Course content

Electrical components. Analogue interface to digital circuits. Noise analysis and modeling. EMC. Grounding strategies and signal integrity. Heat conduction and dissipation. Power supplies and voltage converters. Clock sources to digital circuits. Basics of sound, speakers and microphones. Construction and manufacturing of printed circuit boards (PCB). Schematics, simulation, layout, soldering, testing and troubleshooting. Enclosures and mechanical construction.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate shall have:

- Insight into the development process and production of electronic equipment.

- Knowledge about circuit design, layout, PCB, assembly, soldering and testing.

- Overview of components used for electronics construction.

- Know of noise and EMC, and principles to reduce the effect of this in electronic systems.

- Basic knowledge of electrical and mechanical construction for electronic circuits.

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

- Analyze, model and simulate electronic circuits with SPICE.

- Use CAD tools for drawing and layout for circuit design.

- Make PCB and assemble components on it.

- Test and verify a produced electronic circuit design.

General competence

- The candidate shall be able to develop, make and test electronic equipment - from idea to final product.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Exercises. Circuit design project.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

IELET1001 Electrical Engineering 1 and IELET2003 Electrical Engineering 2

Required previous knowledge

Access to the course requires admission to the study program Electrical Engineering (BIELEKTRO)

Course materials

Distributed material.

Support Literature: Electronic Devices by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice Hall.

There are reservations for adjustments in the literature, which will be announced at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions