Electrotechnics

• analyse circuits containing resistors and sources using systematical methods
• determine Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits and perform source transformations
• calculate the charge and discharge behaviour of capacitors and inductors and describe the concepts of transient and steady-state responses
• calculate currents and voltages in circuits containing ideal operational amplifiers
• apply diodes and bipolar transistors in simple circuits
• apply number systems binary arithmetic and codes
• apply Boolean algebra and Karnaugh mapping in construction of simple logic circuits
• analyse and construct synchronous state machines
• apply datasheets for discrete digital components and calculate the currents and voltages in digital circuits
• apply measurement methods and standard laboratory equipment to perform measurements on simple analogue and digital circuits.

• DC: Characterisation of circuits with linear components
• Mesh-current and node-voltage analysis
• Thevenin and Norton equivalents
• Controlled sources
• Ideal operational amplifier
• Fundamental measurement techniques
• The diode, the zener diode
• The bipolar transistor, DC characteristics, large-signal models
• Boolean algebra, truth tables, Karnaugh mapping, number systems, binary arithmetics, codes
• Multiplexer, decoder, encoder, comparator, adder, flip-flops, synchronous state machines, counter
• Design and implementation of small systems containing a combination of analogue and digital components
• Documentation and report writing.

Class lectures, group work, and lab-work.

There will be two voluntary tests during the course. The grades from these tests do not count in the final grade for the course.