Lab Grading Criteria And Files
Announcements: For lab 4 to 6, group A and B will have different deadlines for prelabs and reports. The assignment names on Gradescope will be different for group A and B. You should submit your assignment to the one with your group name.
For fall 2020, prelabs are due at 5:00 PM on Gradescope on Monday of the week when you have labs. (note: there is no prelab 0.) Lab reports are due at the start of the your next lab session, on Gradescope. Gradescope entry code: MZEDJR
| Grade | Rubric | Files | Report Templates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05% | Lab 0 | Matlab 0 Matlab 1 LabReport0.m, controllerlab0.mdl, StepResponseMetrics.m |
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| 07% | Lab 1 | Analog Computer Manual (pdf) Visio: Analog Comp. & Wires Op Amp Tutorial (doc) ShockAbsorbers.nb |
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| 08% | Lab 2 | Making Time Domain Estimates (See also an advanced estimation example in Lab 5 below) | |
| 10% | Lab 3 | Prelab Template (.doc)(.docx) |
Digital Simulation of |
| 15% | Lab 4 | Ch 4.5-6, Automatic Control, prelab file, wiring diagrams |
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| 15% | Lab 5 | wiring diagrams, Prelab Template (.doc)(.docx), estimation example (you may need it for Table 4, Lab 5 report) |
PD Control Using Analog |
| 15% | Lab 6 | 35670A DSA Datasheet, DSA notes (pdf) |
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| 25% | Project | Overview Packet (pdf) (word) *please do not print these in the lab Part3 m-file Prelab Template (.doc)(.docx) (Due: Nov 30) |
More supplementary materials can be found in Box: ECE 486 lab Box link
TAs & Office Hours
Yu Mao: office hour: 12:00pm - 4:00pm, Mondays, 3077 ECEB; yumao4@illinois.edu; Office hour Zoom link
Usman Ahmed Syed: , AB4&AB6, usyed3@illinois.edu; Lab hour Zoom link
Yinai Fan: , AB2&AB3, yfan17@illinois.edu;Lab hour Zoom link
Fall 2020: ECE 486 Lab Schedule
| Week | Lab | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 24 | No Labs | |
| Aug. 31 | Lab 0* | All |
| Sep. 7 | Lab 1* | All |
| Sep. 14 | Lab 2* | All |
| Sep. 21 | Lab 3* | All |
| Sep. 28 | Lab 4 | A** |
| Oct. 5 | Lab 4 | B** |
| Oct. 12 | Lab 5 | A |
| Oct. 19 | Lab 5 | B |
| Oct. 26 | Make up week | |
| Nov. 2 | Lab 6 | A |
| Nov. 9 | Lab 6 | B |
| Nov. 16 | Final Project I | All |
| Nov. 23 | Spring Break! | |
| Nov. 30 | Final Project II | All |
| Dec. 7 | Final Project III | All |
* Group A meets the first 90 min, group B meets the last 90 min;
**Group partition will be decided before lab 0 for fall 2020.
Fall 2020: ECE 486 Weekly Schedule for ECEB 3077
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | AB2 | AB4 | |||
| 10:00 am | AB2 | AB4 | |||
| 11:00 am | AB2 | AB4 | |||
| 12:00 pm | |||||
| 1:00 pm | |||||
| 2:00 pm | AB3 | AB6 | |||
| 3:00 pm | AB3 | AB6 | |||
| 4:00 pm | AB3 | AB6 | |||
| 5:00 pm | |||||
| 6:00 pm |
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