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Digital Electronics

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Date Notes Class Activities
10/23
2B2
10/24
2A2

 quizSm Transistors Inverters  Buffers Spice

[14 pts]

 7-Segment Displays
  • icon-slides_sm 7-segment Displays
  • lab 7-segment Arduino 0-F (pairs #5) [10 pts  10/30]
    • tinkercad [75%] checkMark
    • circuit [90%] checkMark
    • logic analyzer [100%] checkMark
10/21
2B1
10/22
2A110/22 PSAT

odometer

“The Martian” hexadecimal scene

binary game

 Data Representation – Number Systems

  • Magic Cards (cards)
  • Exponential Growth (binary vs decimal)  spreadsheet
  • icon-slides_sm Decimal Binary Hex
    • Decimal and Binary Number systems
    • Hexadecimal Number system
  • Questions 1-5 lasacs
  • icon-slides_sm Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal Tables
  • icon-slides_sm  Hex to Binary Shortcut
  • work_sm Number Conversion worksheet   answer key   {5 pts 10/25}
  • Radiolab Bit Flip (1:01 – 10:50)  whole podcast

Combinational Logic Circuits 

10/17 end of 9 weeks
10/16
1B20
  • extra B-day
  • do 10/21 lecture today
  • icon-slides_sm Arduino 101 (Projects 5 & 6) 
    • B-day {Bonus 1.5 pts 10/24} checkMark
10/14B
1B19
10/17
1A19
  • icon-slides_sm NAND gate   
    • lab NAND Gate Simulation Part 1 & 2 (pairs #4) {10 pts  10/24} blend_small
  • icon-slides_sm NOR gate
    • lab NOR Gate Simulation  {Bonus +3 pts  10/24} blend_small
10/09
1B18
10/15
1A18
UT ECE
(pdf  pptx)
  • Workday
  • lab icon-slides_sm Arduino 101 (Projects 3 & 4)
    • A-day {Bonus 3 pts, 10/24} checkMark
    • B-day {Bonus 1.5 pts, 10/24} checkMark
10/07
1B17
10/08
1A17
555 walking
  • lab  Using 7404 Hex Inverters (pairs #4) {10 pts  10/21} checkMark
    • answer sheet
⮟ last assignments for this 9 weeks     ⮝ first assignments for next 9 weeks
10/03
1B16
10/06
1A16
  • Process Videos (video 3 & 4)
  • LASA{CS}ASK
  • icon-slides_sm Ring Oscillator
    • lab Ring Oscillator Simulation {5 pts 10/13} checkMark
10/01
1A15
10/02
1B15
  • Process Videos (video 1 & 2)
  • icon-slides_sm Buffers 
    • lab Buffer Simulation {5 pts 10/09} checkMark
9/29
1A14
9/30 1B14
  • icon-slides_sm Transistor Evolution
  • icon-slides_sm Inverters 
  • lab Inverter Simulations (pairs #3) {10 pts  10/07}  blend_small
 9/25
1B13
9/26
1A13
  • icon-slides_sm NMOS & PMOS transistors
    • lab Inverter Sizing {5 pts  10/3} checkMark
Apple Field Trip (optional)  Tuesday (B8)  Nov 11 9am – 1pm
Interest form (don’t fill out until you’ve heard from Mr. Mueller)
9/19
1B12
9/24
1A12
spice summary & debug
  • icon-slides_sm Photolithography (first 45 minutes)
    • lab Build a Transistor out of Play Doh
      • Step by Step (groups of 2 or 3)
  • finish NMOS Simulation lab
9/17
1A11
9/18
1B11

 quizSm

LEDs & Capacitors

[13 pts]

complex invention

  • icon-slides_sm MOSFET transistors (Introduction)
  • icon-slides_sm MOSFET Transistor (How It Works)
  • lab NMOS Simulation {5 pts 10/01} 
    • [90%] size of transistor for more current checkMark
    • [100%] threshold voltage to nearest 1/10th volt checkMark

Transistor Circuits

9/15
1A10
9/16
1B10
college NPV
  • Honor & A1 steak sauce
  • finish Oscilliscope lab
  • blend_small Quiz 2 Capacitors & LEDs (PRACTICE)
    • available until 10pm on Sep 16th
  • lab Arduino 101 (Project 1) {Bonus 2 pts 9/25} checkMark
  • lab Arduino 101 (Projects 2) {Bonus 2 pts 9/25} checkMark
9/11
1B9
9/12
1A9
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arduino issues
  • icon-slides_sm Arduino 101 (Get Started)
  • icon-slides_sm  Oscilloscopes 
    • lab Using an Oscilloscope (groups #2) [10 pts 9/25] checkMark
9/09
1B8
9/10
1A8

series or parallelspice summary & debug 
  • Webp.net-resizeimage (3) LED video
  • icon-slides_sm Introduction to a Spice simulator (ngspice)
  • icon-slides_sm installing ngspice
  • finish lab Simulating RC Circuits (ind)
    • ngspice (oscilloscope lab next time will use this skill)
  • blend_small Quiz 2 Capacitors & LEDs (PRACTICE)
    • available until 10pm on Sep 16th

 

9/8
1A7
9/5
1B7

  • Measuring Voltage & Current (Interactive)
  • finish … Light up a LED
  • icon-slides_sm Capacitors
    • Inductors (for reference only)
  • lab Simulating RC Circuits (ind) {10 pts 9/17} blend_small
    • Desmos
    • ngspice (next time)
9/3
1A6
9/4
1B6
quizSm
Electricity, Resistive Circuits, Multimeter, Breadboard
retake up 80%
  • icon-slides_sm Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
  • lab Light up a LED (pairs #1) {10 pts 9/15} blend_small
    • LED Datasheet
8/29
1A5
9/2
1B5
  • Measuring Resistance (Interactive)
  • finish … Series and Parallel Resistance
8/27
1A4
8/28
1B4
  • Voltage Divider
  • icon-slides_sm Arduino 101 (POWER – slides 1-12)
  • icon-slides_sm Power, Multimeter, Breadboard
  • icon-slides_sm Tinkercad (Introduction)
  • lab Series and Parallel Resistance (pairs #1) {15 pts 9/9} blend_small
8/25
1A3
8/26
1B3
  • icon-slides_sm Resistive Circuits & Ohm’s Law 
  • icon-slides_sm falstad circuit simulator (demo)
  • lab Basic Resistive Circuits (20 minutes) (pairs #0) {10 pts 9/3} blend_small
8/21
1B2
8/22 1A2
 color chart
  • Brave -> Settings -> Search Engine -> Google
  • BLEND Honor Code & Syllabus [2 pts 8/29] and seating chart & get to know your neighbors
  • icon-slides_sm Reporting Values
  • icon-slides_sm Current, Voltage, Resistance   lasacs

DC Circuits

8/19 1B1
8/20 1A1
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