Course Overview
This course provides further knowledge of linear and non-linear electronic circuits with emphasis on their applications in telecommunications. Topics: RC circuits, including clippers and clampers; 555 timers including monostable and astable multivibrators; operational amplifiers; active filters including switched capacitance filters; transistor modelling with emphasis placed on the y-parameter model; differential amplifiers; tuned amplifiers and switching power supplies. A series of lab exercises serves to confirm lecture theory and to develop practical hands-on skills in the use of relevant test instruments.
Credits
5.5
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Learning Outcomes
RC CIRCUITS
- Recognize, analyze, design and test RC circuits common to telecommunications.
- Analyze RC integrators and differentiators and predict their output waveforms.
- Analyze clipping and clamping circuits and predict their output waveforms.
- Design and test clipping and clamping circuits to produce a specified waveform.
555 TIMERS
- Recognize, analyze, design and test 555 timer applications.
- Describe the operation of the 555 timer IC.
- Analyze 555 timer monostable and astable circuits.
- Design and test basic 555 timer applications to meet stated specifications.
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS (OP AMPS)
- Describe and compare the features of op-amps and recognize, analyze, design and test several linear and non-linear op-amp circuits.
- List the general characteristics of an op-amp.
- Describe the effects of feedback on these general characteristics.
- Define the major parameters of an op-amp.
- Quote typical values for key op-amp parameters.
- Describe the inverting amplifier and its circuit characteristics.
- Solve problems relating to inverting amplifiers.
- Describe the non-inverting amplifier and its circuit characteristics.
- Solve problems relating to non-inverting amplifiers.
- Describe adder and subtractor circuits.
- Solve problems relating to adder and subtractor circuits.
- Describe the integrator and differentiator circuits.
- Solve problems relating to integrator and differentiator circuits.
- Describe and solve problems relating to instrumentation amplifiers.
- Design and test linear op-amp circuits to meet stated specifications.
- Describe the operation of a precision rectifier.
- Solve problems relating to precision rectifier circuits.
- Describe the operation of comparator circuits.
- Solve problems relating to comparator circuits.
- Describe the operation of log converter circuits.
- Solve problems relating to log converter circuits.
- Design and test non-linear circuits to meet stated specifications.
ACTIVE FILTERS
- Recognize, analyze and synthesize some common active filter circuits.
- Identify common types of active filters.
- Describe the characteristics of some common types of active filters.
- Relate attenuation characteristics to different types and order of filters.
- Measure filter characteristics to determine performance.
- Design and test active filter circuits to meet stated specifications.
- Describe the operation of switched capacitor filters.
TRANSISTOR MODELLING
- Recognize, understand and apply the y-parameter transistor model during circuit analysis or design.
- Review the r- and h-parameter transistor models.
- Understand and explain the limitations of the r- and h-parameter transistor models.
- Analyze a basic emitter follower amplifiers using bootstrapping using an h-parameter model.
- Understand, sketch and explain the y-parameter transistor model.
- Use a y-parameter transistor model to analyze the characteristics of a BJT amplifier.
DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS
- Recognize, analyze, design and test differential amplifiers.
- Define the function of a differential amplifier.
- Describe a basic bipolar transistor differential amplifier.
- Describe the basic DC and AC characteristics of a bipolar differential amplifier.
- Solve problems relating to the DC and AC characteristics of a differential amplifier.
- Describe improvements to the basic bipolar differential amplifier.
- Describe various constant-current source and sink circuits.
- Solve problems relating to constant-current sinks applied to differential amplifiers.
- Describe typical level-shifting circuits found in differential amplifiers.
- Solve problems relating to improved differential amplifiers.
- Solve problems relating to improved differential amplifiers.
TUNED AMPLIFIERS
- Recognize, analyze, design and test different types of tuned amplifiers; appreciate the requirement for and mechanism of neutralizing a tuned amplifier; describe the requirement for and techniques used to achieve electronic gain control of amplifiers.
- Describe a tuned amplifier and list its significant properties.
- Draw a schematic for a typical tuned amplifier using a bipolar transistor.
- Draw a schematic for a typical tuned amplifier using an FET.
- Draw a schematic for a typical tuned amplifier using an IC.
- Solve problems relating to gain and bandwidth of a tuned amplifier.
- Describe methods of signal coupling into and out of a tuned amplifier.
- Solve problems relating to signal coupling into and out of a tuned amplifier.
- Design and test a tuned amplifier to meet given specifications.
- Perform measurements on a tuned amplifier to determine its characteristics.
- Explain the need for neutralizing.
- Describe methods of achieving neutralizing.
- Solve problems related to neutralizing.
- Define electronic gain control.
- Describe applications of electronic gain control.
- Describe electronic gain control methods using bipolar devices.
- Describe electronic gain control methods using FET devices.
- Describe electronic gain control methods using IC devices.
SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES
- Describe the requirement for and techniques used by switching power supplies.
- Describe the operation of a switching voltage regulator circuit using negative feedback.
- Describe the operation of voltage-boosting and polarity-changing circuits.
- Describe the operation of off-line switching power supplies.
Effective as of Winter 2005
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