ELEC 2490 - Instrumentation 2-Advanced Op-Amps & Linear Integrated Circuits

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives: The student will:

1. Construct and evaluate comparator circuits.
2. Construct and evaluate summing amplifiers.
3. Construct and evaluate integrators and differentiators.
4. Troubleshoot special purpose op‐amp circuits.
5. Evaluate instrumentation and isolation amplifiers.
6. Evaluate log and antilog amplifiers.
7. Evaluate converter circuitry.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to analyze, build and take measurements in special purpose electronic circuits which contain active op‐amp filters.

Objectives: The student will:

1. Analyze and derive basic filter responses and characteristics.
2. Construct and evaluate active low‐pass and high‐pass filters.
3. Construct and evaluate band‐pass and band‐stop filters.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to analyze, build and take measurements in electronic oscillator circuits which contain linear devices.

Objectives: The student will:

1. Construct and evaluate RC feedback circuits.
2. Analyze and evaluate LC feedback circuits.
3. Analyze and evaluate relaxation oscillators.
4. Construct and analyze circuits containing electronic timers such as the 555.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to analyze, build, and take measurements in voltage regulation circuits which contain linear devices.

Objectives: The student will:

1. Construct and evaluate basic linear series and shunt voltage regulator circuits.
2. Construct and evaluate basic switching regulator circuits.
3. Construct and evaluate integrated circuit voltage regulators.

Outcome 5:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to analyze, build, and take measurements in basic analog communication circuitry.

Objectives: The student will:

1. Analyze and evaluate basic receiver circuits.
2. Analyze and evaluate amplitude modulation circuitry.
3. Analyze and evaluate AM demodulation circuitry.
4. Analyze and evaluate IF and Audio amplifiers.
5. Analyze and evaluate frequency modulation circuitry.
6. Analyze and evaluate integrated phase locked loop circuitry

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Basic Op‐amp Circuits
   1. Comparators
   2. Su0mming amplifiers
   3. Integrators and differentiators
   4. Troubleshooting
2. Special Purpose Op‐amp Circuits
   1. Instrumentation and isolation amplifiers
   2. Operational transconductance amplifiers
   3. Log and antilog amplifiers
   4. Converters
3. Active Filters
   1. Basic filter response and characteristics
   2. Active low‐pass and high‐pass filters
   3. Active band‐pass and stop‐pass filters
4. Oscillators
   1. Feedback principles
   2. RC and LC feedback
   3. Relaxation oscillators
   4. Linear integrated timer circuits
5. Voltage Regulators
   1. Basic series and shunt regulators
   2. Basic switching regulators
   3. Integrated circuit voltage regulators
6. Analog Communications Circuits
   1. Basic receivers
   2. Linear multipliers
   3. Amplitude modulation
   4. AM demodulation
   5. IF and audio amplifiers
   6. Frequency modulation
   7. Phase locked loops