Introduction
Welcome to the ELEC 243 Lab, the real world companion to the ELEC 243 lectures.
The Grand Plan
We have a number of lofty goals for this lab. Our ultimate goal is the transmission and processing of information and our vehicle for that information will be the signal. Along the way we will study how signals carry information, how they arise in circuits and systems, how to characterize them, and how they interact with the components that make up information systems. Finally we will give you a chance to do what engineers do: to put it all together in the design, construction, and analysis of a biosignals measurement system.
The Laboratory Schedule
Here's what we have to do:
| Date | Laboratory |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | No Lab |
| Week 2 | No Lab |
| Week 3 | Lab 1: Basic Electrical Measurements |
| Week 4 | Lab 2: AC Signals and Measurements |
| Week 5 | Lab 3: Computer Aided Measurements I |
| Week 6 | Lab 4: Computer Aided Measurements II |
| Week 7 | Lab 5: Op Amps I |
| Week 8 | Lab 6: Op Amps II |
| Week 9 | Lab 7: Transducer Amplifiers |
| Week 10 | No Lab - Spring Break |
| Week 11 | Lab 8: Signal Processing |
| Week 12 | Lab 9: Designing a Pulse Oximeter |
| Week 13 | Lab 9 cont'd |
| Week 14 | Lab 9 cont'd |
| Week 15 | Lab 9 cont'd |
Lab Groups
In lab (and outside lab as well) you will work in a team of two or three people, and responsibilities should be shared across all members. Lab grades will be given on a per group basis, rather than individually.