EEC151 - Instrumentation Interfacing, Signals And Systems

4 units - Winter Quarter

Lecture: 2 hours

Laboratory: 4 hours

Prerequisite: Courses 100, 150A and 180A

Grading: Letter

Catalog Description: Study of instrumentation interfacing systems, including software development, hardware interfacing, transducers, dynamic response, signal conditioning, A/D conversion, and data transmission.

Relationship to Outcomes:
Students who have successfully completed this course should have achieved:

Course Outcomes ABET Outcomes
An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering A
An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data B
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability C
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems E
An ability to communicate effectively G
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. K

Expanded Course Description

  1. High-level instrumentation control programming (Labview)
  2. Basic Digital Circuits
  3. Digital Interfacing
  4. Basic Analog Circuits
    1. Operational-Amplifier Circuits
    2. Instrumentation and Isolation Amplifiers
    3. Noise Sources
    4. Analog Filtering
    5. Power Amplifier
  5. D/A and A/D Conversion
    1. D/A Converter Circuits
    2. A/D Converter Circuits
    3. Sample-and-Hold Amplifier
    4. Frequency Aliasing
  6. Sensors and Actuators
    1. Position and Angle Sensors
    2. Temperature Sensors
    3. Strain-Sensing Elements
    4. Force and Pressure Transducers
    5. Photosensors
  7. Data Analysis
    1. Gaussian Error Distribution
    2. Least-Square Fitting
    3. Fourier Transforms
    4. Digital Filters
    5. Control Techniques

Textbooks:

  1. Stephen E. Derenzo, Interfacing: A Laboratory Approach Using the Microcomputer for Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Control
  2. Robert H. Bishop, Learning with Labview, Addison-Wesley

Computer Use: Students are required in homework and laboratory assignments to write substantial programs in Labview.

Laboratory Projects:

  1. Event timing and digital interfacing
  2. Instrumentation amplifiers
  3. A/D
  4. D/A
  5. A/D and Least Square Fitting
  6. Frequency Aliasing
  7. FFT and Sampling
  8. Digital and Analog Filtering
  9. Computer Control

Engineering Design Statement:
In homework, the students are given an opportunity to design interfacing circuits with many possible answers. The students carry out eight organized laboratories aimed at learning the use of the equipment and some basic circuit designs. The students will work in groups of two. By the end of the quarter each lab partner will have written four technical reports on four laboratory exercises. An open-ended two week design project is part of the course. Each team will prepare a technical report on the design project. The midterm and final exams will pose problems that require knowledge of design principles and techniques.

Professional Component: Engineering Depth, Laboratory, Project
Engineering Science: 2 units
Engineering Design: 2 units

Overlap statement: MAE 176 and EBS 165 cover some of the same topics, but these courses are based on different prerequisite material and hardware/software systems and cover applications specific to the associated disciplines.


Updated: 7/09