EL 155 - Lab for EL 154

Credit Hours: 1

This laboratory course will provide students with a hands-on introduction to oscilloscope measurement of DC/AC amplitude, frequency, and time; characteristics of diodes, zener diodes, bipolar and FET transistors; device application to clippers, clampers, power supplies, regulators, switching mode operation, DC biasing and small signal branching and loops; introduction to Multisim, DC bias and transient analysis.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

understand and use an oscilloscope to observe and measure electronic voltages and signals;
use test equipment to analyze the operation of electronic components;
identify various electronic devices in a circuit and determine their operational function in the circuit;
analyze and explain the operation of rectifiers, regulators, and filters in a power supply;
breadboard an amplifier, measure and determine the circuit operating point, voltage gain, and phase angle;
analyze simple transistor circuit operation, particularly small amplifiers; and
write a well-organized and comprehensive report of the experimental results.

Corequisites: EL 154, EL 159
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