ELEC 226 Laboratories, Spring 2012

We will have 7 lab sessions in Dana 305, and please attend lab during your assigned session.
Also, please bring your textbook, class notes, and breadboard to all lab sessions.

January 30 & 31: Lab 1 (Frequency Response Analysis, Measurement, and Simulation) and lab1_freq.m

Feb. 6 & 7: Lab 2 (Frequency Response of Active Filters)
Reports for Labs 1 and 2 are due in class on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Feb. 13 & 14: No labs
Feb. 20 & 21: No labs

Feb. 27 & 28: Lab 3 (Power Factor Correction and Maximum AC Power) and Matlab script maxpower.m

March 5 & 6: No labs

March 12 & 13: Spring Break.

March 19 & 20: No labs

March 26 & 27: Lab 4 (Transformers) and Synthetic Lab 4 Data
(Lab 4 document was updated after Monday's lab and before Tuesday's lab)

April 2 & 3: No labs

April 9 & 10: Lab 5 (RC Circuits, Time Constants, Oscillator, and Integrator)

April 16 & 17: Lab 6 (Design of a Waveform Generator)

April 23 & 24: No formal lab, but Prof. Kozick and a lab assistant will be available in Dana 305 to help with your waveform generator project. If you finish the project this week, you do not have to attend lab on April 30 / May 1.

April 30 & May 1: Demonstration of waveform generator


Links to Matlab tutorials

PSpice references:

Online circuit simulator: circuitlab.com

Resistor Color Code Guide

Data sheets for ICs:

Internal circuit diagram for 741 op amp