Go to Lab Kit Information
You need to order your kit in Week 1. You need to pick up your kit in Week 2. You do not need your kit until Week 3 (for the prelab). You have until September 17 to report any issues with your kit contents.
| Go to Lab Kit Information |
The yellow highlights below tell you what your current lab focus should be. There is no face-to-face lab meeting in Week 1 or Week 3. Don't go to lab.
No one is there. You need to order your kit in Week 1. You need to pick up your kit in Week 2. You do not need your kit until Week 3 (for the prelab). You have until September 17 to report any issues with your kit contents. |
| Week | Pre-Lab | In-Lab | Post-Lab | Resources |
| Week 1:
Aug. 22 through Aug. 28No In-Lab Meetings |
Order Your Kit! |
No meeting this week. Order your kit. Complete the Pre-lab due for next week (highlighted in yellow each advancing week). |
No report this week. |
How to order your kit: Monday, Aug 23 - Friday, Aug 27 |
| Week 2:
Aug. 29 through Sep. 04First In-Lab Meeting |
Submit before lab: |
Lab Meet-and-Greet; Intro to Equipment; No kit required this week. Contract Instructions.pdf [.docx] Contract Template.pdf [.docx] |
Submit after lab:
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Kit Pickup Window: Monday, Sep 6 - Friday, Sep 10 - 10AM-2PM |
| Week 3:
Sep. 05 through Sep. 11No In-Lab Meetings |
Watch these Week 3 videos: Electronics Kit Reveal! BreadBoard Intro Shadow Chassis Car Build |
Pickup your kit and complete the Reveal! No in-lab meeting. |
No report this week. |
List of small-kit components. MN35 multimeter not shown. |
| Week 4:
Sep. 12 through Sep. Sep. 18Second in-lab meeting. |
First Circuit Build [.pdf] [.docx] Falstad Simulator Tutorial [.pdf] [.docx] |
Bring your kit to Lab! Falstad RC Time Constant [.pdf] [.docx] Breadboard RC Time Constant [.pdf] [.docx] |
Submit After Lab:
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Last day to request any missing parts: Friday, Sep 17 |
| Week 5:
Sep. 19 through Sep. Sep. 25 |
Scopy Tutorial Part 1 [.pdf] [.docx] Schmitt-Trigger Inverter [.pdf] [.docx] Extech MN35 Multimeter [Video] [.pdf] [.docx] |
Cloud Detector[.pdf] [.docx] |
Submit After Lab:
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Be sure to watch the MN35 video to make wire "adapters" for your MN35 probes! |
| Week 6:
Sep. 26 through Oct. 02 |
Kirchhoff's Laws on a Breadboard [.pdf] [.docx] Scopy Tutorial Part 2 [.pdf] [.docx] |
Square-Wave Oscillator [.pdf][.docx] |
See Canvas.
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The TAs expect every student to come in ready to use the M2k. Unprepared students may lose points. You may have noticed that the RC time constant (2.2 RC) does not give the period of oscillation for your circuit. Why not? Here is an optional exercise on Oscillator Analysis [.pdf] [.docx] that explores the charging and discharging cycles of the capacitor taking into account the upper and lower threshold values of the Schmitt Trigger. |
| Week 7:
Oct. 03 through Oct. 09 |
Getting Around Resistor Power Limits [.pdf] [.docx] Light-Controlled Motor [.pdf] [.docx] |
Light-Seeking Robot [.pdf] [.docx] |
Team: Answer the questions together. Individual: Video of either light-seeking or shadow-seeking car. Your choice, but must be your own car! |
Suggestion: The step from prelab to fully functional light-seeking car (In-Lab) may be straight-forward for many students. You may want to work towards having a functional car before lab and then jumping right into the team questions when you arrive. |
| Week 8:
Oct. 10 through Oct. 16 |
Pulse-Width Modulation [.pdf] [.docx] | PWM Straight-Run Car [.pdf] [.docx] | Straight-Run Car Report | |
| Week 9:
Oct. 17 through Oct. 23 |
A two-nMOS circuit AND operator. [.pdf] [.docx] | Straight-run car with speed control. [.pdf] [.docx] |
Team report Individual Video |
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| Week 10:
Oct. 24 through Oct. 30 |
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| Week 11:
Oct. 31 through Nov. 06 |
Midterm Written Report: [.pdf] [.docx] (due in Week 12 before lab!) | Final Project, Day 1 | Work as needed with Team | Saturday Lab Sessions Open |
| Week 12:
Nov. 07 through Nov. 13 |
See Above...Midterm Written Report Due Example Final Report at the ECE 110 level: [.pdf] |
Final Project, Day 2 | Work as needed with Team | Saturday Lab Sessions Open |
| Week 13:
Nov. 14 through Nov. 20 |
Work as needed with Team | Final Project, Day 3 | Work as needed with Team | Saturday Lab Sessions Open |
| Week 14:
Nov. 21 through Nov. 27No In-Lab Meetings |
Fall Break | Fall Break | Fall Break | Fall Break |
| Week 15:
Nov. 28 through Dec. 04Project Presentations! |
Final Project Video Due | Project Presentations with TA Q&A | Prepare Final Project Report | TBD |
| Week 16:
Dec. 05 through Dec. 11No In-Lab Meetings, Finals Begin |
Submit Final Project Report Wed. Dec. 8 | Finals Begin | ||
| Week 17:
Dec. 12 through Dec. 18Finals Week |
Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |