SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS
ET 100B
COURSE SYLLABUS
Computing and Engineering Technology Department
School of Applied and Advanced Technologies
Developed Spr 2008
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COURSE NUMBER: ET 100B COURSE TITLE: Survey of Electronics
SECTIONs: WC801, 6:00 - 8:50 PM Thursday & 001 9:00-11:50 AM Satuday
CREDITS: 3 (3,0,0,0)
PREREQUISITES:
None
SEMESTER: Spring, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: Joe Miller
OFFICE NUMBER: CY2713
PHONE: 651- 4157
WEB: http://sites.csn.edu/jmiller
OFFICE HOURS: Per schedule on Web Site
E-Mail:joseph_miller@csn.edu
TEXT: Various class and WEB site handouts
OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS: Scientific calculator
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides is an introduction to modern electronics technology through
the process of building, testing and programming a simple robot. Topics covered
are such fundamental concepts such as voltage, current, resistance, power,
frequency, the functional analysis of simple analog and digital circuits and
systems, micro-controllers, and controller programming. It introduces the student
to standard electronic symbols, devices, and test instruments commonly used in the
electronics industry. The role of the electronics technician is portrayed. Typical
responsibilities and tasks that the electronics technician encounters in industry are
covered.
SAFETY:
The electronics technician works with electrical and electronic devices. Test
instruments are used to measure the electrical characteristics of these components
and their respective circuits. There are many tasks that are involved with the
technicians work. Even though these tasks are interesting and challenging, they
may involve certain hazards if the technician is careless concerning work habits. It
is essential that every student learn and practice the principles of safety.
"The primary safety rule for general shop and the electronics laboratory is:
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT - DON'T CLOWN AROUND! Safety is
everyone's responsibility. Everyone must cooperate to create the safest possible
working conditions."
GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY PROCEDURES:
NO SMOKING in the building - Nevada State Law.
Keep desks and work benches in a neat and orderly fashion.
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Extraneous items of jewelry should be removed before applying power to a
circuit. This includes ALL rings and ALL watches.
No food or beverages will be allowed near work stations or machines.
Keep aisles clear. Keep doors and drawers closed after obtaining necessary
materials. Inspect the work station for safety hazards. Inspect test leads and
hook-up wires for cuts, nicks, and exposed wire. Inform the instructor or lab
assistant of any hazards that are found.
Your instructor will inform you of additional safety rules that must be adhered to.
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD):
ESD is a problem all technicians and engineers must be made aware of. All bench
work will be accomplished at ESD protected work stations.
DISABILITIES:
If you have a documented Disability that may require assistance, you will need to
contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for coordination of your Academic
Accommodations. The Disability Center determines eligibility for and authorizes
the provision of services. Campus Disability Resource Centers:
Cheyenne: 651-4045
Charleston: 651-5089
Henderson: 651-3086
For those students that would like to earn a little extra cash, stop by the DRC to fill
out a job interest card. This office hires students as note takers, proctors, scribes,
and research assistants as needed.
GRADING SCALE:
A: 90 - 100%, B: 80 - 89%, C: 70 - 79%, D: 60 - 69%, F: <60%
GRADING POLICY:
Quizzes: 20%, Midterm: 40%, Final Exam: 40%
The Midterm and final will occur on the scheduled days. Then quizzes will be
given at random times as determined by the instructor. The quizzes can be either
in-class tests or take-home tests.
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Attendance Policy:
College enrollment assumes maturity and seriousness of purpose. Students are
expected to attend each meeting of every course for which they have registered. A
student may be administratively dropped from a course for excessive absences
upon recommendation of the course instructor and written approval of the
Assistant Dean. Under no circumstances will an absence, for any reason, excuse
the student from completing all work assigned in a given course. After an absence,
it is the students responsibility to check with the instructor about completion of
missed assignments.
Course Content:
1.
DC Concepts: Voltage, current, resistance, conductors and insulators, energy
concepts, Kirchhoff’s Laws, series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel
circuits, measurement of voltage, current, and resistance.
2.
Inductance and Capacitance: Magnetism, inductance, capacitance,
generators and motors.
3.
AC Concepts: Alternation voltage and current, the sine wave: peak, average,
and effective values, phasors, complex numbers, series and parallel
resonance.
4.
Semiconductor Devices: The PN junction, diodes, transistors, integrated
circuits.
5.
Electronic Circuits: Amplifiers, oscillators, power supplies.
6.
Digital Circuits: Number systems: hexadecimal, octal, binary, logic gates,
truth tables, flip-flops, counters, registers.
7.
Digital
Computers:
Mainframe
computers,
microprocessors,
microcomputers.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
1.
Understand DC circuit concepts.
2.
Understand inductance and capacitance.
3.
Understand AC circuit concepts.
4.
Become familiar with the operation of semiconductor devices.
5.
Understand digital circuits and number systems.
6.
Understand micro-controllers and their programming
METHODS OF EVALUATION COURSE OUTCOMES:
1.
Examinations
2.
Quizzes
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WEEKLY TOPIC AND HOMEWORK SCHEDULE:
Week
20 Jan
2008
Subject
Introductions and
Lecture: Overview
of Electronics
26
Setting up your
Micro-controller,
parallel and series
resistors, capacitors,
and inductors
2 Feb
9
16
23
2 Mar
9
Description
Introductions, History of
Electronics, Jobs in Electronics,
Common components and tools
Software setup, hardware setup
and testing, and ASCII code,
identifying resistor, cap, &
inductor values, their
characteristics when in serial
and parallel connections
Servo-Motors and
Bread-boarding rules, Ohm’s
supporting
Law, current flow, simple
electronics concepts circuits, and motors
Servo-Motors and
Time measurement using
supporting
engineering units, connecting
electronics concepts the servo-motors, centering
them, and testing them
Build the Boe Bot
Servo-motor controls, pulsed
and supporting
signals, frequency of the pulses,
electronics concepts pulse width, and period of the
signals
Building the Boe
Continued building of the Boe
Bot, low power
Bot, introduction of analog
sensors, and sound signal generation, and visual
generation
and auditory indicators
Building the Boe
Servo speed verses pulse with
Bot,
of the control signals. Other
types of motor controls, ie, slot
machine reel stepper motors
Mid-Term
Assignments
Read on-line
articles listed in
lecture slides and
per learning
Module for
Week 2
Per Week-3
Learning Module
Per Week-4
Learning Module
Per Week-5
Learning Module
Per Week-6
Learning Module
Per Week-7
Learning Module
Study for the
Mid-Term
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Week
23
30
6 Apr
13
20
27
4 May
11
Subject
Navigation and
micro-controller
memory
Sensors
Description
Basic Boe Bot maneuvers &
turning, calculating distances,
and semiconductor memory
Overview of sensors used in
electronics and on robots
Touch Sensors
Micro switches and other touch
sensors, reading the inputs and
reacting
Light Sensitive
Photo resistors & transistors,
sensors and RC &
Building photo resistor test
RL time constants
circuits, charging and
discharging reactive
components in a RC or RL
circuit, and testing 1-bit analog
to digital converter
Boe Bot Navigation Roam and avoid shadows test
using photo
and Roaming towards the light
resistors
test of the Boe Bot
Infrared (IR) light
Infrared (IR) light and the
and object detection electromagnetic spectrum, IR
using IR
object detection and distance
determination using IR, testing
IR object detection and distance
determination
Boe Bot IR
Boe Bot navigation using IR
Navigation
object detection/avoidance and
navigation using IR distance
determination
Final
Assignments
Per Week-10
Learning Module
Per Week-11
Learning Module
Per Week-12
Learning Module
Per Week-13
Learning Module
Per Week-14
Learning Module
Per Week-15
Learning Module
Study for the
Final
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