ECE 6410 Advanced Electronic
Instrumentation
Fall 2009
updated 7 December 2009
The
online version of this syllabus at http://homepages.wmich.edu/~miller/ECE6410.html
has hyperlinks and will be updated as needed.
Instructor
Dr.
Damon A. Miller, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Western Michigan University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Parkview Campus, Room A-240, 269.276.3158, 269.276.3151 (fax), damon.miller@wmich.edu, www.homepages.wmich.edu/~miller/.
Office Hours
Guaranteed
office hours are posted on Dr. Miller’s door and at http://homepages.wmich.edu/~miller/.
Please respect my office hours. Other
times are available by appointment.
Description (WMU Graduate
Catalog)
ECE 6410 Advanced Electronic Instrumentation, 3 hrs.
Description, analysis, and design of instrumentation systems with emphasis on
sensors, signal acquisition, amplification, and processing. Both analog and
digital sensors and signal processors will be considered. Prerequisites: ECE 5410 (Electronic Instrumentation).
Textbook and Materials
Required:
1. Sergio Franco, Design with Operational
Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill,
New York, 2002.
2. Linear Technology, LTspice IV, available at no cost at http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/. This software will be used to simulate
circuits and is available in the CAE center.
You are responsible for ensuring access to a working copy.
3. PCB 123® (PCB layout software),
available from pcb123.com
References
(available from Dr. Miller)
1. Rolf Schaumann and Mac E. Van Valkenburg, Design
of Analog Filters, Oxford University Press, 2001.
2. A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, Microelectronic
Circuits, Oxford University Press, 5th edition, 1998.
3. Tim Williams, The Circuit Designer’s
Handbook, Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd., 1991.
4. Jim Williams (editor), The Art and Science
of Analog Circuit Design, from the EDN Series for Design Engineers,
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
5.
Online
References:
1. Site enables finding 1% and 5% resistor that
most closely realize a desired ratio: http://www.employees.org/~bennet/teledesign/ResistorRatio.html
2. Paul Brokaw, An IC Amplifier User’s Guide
to Decoupling, Grounding, and Making Things Go Right for a Change,
Application Note AN-202, Rev. B, available from www.analog.com
3. John Ardizzoni, A Practical Guide to
High-Speed Printed-Circuit-Board Layout, Analog Dialogue, 39-09, September 2005, available from www.analog.com
Other
References:
Recommended:
A high level mathematics software suite is useful
but not required for course assignments. These packages are typically offered
to students at significantly reduced rates. Pick one and master it for use
throughout your academic and professional career:
Course
Policies
Academic Honesty
General:
“You
are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and
procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty.
These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery,
multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies
can be found at www.www.wmich.edu/catalog
under Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is
reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be
referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to
review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the
opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain
about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or
test.” —
provided by the Professional Concerns Committee of the WMU Faculty Senate
Plagiarism:
“One of the most serious academic
offenses is plagiarism (see definition for "plagiarize"
in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's
Dictionary). If your institution, colleagues, or professional organization
believe that you have unfairly used the work (the intellectual property) of
another person, you may lose your job, be asked to leave your university,
and/or have your professional career ruined” [from www.ohiou.edu/Esl/help/plagiarism.html]. See that website for tutorials on how to
insure that you never plagiarize another’s work.
Grading Basis
1. Projects (60%) will be assigned
on a regular basis. LATE
PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. All
projects are to be completed individually.
The format of project reports will be addressed in class. One or more projects will consist of a series
of homework style problems from the text.
Use the prescribed homework format for those problems.
2. Examinations (2 or more) and
Quizzes (announced or unannounced): 40%
OUTSTANDING
WORK might earn extra credit.
Scale:
0-60 E | 60-65 D | 65-70 DC | 70-75 C | 75-80 CB | 80-85 B | 85-90 BA | 90-100
A |
EXAMINATIONS AND
QUIZZES
will be closed-notes closed-book unless otherwise noted. You must have a WMU
issued ID with you at the exam.
Only
under extremely unusual circumstances will make-up examinations and quizzes be
considered. Religious observances will
be accommodated with advanced notice. If
an emergency prevents you from attending a scheduled examination or quiz,
contact your instructor PRIOR to the test or as soon as you can reach a
telephone, e-mail terminal, etc. If the instructor cannot be reached directly,
leave a message with the department (276-3150).
Failure to adhere to this policy will result in zero credit for the
exercise.
Use of Calculators
When a
calculator is allowed on a quiz/exam, without
exception only models accepted by the Fundamentals of Engineering
Examination may be used; see http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/index.php#approved
for a list of approved calculators.
HOMEWORK is assigned in
class. Students must maintain a homework folder that is brought to each class.
Assignments will be randomly collected from the homework folder perhaps without
prior warning. Homework due dates will be given in class. Each homework problem
must be worked on separate page(s). LATE
HOMEWORK will not be accepted, except under extraordinary circumstances.
Homework is to be completed individually and collected homework will be
considered a quiz.
Homework
should normally be done on 8 1/2'' by 11'' sheets. “Engineer's Pad” sheets are
preferred. Solutions must be done in a
neat, structured, logical, and orderly manner with frequent brief notations
enabling the grader to readily verify the author's source of information, steps
taken, sources of formula, equations, and methods used. USE THE PARTIAL CHECK
LIST FOR SUBMITTED HOMEWORK BELOW.
Papers failing to meet these guidelines may not be graded and may be
returned, with or without an opportunity for resubmission with a penalty.
PARTIAL CHECK
LIST FOR SUBMITTED HOMEWORK
1. Each problem
must include: (a) author's name, (b) name/title of the assignment, and (c) date
of completion.
2. Use only one
side of the paper and include a brief and concise statement of the problem
prior to its solution. Begin each problem on a new page.
3. Number the pages
and DOUBLE SPACE the text.
4. Staple each
problem in the upper left corner as needed.
5. Entitle graphs,
label and include axes, include key symbols for multiple curve graphs, and give
brief notes of explanation where appropriate.
6. Briefly but
clearly annotate your document in a way which will provide the document reader
with information such as
a.
which
part of the assignment is this?
b.
what
is being done and why?
c.
how
was it done and what are the results?
d.
how
was this equation obtained and how was it used?
e.
sample
calculations and definitions of symbols/parameters where appropriate; and
f.
BOX AND LABEL
ANSWERS.
In
case of conflict, information in this syllabus supersedes all other course
documents.
Tentative Schedule
|
# |
when/where |
topic |
assignment VWS=verify result
with SPICE |
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WEEK
1 |
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1 |
MON
9/14 6:30PM C-136 |
Static Op Amp Limitations (CH 5 of
Franco) |
read CH 5 and CH
6 Project 1: CH 5:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.11, 5.15, 5.18(a), 5.27, 5.33 (VWS) (use standard
value components in your designs) (follow HW
guidelines) DUE WEEK 4 |
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WEEK
2 |
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2 |
TUE
9/22 6:30PM A-240 |
Dynamic Op Amp Limitations (CH 6
of Franco) |
Project 2: CH 6:
6.2, 6.3, 6.6 (VWS), 6.16, 6.18 (VWS), Design of a Microelectrode Array
Preamplifier DUE WEEK 5 |
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WEEK
3 |
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3 |
MON
9/28 6:30PM C-136 |
Problem
Solving Session |
read CH 7 |
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WEEK
4 |
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4 |
MON
10/5 6:30PM C-136 |
Dynamic Op Amp Limitations (CH 6 of Franco) Noise (CH 7 of Franco) |
PROJECT
1 DUE |
|
WEEK
5 |
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|
5 |
MON
10/12 6:30PM C-136 |
Noise (CH 7 of
Franco) |
PROJECT
2 DUE read CH 8,
section 9.7 Project 3: Low
Noise Instrumentation Amplifier DUE WEEK 8 |
|
WEEK
6 |
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|
6 |
WED
10/23 FRIDAY 7:15PM A-240 |
Stability (CH 8 of Franco) |
read CH 12 |
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WEEK
7 |
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7 |
MON
10/26 6:30PM C-136 |
Project 3 in-class work |
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WEEK
8 |
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8 |
MON
11/5 THURSDAY 6:30PM A-240 |
D-A
and A-D converters (CH 12 of Franco) |
PROJECT
3 DUE Project 4: CH 12: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.20, 12.25 DUE WEEK 13 |
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WEEK 9 |
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9 |
MON
11/9 6:30PM C-136 |
discuss
graded HW |
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WEEK
10 |
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|
10 |
WED
11/18 7:15PM A-240 |
EXAM 1 |
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WEEK
11 |
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|
11 |
MON
11/23 6:30PM C-136 |
best
design practices review
project 5 |
Project 5: Multi-Electrode Array Amplification System PART OF FINAL
EXAM |
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WEEK
12 |
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|
12 |
MON
11/30 6:30PM C-136 |
noise
equivalent bandwidth noise
figure project
5 working session |
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WEEK
13 |
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13 |
MON
12/7 6:30PM C-136 |
project
5 working session discuss
CH 12 homework |
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FINALS
WEEK |
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14 |
FRI
12/18 6PM-8PM C-136 |
FINAL (chapters
12) (moved
due to illness) |
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Credits
Adapted
in part from syllabi by J. Gesink.
©
2009 Damon A. Miller. All rights reserved.