ECE 445:
Senior Design Laboratory
Lectures and Training in Electrical
Hardware and Associated Skills
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Goals
• Tools/Resources available from the Senior
Design Laboratory
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Instruments
Modules: XSA-100, DSP, PICS, BASIC-STAMPS
Software: Simulators and Graphics Control.
Special Electronic Parts
• Methods/Skills
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Overview
1. Instruments
Waveform Generator
Oscilloscope
Spectrum Analyzer
3. Simulators
ADS
Pspice/Orcad
4 .Graphics Control Software
Labview (National Boards)
HPVee
2. Computers and Gate Arrays
DSP
FPGA
Microcontrollers
PIC
Basic Stamp
5. Special Parts (Available and
promoted)
GPS
Linx Chips (RF
communications)
I) Tools
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6 .Sensors
Ultrasonic
Accelerometers
Pressure
Temperature
Laser
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II) Methods/Skills
1. Troubleshooting
2. Soldering and surface
mounts
3. Hardware protection
guidelines
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1.1 Waveform Generator
• Produces an electrical voltage
that varies with time.
• Periodic Signals: signal whose
pattern is repetitive. For
instance a sinusoid waveform.
See data sheet for details
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PM 5139 - 20 MHz
Frequency from 0.1 mHz to 20
MHz (20 Vpp).
24 Arbitrary waveformmemories
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1.2 Digital Oscilloscopes
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Oscilloscopes are typically used to
measure the characteristics (such as
amplitude, rise and fall times, etc) of
a voltage signal with respect to time.
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Specifications:
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1 GSample/sec simultaneously on 2
channels
500 MHz analog bandwidth
1 ns peak detect
Optional expansion modules for FFT,
waveform storage, and remote control
Sweep speeds from 1 ns/div to 5 s/div
Manual
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HP 54616B
HP 54616C
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Scope Notes
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
AC COUPLING
DC COUPLING
EXERCISES
LF REJECT
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SCOPE PROBES
Oscilloscope Probes
An oscilloscope probe measures the electric signal at the source and
transport them to the input channel of the scope. An IDEAL
PROBE would execute this task without causing any perturbation
on the circuit under test (or without LOADING it).
Exercises
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1.3 Spectrum Analyzer
DESCRIPTION AND LAB
EXERCISES
HP 8568A
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2.1 TI DSP Modules
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Resources from ece320
Introduction to TI DSP Assembly
Addressing Modes and Examples
Core File Documentation
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Exercise
Additional Resources:
ECE 320 DSP Lab
DSP Store
Papers, tutorials, FAQs, and links on
audio DSP
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2.2 FPGA: Field Programmable Gate
Array
What is it?
How to run Xilinx WebPACK 4.1 for
FPGAs (from ECE 249 web page)
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2.3 MICROCONTROLLER
WE CURRENTLY SUPPORT:
Motorola 68HC912B32 Microcontroller
Download:
Simulator for Motorola 68HC12
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(Download)
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2.4 PIC Microcontroller Programmer
What is it? How to use it?
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2.5 Basic Stamp 2
• PIC16C57 Microcontroller
• 20 MHz/4000 instructions per
second
• EEPROM 2 k bytes (program and
data)
• Program length: 500 lines in
BASIC
• 16 I/Os
• Very easy to use
• Getting Started (from Parallax)
• Basicx Microcontrollers(from
BasicX)
• BASIC Stamp 2 and BasicX
modules available in the lab
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SIMULATORS
3.1 ADS (Agilent Advance Design
System)
A powerful electronic design
software system. It offers
complete design integration to
designers of products such as
cellular and portable phones,
pagers, wireless networks, radar
and satellite communication
systems .
• 3.2 Pspice/Orcad
OrCAD is a useful development
package that includes programs
for making schematics of digital
or analog circuits (Capture),
simulating those circuits
(PSPICE), and laying out printed
circuit boards (Layout Plus).
PSPICE Tutorial (from ECE343)
ADS Tutorial (from ECE 351)
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4. GRAPHICS CONTROL SOFTWARE
4.1 HPVEE
The VEE programming environment is a tool for integrating test and
measurement equipment in a computer. It allows for control and display
of any HPIB devices on the bench (oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum
analyzers, etc.). If you need to capture and print something off a scope,
this is the software to use.
HP VEE Tutorial
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4.2 Labview (National Instrument
Boards)
What is Labview?
Exercises
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5. SPECIAL PARTS
5.1 GPS, WHAT IS IT?
WE CURRENTLSUPPORT:
GARMIN 12 XL
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GARMIN V
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5.2 LINX CHIPS (Wireless RF)
DIGITAL
ANALOG/DIGITAL
LC SERIES
HP-II SERIES
HOW TO USE THE LINX MODULES
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6. SENSORS
Examples of sensors used in previous ece445 projects:
• Ultrasonic: Intelligent Autonomous Vehicle with Ultrasound
Remote Sensing
• Accelerometer: Electronic Fight Judge
• Pressure: Home Area Network
• Temperature, EKG: Telemonitoring Unit
• Laser: GPS range Finder
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting 101 (prepared by Jon Wheeler)
A GOOD BOOK: Troubleshooting Analog Circuit
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2.2 Soldering Safety
• Always solder in a well ventilated area!
• Never eat, drink or smoke while soldering. Wash your
hands thoroughly with soap and water before doing
anything else!
• Never leave your soldering iron plugged in when not in use
or unattended!
• Never override the grounding system on your soldering
iron (or any other tool)!
• Legs and arms should be covered to avoid burns from
splashed hot solder.
How to solder recommendations
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2.3 HARDWARE PROTECTION GUIDELINES
• Protecting a microprocessor and using it to drive loads
• Driving large loads with TTL logic
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