Electronics and Communication Department
V.V.P. Engineering College, Rajkot
Skill Development Course
Tenure: 30 days or 60 hours (approx.)
Schedule
Date
23 May-2016 to 27-May-2016
30-May-2016 to 3-June-2016
6- June-2016 to 10-June-2016
13-June-2016 to 17-June-2016
20- June-2016 to 24-June-2016
27-June-2016 to 1-July-2016
Total Hr.
Hr/Day
2
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2
2
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2
Total Hours
10
10
10
10
10
10
60
MODULE 1: 6 Hours
1. Resistors; practical resistors; identification; types; power ratings; choosing a proper power
rating; technical specifications when buying resistors; selecting and using variable resistors;
testing resistors
2. Voltage dividers; resistors as voltage dividers; rule of thumb for voltage dividers; concept of
loading; thevenin equivalent of a voltage divider; understanding analog filters with voltage
dividers
3. Capacitors; practical capacitors; types; voltage ratings; choosing the right capacitor;
technical specifications when buying capacitors; testing capacitors
4. Inductors and transformers: different inductors; value versus type; making your own
inductors; chokes; toroidal inductors; types of transformers; testing power transformers
with multimeter
5. Resonance: series and parallel resonant circuits; frequency selection and rejection using
resonant circuits; Q factor of resonant circuit; effect of loading on Q factor of resonant
circuit.
6. Transducers: microphones and speakers; their types and classification; using microphones
and speakers
7. Electronics hardware: connectors, sockets, switches and relays and how to use them
PRACTICAL SESSION 1: using a digital multi meter; soldering techniques; using the right tool for
the right job, general purpose pcb techniques, special purpose pcb techniques
MODULE 2: (18 hours)
8. Transistors and diodes: identification, ratings and how to buy them; special purpose diodes
viz. LEDs, Photo diodes, Zener diodes etc.; transistor packages and lead identification; testing
diodes and transistors using a multimeter; transistor as a switch; designing transistor
switches (4 hours)
9. Operational amplifiers: important characteristics of opamps; basic modes of operation;
comparators (2 hours)
10. Analog circuits: practical transistor amplifier; practical biasing techniques; amplifier
designing; choosing the right biasing values; amplifier classification;; integrated circuit audio
power amplifiers; rules of thumb for amplifier design and construction; practical transistor
oscillators-TITO, colpits, Hartley and Clap (6 hours)
11. Special integrated circuits I: the 555; designing 555 circuits; the 567 PLL; 567 circuits (3
hours)
12. Power supplies: concept of linear and switching supplies; voltage regulation; simple
regulator circuits; integrated circuit regulators; the 78XX, 79XX and LM317/337 series;
power transformers; ratings and buying power transformers; introduction to switching
supplies (3 hours)
PRACTICAL SESSION 2: how to choose appropriate LED series resistors, designing zener regulators,
designing series pass transistor regulators, design of constant current sources, designing op amp
amplifiers, using 78XX regulators, transistor switch; manipulating its sensitivity; manipulating its
current capacity; driving relays, motors and other loads (3 hours)
MODULE 3 (4-5 hours)
13. Digital integrated circuits: CMOS and TTL families; reading the datasheet and selecting the
appropriate chip for the required application; counters; the 4017 and 4060 counters and
their applications (1.5 hours)
14. Special integrated circuits II: the ULN2803; HT12E-12D encoder decoder pair; the UM91214B
and 8870- DTMF encoder decoder pair; the APR9600 audio processor chip (3 hours)
MODULE 4: (1.5 hours)
15. basic electrical machines; dc machines; techniques speed control of dc motors; ac machine
types; transformers; testing small electrical machines using multi meter
MODULE 5: (PROJECTS - 18 hours)
PROJECT 1: Three 555 based circuits; twilight switch (darkness activated switch); touch switch and
light controlled oscillator; manipulating characteristics of these circuits (6 hours)
PROJECT 2: sensor lab; working with different sensors (LDR, photo diode, modulated infra red
sensor, PIR sensors) (6 hours)
PROJECT 3: major project on digital data transmission and reception using HT12E and HT12D
decoder with IR modulator using 555 and TSOP1738 sensor (3 hours)
PROJECT 4: small microcontroller 8051 based project
MODULE 6: (Android Training Course- 15 hours)
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What is OS on a phone?
What is the Android OS?
Android based on Linux
Setting up development environment
Dalvik Virtual Machine & .apk file extension
Fundamentals:
a. Basic Building blocks - Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers & Content providers
b. UI Components - Views & notifications
c. Components for communication -Intents & Intent Filters
Android API levels (versions & version names)
Emulators and how it works
What are the tools available for android app development
What is MIT app inventor II?
How it is works?
Basic of MIT app inventor II
Learn how to design an app’s user interface with the App Inventor Designer, and its behavior
with the Blocks Editor.
14. Understand that an app can make decisions using a conditional (if) block.
15. Canvas API for custom Views
16. Location services and Google Maps
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