The student will design electronic circuits that sense the surroundings (light, temperature, sound…), process the signal, and respond via an actuator (motor, light…) or communication to a computer. Students will design and debug circuits, lay out printed circuit boards using CAD software, and solder the components onto the board. Electronic designs include those with diodes, op-amps for amplification and filtering of electronic signals, and power MOSFET transistors used as switching devices for actuators. Students will program microcontrollers, including on-chip peripherals, and write code to process interrupts. Mixed signal devices (A/D and D/A converters) are introduced and used throughout the course.
- Teacher: William Johnson