University of North Texas, College of Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

 

EENG 2920: Project IV – Analog Circuit Design

 

Spring 2008

Tuesday, 1:00 – 3:50 PM

Classroom: B242 / B288

 

Instructor

Dr. X. Li,   Office: NTRP B231,   Tel: (940) 891-6875,   Email: Xinrong at UNT dot EDU
Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Additional appointments may be requested by email.)

Teaching Assistant:
Neelima Kamineni,  Office: NTRP B251,  Email: nk0088 at UNT dot EDU
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 – 12:00 PM, and Thursday 11:00 – 1:00 PM

 

Textbook and References

Introduction to PSpice Using OrCAD for Circuits and Electronics, 2004   (Required Textbook)
Author: M.H. Rashid, Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers - Theory, Concepts and Practice, 2008 (Recommended Reference)
Authors: R. M. Ford and C. S. Coulston, Publisher: McGraw-Hill

 

Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 8th Edition, 2005   (Recommended Reference)
Authors: J. David Irwin and R. Mark Nelms, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons.

 

Prerequisites

EENG 2610

 

Course Objectives

·         Learn to use basic lab equipments

·         Learn to design and analyze circuits using PSpice
(ABET outcomes: a, b, c, e, g, i, k)

 

General Policies

·         Class attendance is mandatory; laboratory work must be done in designated time.

·         Assignment and Lab Report are due before the class in the following week.

·         No lab work will be allowed if pre-lab assignment is not completed on time.

·         Clean up after you finish; return all components back to lab monitor.

·         Simply copying other’s homework or report is a violation of academic honesty.

·         Students with certified disabilities may request certain special arrangements with appropriate documentation from the Dean of Students Office (see http://www.unt.edu/oda).

·         Please visit http://www.unt.edu/csrr/ for your rights and responsibilities.

 

Grading

·         PSpice Assignments, 35%

·         Pre-lab Assignments, 10%,

·         Lab Work and Lab Report, 35%

·         Final Project, 20%

 

Final Project

·      This is a group project; you will need to form a team of 2 or 3 people.

·      You will need to do some research and define a relevant project (with some help from the instructor) that you will need to complete in three weeks.

·      In this project you will need to demonstrate your ability to use the tools and skills that you have learned in this class, including PSpice, circuit simulation skills, lab instruments, and lab experiment skills, to design, analyze, implement, evaluate, and demonstrate a system or a component to meet certain practical needs.

·      Some sample projects done by project teams in the previous classes are available.

 

Sample Projects:

·      Vox Box (Voice Activated Switch), by A. Portmann and M. Cameron

·      UK Traffic Light Controller, by T. Nyawasha, K. Agbedanu, and E. Ayeh

·      FM Transmitter, by S. Oseni and K. Sodipe

·      Audio Equalizer Circuit, by T. Williams, A. Youngblood, and J. Polakoff

·      Regenerative AM Receiver, by B. Cheng

·      Simple Intercom System, by J. Crook and J. Mburu

·      AM Radio Transmitter, by J. Howington, A. Mosih, and T. Moradi

·      Simple Amplifier Circuit, by B. Keswani, L. Murphy, and S. Wilt

·      Can you hear me now?  By D. Jones, C. Robicheaux, and D. Jackson

·      Who left the refrigerator door open?  By B. Hakimzadeh and M. Myles

·      FM Wideband Radio Receiver with Adjustable Tuner, by D. Roe, and N. Pham

 

Course Outline and Tentative Schedule

 

Week

Date

Topics

Room

Reading

Assignment and Lab Report Due

1

01/15

Course Introduction, Lab Procedures, Safety Guidelines;
Class 1: PSpice Introduction, Drawing

B242

Chap. 1 and 2,
Lab 1 manual

 

2

01/22

Class 2: Circuit Descriptions and Circuit Drawing in Capture (1hr 20min)

Lab 1: Basic Instrumentation I (1hr 20min):

 

B242 /

B288

Chap. 2
Lab 2 manual

Assignment 1

3

01/29

Class 3: DC Circuit Analysis using PSpice (1hr 20min)

Lab 2: Basic Instrumentation II (1hr 20min)

B242 / B288

Chap. 3
Lab 3 manual

Lab 1 Report

Assignment 2

4

02/05

Class 3: DC Circuit Analysis using PSpice

B242

Chap. 3,

Lab 2 Report

5

02/12

Lab 3: DC Circuit Analysis

B288

Chap. 3

Assignment 3

6

02/19

Class 4: Transient Analysis using PSpice (1)

B242

Chap. 4,
Lab 4 manual

Lab 3 Report

7

02/26

Class 5: Transient Analysis using PSpice (2)

B242

Chap. 4

Assignment 4

8

03/04

Lab 4: Transient Analysis

B288

Chap. 4

Assignment 5

9

03/11

Class 6: AC Circuit Analysis using PSpice
Final Project Assignment

B242

Chap. 5
Lab 5 manual,
Final Project

Lab 4 Report

10

03/18

No Class (Spring Break)

 

Final Project

 

11

03/25

Lab 5: AC Circuit Analysis

B288

Chap. 5,
Final Project

Assignment 6

12

04/01

Class 7: Op-amp Circuits Analysis using PSpice

B242

Chap. 10,
Lab 6 manual,
Final Project

Lab 5 Report

13

04/08

Lab 6: Op-amp Circuit Analysis

B288

Chap. 10

Assignment 7,
Final Project Proposal & Parts List

14

04/15

Final Project

B288

 

Lab 6 Report

15

04/22

Final Project

B288

 

 

16

04/29

Final Project

B288

 

 

17

05/06

Final Project Presentation and Demo

B242

 

Final Project

 

Useful Links

·      Course webpage: http://www.ee.unt.edu/public/xinrong/courses/EENG2920/Spring08

·      UNT Academic Calendar 2006-2007: http://www.unt.edu/catalog

 

Last updated on 01/14/2008