| # | Date | Sections | Topic | Due | Lab |
| Linear regulators | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed Jan 18 | HH 6.0-6.2 HH 6.3-6.4 | 723 regulator limiter, outboard transistor | -- | |
| -- | Fri Jan 20 | -- | |||
| -- | Mon Jan 23 | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Wed Jan 25 | -- | |||
| 2 | Fri Jan 27 | HH 6.5-6.13 | Foldback current limit, overvoltage protection The rest of the DC power supply | -- | |
| 3 | Mon Jan 30 | HH 6.14-6.15 | Voltage references | HW 1: HH Exercises 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 in the text solution | Lab 1: Multisim |
| 4 | Wed Feb 1 | HH 6.16-6.18 | Monolithic regulators | -- | -- |
| 5 | Review of linear regulators | -- | -- | ||
| Switching regulators | |||||
| 6 | Mon Feb 6 | HH 6.19 | Switching regulators, doubler | HW 2: HH Exercises 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 in the text solution | Lab 2: linear regulator |
| 7 | Wed Feb 8 | Inverting, step-down switching regulators | -- | -- | |
| 8 | Step-up switching regulator | -- | -- | ||
| 9 | Mon Feb 13 | LT 1945 datasheet | LT 1945 | -- | Lab 3: linear regulator |
| 10 | Wed Feb 15 | -- | Review of switching regulators | -- | -- |
| Noise | |||||
| 11 | Wed Feb 15 | HH 7.11-7.22 | Electronic noise | -- | -- |
| 12 | Mon Feb 20 | HH 7.22-7.25 | Interference, guarding, shielding | HW 3: assignment solution | Lab 4: switching regulator |
| 13 | Wed Feb 22 | SS 8.1-8.2 | Feedback systems | -- | -- |
| 14 | -- | Exam 1 preparation | -- | -- | |
| Feedback stability and instability | |||||
| 15 | Mon Feb 27 | solution | -- | Lab 5: switching regulator LT 1945 | |
| 16 | Wed Feb 29 | 8.9-8.10 | Stability analysis | HW 4: SS 8.1, 8.4, 8.8, 8.10 solution | -- |
| 17 | -- | ||||
| Current Feedback Operational Amplifier | |||||
| 18 | Mon Mar 5 | RM 123-136 | Current-feedback op-amp | -- | Lab 6: noise |
| 19 | Wed Mar 7 | RM 137-145 | CFOA and comparison to VFOA | HW 5: SS 8.73, 8.75, 8.76 solution | -- |
| 20 | RM 101-123 | VFOA compensation | -- | ||
| Oscillators | |||||
| 21 | Mon Mar 19 | SS 13.1-13.2 | Sinusoidal oscillators | HW 6: SS 8.74 solution | Lab 7: current-feedback op-amp |
| 22 | Wed Mar 21 | SS 13.4 | Bistable multivibrator | -- | -- |
| 23 | SS 13.5 | Astable multivibrator and waveform generation | -- | -- | |
| 24 | Mon Mar 26 | -- | Exam 2 preparation | -- | Lab 8: sinusoidal wave generator |
| 25 | Wed Mar 28 | -- | Review sinusoidal, bistable, astable | HW 7: SS 13.5, 13.13, 13.14 solution | -- |
| 26 | SS 13.6 | Monostable multivibrator | -- | ||
| 27 | Fri Mar 30 | solution | -- | -- | |
| 28 | Mon Apr 2 | SS 13.6, HH 229-232 | Monstable multivibrator, Comparator | -- | Lab 9: waveform generators |
| 29 | Wed Apr 4 | SS 13.7 | 555 Timer | HW 8: SS 13.24, 13.26, 13.27, 13.30 solution | -- |
| 30 | HH 284-294 | Voltage-controlled oscillator and other circuits | -- | ||
| Phase-locked loops | |||||
| 31 | Mon Apr 9 | Wikipedia PLL page | Introduction | -- | Lab 10: 555 timer |
| 32 | Wed Apr 11 | HH 9.27-9.31 | Implementation | HW 9: SS 13.34, 13.39, 13.40 solution | -- |
| 33 | -- | ||||
| Active filters | |||||
| 34 | Mon Apr 16 | SS 12.1-12.2 | Active filter functions and characteristics | -- | Lab 11: phase-locked loops |
| 35 | Wed Apr 18 | SS 12.3 | Butterworth and Chebyshev filters | HW 10 solution | -- |
| 36 | SS 12.4 | First order filters and implementations. Second order functions | -- | ||
| 37 | Mon Apr 23 | SS 12.5 | Exam 3 preparation LCR second order filter | -- | Lab 12: active filters |
| 38 | Wed Apr 25 | solution | HW 11: SS 12.9, 12.13, 12.15, 12.17, 12.22 solution | -- | |
| 39 | HH 5.00-5.07 | Voltage-controlled Voltage Source active filters | -- | ||
| 40 | Mon Apr 30 | SS 12.6 | Estimated final grades Filters based on inductor replacement | -- | Lab 13: active filters |
| 41 | Wed May 2 | SS 12.7 | Filters based on two integrator loops Course evaluation | HW 12 (will not count toward your grade, but is necessary preparation for exam 4): SS 12.33, 12.34, 12.43, 12.44, 12.48, 12.49, 12.50 solution | -- |
| 42 | -- | Discuss HW 12 | -- | ||
| 43 | May 4, 2012 | May 4, 2012, 10-11, Workman 117 solution | -- | -- | |