Electronic Circuits III

Electronics Circuits III is a continuation of Electronics Circuits II. One of the most versatile and widely used electronic devices in linear applications is introduced in this course, the operational amplifier or op-amp. Different op-amps will be studied and given the data sheets of the component, its major characteristics including open-loop gain, slew rate, input voltage range, input impedance, CMRR, input bias current, offset bias current, input offset voltage and output impedance will be determined and compared to those of an ideal op-amp while evaluating their impact on a circuit design. Negative feedback op-amp circuits will be explained, analyzed and designed and many circuits such as analog adders/subtractors, constant current sources, current-to-voltage converters, voltage-to-current converters, phase shifters, window detectors, filters, oscillators and waveform generators will be designed and troubleshooted. The course is complemented by a lab program which will reinforce skills in electrical measurement and analysis of observed data. The lab experiments will also allow the student to verify principles dealt with during the lecture periods. This course will use the circuit simulation software Proteus and the interactive computer program LabVIEW. This course is configured as 2 hours of lecture and a 2-hour lab per week.