Principles of Computer Engineering I

 

Syllabus

Tools

LTSpiceXVII
LTSpice Download and Install Video
LTSpice Support and Troubleshooting

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Review / Supplemental Materials

These are recommended problems and example midterms with solutions provided to prepare for the exams. This will not be collected or graded, but many of these questions will be used for the Midterms and Final. It is necessary to get practice with these problems and it is strongly encouraged to start as soon as possible in order to have plenty of time to get help, please ask questions and prepare.

Midterm Prep

Topics: Basic Atomic Theory, Valence Electrons, Voltage, Current, Conventional vs Electron Flow, Resistance, Series Circuits, Parallel Circuits, Series-Parallel Combination Circuits, Resistance in Series & Parallel, Equivalent Resistance, Kirchhoff’s Voltage and Current Law, Superposition

pg100 Self-Test: 1-4, 6, 8-13,15,18;

pg102 Problems 3-12, 3-17, 3-18, 3-23, 3-33, 3-36 (Please Draw one schematic for each set)

pg132 Self-Test: 1-9,12-17; Problems (Don’t use Multisim if asked for, solve by hand): 4-2, 4-6, 4-11 , 4-16, 4-17, 4-18, 4-29 (answer c in conventional flow), 4-30 (answer c in conventional flow), 4-34, 4-39

Pg194 Questions 1 to 12 pg196 6-1 to 6-32 skip 6-26, 6-27 (Don’t use Multisim if asked for, solve by hand)

Topics: Maximum Power Theorem, Superposition, Mesh/Nodal Analysis, Thevenin/Norton Equivalent Circuits, Delta-Wye Conversions

Nodal Analysis / Mesh Analysis – Pg275-279 – The book talks about Nodal and Mesh Analysis but the class examples and the old midterm 2 problems are more thorough examples of what you would find on the exam.  

Pg289-319

Final Exam Prep – Cumulative

Emphasis on Mesh/Nodal Analysis, Delta-Wye, Thevenin, Norton

AC Topics: Pk/Pk-Pk/RMS, Transformers – Step-Up/Down

Inductance in Series/Parallel, Energy Stored, L/R Time Constant, LR Series Circuits – Expanding/Collapsing Magnetic Field, Current & Voltage, Back-EMF

Diodes: LEDs, Current Limiting Resistors, Capacitance in Series/Parallel

2 Practice Problems: Inductors in DC

Previous Semester Final Review Day –PrevSemReviewDayBoard.pdf

Labs

 

Lab 1 – Introduction to LTSpice and Ohm’s Law

Lab 2 – Series Circuits and Voltage Dividers –

Lab 3 – Series and Parallel

Lab 4 – Series and Parallel Prototyping

CECS211_Lab_4_Series_Parallel_Prototyping

Supplies Required: Breadboard, DMM, Resistors, Wire, 

Lab 5 – Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits

Lab_7_-_Mesh_Analysis_and_Soldering

Online: For Lab 6 we have a few limitations. We will skip the breadboarding as the myDaq is not capable of providing the 2 separate voltages we need. We will also skip the soldering portion of this lab for safety and supply reasons. Normally during an in-class session I would be providing soldering irons and prototype board to construct the prototype. This is not possible to do remotely so I’ll ask everyone to skip this.

Deliverables for the Online version. Solve the circuit by hand using mesh analysis and solve for Voltage and Current of each component (the 3 resistors). Create an LTSpice model of the circuit and find Voltage and Current for each component. Create a table comparing your solution to the results from LTSpice.

Include:

Hand Calculated Solution using Mesh Analysis

LTSpice Transient Analysis Screenshot with Schematic and Waveform displaying 6 measurements, Vr1,Vr2,Vr3,Ir1,Ir2,Ir3

Table Comparing Hand Calculated Results to the LTSpice Measured Results. 2 Columns, 3 Rows

You may disregard all other aspects from the lab document…

Materials: Breadboard, DMM, Resistors, Wire

Materials Supplied: Proto-board, Soldering Iron, Solder

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Lab Work in Progress Below

Lab 7 – Introduction to LTSpice and Inductors

Lab_7_-_Inductor_Intro

Lab_Inductor_Intro_Support_Video

You may skip the part of the lab document asking you to draw the backemf.

Lab 9 – Diodes in DC – LED – Light Emitting Diodes – SKIPPED

Lab 10 – Diodes in AC

Lab_10_-_Diodes_in_AC

Lab X – Inductors – RL Circuit

 

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Minimum Supplies Necessary

Basic Electronics Part Kit
Amazon – Basic Parts and Breadboard Kit

Digital Multimeter
Multimeter Recommendations

Oscilloscope Probes and BNC Function Generator Cable
Oscilloscope Probe and Cable Kit

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Other Extra Supplies
for General Electronics that could be useful for personal projects and future classes
Extra General Electronics Supplies