| Instructor(s) | Dr. Mike Kassam [Coordinator] Office: ENG470 Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 556103 Email: mkassam@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Refer to Course Webpage (D2L) | Calendar Description | Advanced course on the analysis and design of electronic circuits. Topics include non-ideal Op-Amp amplifier characteristics, practical amplifier designs, linear/non-linear Op-Amp circuits, filters and tuned amplifiers, oscillators, signal generators, power output stages, etc. Circuit applications to such areas as instrumentation, signal processing and conditioning, and control are considered. Key design concepts are experienced through laboratory work and a major design project, use of electronic circuit simulation tools, and solving design problems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | ELE 404 and CEN 199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistants | Teaching Assistant (TA) for each lab section will be listed on D2L course webpage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examinations | Midterm Exam in Week 7 during class hours for 1hr:50min., closed book (covers course materials in Weeks 1 to 6/7). Final Exam, 3hrs duration, closed-book (covers course materials from Weeks 1 to 13). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Evaluation Information | Midterm Exam:- A single Midterm Exam will be held. No make-up exam will be provided for missing the Midterm Exam for a valid reason, instead its weight will be shifted to the Final Exam for eligible cases. Labs & Major Project(MP):- The Pre-Lab (Analysis & Simulations) for each lab and Major Project Milestones are to be done INDIVIDUALLY and submitted by each student via D2L, whereas the In-Lab work will be done in LAB GROUPS of up to 2 students per Lab Group and the weekly Lab Report is to be done and submitted as a GROUP. The specific deliverables and Lab/MP marking schemes are provided in each Lab/MP description available on the ELE504 course website (D2L). Missed In-Lab Work:- A student who misses any scheduled In-Lab work for a valid reason (per Policy 167) will be given a make-up opportunity to complete the missed In-Lab work on their own based on the student's own Pre-Lab assignment, and followed with the required Lab Report submission by the student. The make-up lab schedule will be arranged by the Instructor on a case by case basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The lecture and labs will be 100% in-person. Past lecture notes will be made available on D2L. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Information | (1) LAB KIT: ELE504 lab kit should be purchased individually, and not per lab group. Most of the Labs/MP will require some components from your previous ELE404 Kit to supplement the ELE504 Kit. labs/MP. It is each student's responsibility to have all required circuit components available prior to the start of each lab. (2) MULTISIM: Students are required to ONLY use the Department's licensed V14.2 version (or the most recent version) of the MultiSIM Simulator. Zero mark will be awarded for the Lab/MP submission that uses either an incorrect version, or the on-line freeware version, of MultiSIM. Download instructions are posted on the ELE504 course website (D2L). There is no charge to the student for use of this licensed version of MultiSIM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
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1 - 3 | 8 | Chapter 2: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amp) | |
3-7 | 10 | Chapters 4 and 18: Waveform Shaping Circuits | |
7 | 2 | Midterm Exam | |
8-10 | 8 | Chapter 18: Signal Generation | |
10-13 | 7 | Chapter 17: Active Filters | |
12-13 | 2 | Suppl. Notes: Single-Supply Op-Amps | |
13 | 2 | Chapter 11: Power Output Stages for Op-Amp Amplifiers |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
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1 | --- | No Lab Scheduled. Each lab group should purchase the ELE504 Lab KIT before the next lab. Refer to D2L. |
2 | In-Person | L1: Select Op-Amp Circuits (Review) |
3 | In-Person | L2: Part I - Non-ideal Op-Amp Characteristics |
4 | In-Person | L3: Part II - Practical Audio Amplifier Design |
5-9 | In-Person | MP (Major Project): Design of Voltage Controlled Frequency Generator (VCFG) |
10 | In-Person | L4: Precision Rectifier Circuits |
11 | In-Person | L5: Part I - 555 Timer Circuits - Monostable & Astable Applications |
12 | In-Person | L6: Part II - Oscillator Circuits |
13 | In-Person | L7: Active Filter Designs |
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