciliation_Form.pdf
Course Policy
1. Attendance at lectures is mandatory.
2. Homework problems and quizzes are strictly individual assignments. No collaboration is allowed. One 8½x11 study sheet
is permitted during quizzes.
3. Lab work should be done in teams of two. Both partners are expected to participate in, and understand all lab work.
Breakdown of responsibilities is up to lab partners. A lab report must be submitted for each lab.
Lab Policy
1. The lab is open whenever Reber Building is open. On average, you will need 8 hours per week to complete the labs. Each
lab team will be assigned a lab station for the duration of the semester.
2. Each lab group will be required to propose and complete a hardware project. Begin planning your project early in the
semester so that any required hardware can be ordered.
3. NO smoking, eating or drinking in the lab.
4. Do not remove any manuals, hardware or software from the lab without explicit permission of the TA.
5. Backup all your work. We assume no responsibility for hard disk failures or viruses.
6. You are responsible for the tools, hardware and manuals at your workstation. They have been marked corresponding to
stations and will be checked at the end of the semester. Please help us insure that next semester’s class has an equally
well equipped place to work.
7. Only students registered for ME 445 should be using the lab equipment.
Project Information
You will build, debug, and demonstrate a project utilizing the concepts learned in this course. The Internet is an excellent source
for ideas and circuits. In addition, old project reports are available for ideas. Be creative and take some risks. The project
does not necessarily have to function perfectly to receive an A.
Project deliverables
1. Preliminary proposal: This will enable us to give you suggestions and assess the potential success or failure of your project.
2. Final proposal: 2-4 pages, word processed, with figures describing:
3. Final report: detailed, self-explanatory, high quality, technical report.
4. Seven minute oral presentation during final exam week.
Academic Integrity - http://www.engr.psu.edu/faculty-staff/academic-integrity.aspx
The University defines academic integrity as the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner. All
students should act with personal integrity, respect other students' dignity, rights and property, and help create and maintain an
environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their efforts (refer to Senate Policy 49-20. Dishonesty of any kind will
not be tolerated in this course. Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or
citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of
another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.
Students who are found to be dishonest will receive academic sanctions and will be reported to the University's Office of Student
Conduct for possible further disciplinary sanctions (refer to Senate Policy G-9).
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