ECE3020 Introduction to Electronics

Instructor

Exam 1: Wed. Mar. 21
Exam 2: Replace with Design Report
Final Exam: Fri. April 27, noon - 1:45pm, One page of notes allowed.

Class Sheets:

• Initial Syllabus - 6th ed.

• Design Flow
• Engineering Design Communication
• Paradox in Circuit Design (Thomas & Rosa)
• Abstracting Digital & Analog
• Useful Analog in a Digital World
• Small signal lecture notes , transistor amp - small signal
• Mixed Signal System
• Wireless Sensor Node
• System Decomposition in Wireless Sensor Networks
• OpAmp vs. Digital Inverter

Lab Video Links:

• ece3027 Lab videos using TI Analog System Lab Kit Pro

 

Pressure Sensor Electronics Chapter from Analog and Microprocessor System Design

Quick Start Info for TopSpice

Links:

• Sedra/Smith Textbook website

Preface and TOC of ece5021 textbook (1st ed. - mixed signal

Hambley Electronics textbook website (useful)

Combined Circuits and Electronics Entry Level Course at MIT , Book link

Rizzoni Electrical Engineering textbook website

Design Automation Conference (DAC) Newsletter Jan08 on Analog Design Automation

• Circuit Cellar (Electronic Projects Magazine)
• Nuts & Volts (Electronic Projects Magazine)
• Wireless Sensor Networks Projects (TinyOS)
• Download TopSpice
• OrCAD PSpice Downloads (and more)
• eCircuitCenter for Spice and Electronics Info
• Useful ECE web links at the 5Spice web page
• Schematics for Telos Wireless Sensor Mote
• Data Sheet for tmote sky (formerly telos mote - rev. B)
• Data Sheet for humidity sensor with digital outputs