EECS 311 | Electronic Circuits

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Lab Assignments

Lab reports should be turned in in lecture on the day they are due.  See the online tutorials for information on using lab equipment.

  Grade Weight Date Issued Report Due
Lab 0 Introduction, Equipment Handout - 9/8/2008 no report
Lab 1 Non-Ideal Opamps 15% 9/8/2008 9/22/2008
Lab 2 Active Filters 15% 9/22/2008 10/6/2008
Lab 3 Perpetual LED (Part 1) (Part 2) 15% 10/6/2008 10/22/2008
Lab 4 Single-Stage Amplifier [ lab4.mod ] 15% 10/27/2008 11/10/2008
Lab 5 Three-Stage Amplifier [ lab5.mod ]
Report template [ doc ]
25% 11/10/2008 12/1/2008
Lab 6 Differential Amplifier 15% 11/24/2008 no report

Lab Kit

Each student will receive a lab kit with the following components.  Use this kit to complete the lab assignments.  At the end of the semester, students may keep their kits - have fun!

Quantity Description Supplier Part Number
1 Storage box Mouser 866-A214
1 Breadboard Jameco 20601
1 CA3083 5-NPN transistor array Newark 06F2047
10 1N5711 Schottky Diode Digi-Key 497-2499-1-ND
1 HLMP-K155 Low-voltage LED Digi-Key 516-1312-ND
4 LM741 Digi-Key LM741CNFS-ND
1 PV36W103C01B00 10kOhm 25-turn potentiometer Digi-Key 490-2875-ND

Components Available in Lab

These resistors are available in the lab.

Ohm Ohm Ohm   kOhm kOhm kOhm   MOhm
1.0 10 100   1.0 27 330   2.7
1.1 11 110   1.6 30 360   3.0
1.5 12 120   2.4 33 390   3.3
1.6 13 150   2.7 36 430   3.6
1.8 15 180   3.0 43 470   3.9
2.2 16 200   3.6 47 510   4.3
2.4 18 220   4.3 51 560   4.7
2.7 20 240   4.7 62 620   5.1
3.0 22 270   5.1 75 680   5.6
3.3 24 300   5.6 82 820   6.2
3.6 27 330   6.2 91     6.8
3.9 30 360   6.8 110     7.5
4.3  33 390   7.5 120     8.2
4.7 36 430   8.2 130     9.1
5.1 39 470   9.1 160     10
5.6 47 510   10 180      
6.2 68 560   11 200      
6.8 75 620   12 220      
7.5 82 680   13 270      
8.2 91 750   16 300      
    910   18        
        22        
        24        

These capacitors are available in the lab.  Tantalum and Electrolytic capacitors are polarized, meaning only positive voltages may be applied across the capacitor.

pF Type   nF Type   uF Type
2.2 Ceramic   2.2 Ceramic   0.22 Tantalum
5 Ceramic   4.7 Polyester Film   0.47 Tantalum
10 Ceramic   10 Ceramic   1.0 Electrolytic
15 Ceramic   22 Polyester Film   2.2 Electrolytic
22 Ceramic   47 Ceramic   4.7 Electrolytic
27 Ceramic   82 Polyester Film   10 Electrolytic
30 Ceramic   100 Polyester Film   22 Electrolytic
33 Ceramic   100 Electrolytic   33 Electrolytic
39 Ceramic         47 Electrolytic
47 Ceramic         220 Electrolytic
56 Ceramic            
68 Ceramic            
82 Ceramic            
150 Ceramic            
180 Ceramic            
270 Ceramic            
330 Ceramic            
390 Ceramic            
470 Ceramic            
820 Ceramic            


Types of capacitors - Tantalum and Electrolytic are polarized.