Digital System & Microprocessors
Laboratory
MAJOR EQUIPMENT IN THE LABORATORY:
OBJECTIVE
Realization of a conceptual design is probably one of the most fulfilling
experiences of every engineering student. In the advent of computer
technology, the implementation of an electrical or electronic systems design has
been revolutionized through the use of various computer simulation and
hardware interface tools. Students should not only learn the theory and concept,
but in order to become competitive and marketable, they should also know the
tools and methods on how they can implement their design using the latest
technology. The Digital system design and Microprocessors laboratory aims to
give the electrical engineering students sufficient experience to implement what
they have learned through theoretical courses practically as well as equip them
with the design, analysis and troubleshooting of digital circuits skills and use
microprocessors in a lot of practical applications. The Digital system design
and Microprocessors laboratory is located in room G212, it supports the
following laboratory courses in the Electrical Engineering Department,
 ELEC 262 (Digital System Design Laboratory)
 ELEC 263 (Computer Architecture and Organization Laboratory)
 ELEC 365 (Microprocessors Laboratory)
 ELEC 456 (Digital Signal Processing Laboratory)
 ELEC 201 (Electric Circuits Laboratory)
 ELEC 203 (Electric Circuits 2 Laboratory)
 ELEC 332 (Electronics Systems Laboratory)
 ELEC 334 (Electronics Systems 2 Laboratory)
1. National Instrument ELVIS
ELVIS is an acronym which stands for Educational Laboratory Virtual
Instrumentation Suite. The unit is a highly versatile form of equipment.
Students can develop their own graphical user interface for measuring
electrical parameters such as voltage and current at various points on the actual
circuit in order to generate characteristic curves for the circuit’s response like
VTC plot, I-V plot, Bode plot during the course of their actual laboratory
work.
2. RMS 80586 AMD microprocessor trainers
This trainer allows students to design and build deferent experiments and
projects based on what they learned in microprocessor course, the main
advantage of this trainer is the use of light C programming language to
develop programs for deferent applications.
3. K and H ETS - 7000 Digital and Analog Training System
This trainer provides the basic needs of students during the experiment. It
includes fixed and variable dc voltage sources, function generator,
potentiometer, breadboard, pulse and data switches, speaker and digital and
LED displays
4. FPGA and Microcontroller Trainers
These trainers allows students to design and build their design projects that
needs the use of microcontrollers as well as the FPGA trainers been used in
even course projects or final year design projects.
The laboratory is equipped with the following:

Computer Interface Adapter NI ELVIS bundled with Labview
2009 software.
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RMS 80586 AMD microprocessor trainers with some
application boards used with its light C compiler called
Paradigm.
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Analog and digital training kits with application breadboard.
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Microcontrollers Trainers and FPGA Trainers.
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Logic analyzers ,frequency counters and digital probes
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Various models of oscilloscopes function generators and
arbitrary waveform generators.
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Basic measuring devices such as portable and bench top digital
multi-meters
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Multisim 11 software is installed on all computers for electrical
and electronic systems simulation.
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Discrete components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors,
analog and digital integrated circuits
LICENSED SOFTWARE
1- NI Multisim 11
CORE TEACHING TOPICS:
1. Correct methods for measuring various electrical parameters.
2. Verification of ohm’s law, KVL, KCL to series or parallel circuits.
3. Confirmation of mesh analysis, nodal analysis, source transformation,
superposition theorem, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem and
maximum power transfer theorem for both ac and dc sources.
4. Verification of characteristic equations of step and source free transient
response first and second order circuits.
5. Characterization of different semiconductor devices such as diodes, BJT’s
and FET’s.
6. Verification of time response plots of half wave and full-wave rectifiers,
clipping and clamping circuits.
7. Application of operational amplifiers for linear and non-linear circuits
such as negative feedback amplifiers, instrumentation amplifiers, voltage
to current converters, phase shifters, active filters, relaxation oscillators
and waveform generators.
This software is used extensively on all laboratory activities. They allow
students to connect the circuit virtually which enables them to verify the
operation of the circuits and at the same it allows them to correct their
mistakes without causing undue harm on themselves or the equipments.
2-
NI Labview 2009
The accompanying software of NI ELVIS that allows students to design
their own graphical user interface in conjunction with the hardware features
offered by ELVIS such as acquiring and producing digital signals in order
to verify the functionality of their design.
3-
Matlab 2009b
Important software for simulation and testing i n most of electrical
engineering applications.
The Department of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
Qatar University
P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
Tel: 4403 – 4200, Fax: 4403 - 4201
http://www.qu.edu.qa/engineering/electrical/