PH5004: Electronics and Instrumentation

L-T-P-C: 2-0-3-4

Prerequisites: None

Syllabus

Module 1: Linear time-invariant systems and feedback

( Lecture hours: 6 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Linear time invariant (LTI) systems, frequency response, transfer functions, decibel scale, Bode plots, resonances, Passive and active filters, scaling, Feedback: negative and positive feedback, introduction of poles .

Module 2: Semiconductor devices and amplifiers

( Lecture hours: 6 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Basics of p-n junction devices, transistor, FET and MOSFET devices, Small and large signal amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, multistage amplifiers, Operational amplifier as a tool, with examples .

Module 3: Digital circuits

( Lecture hours: 5 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Gates, flip-flops, shift registers, counters, DAC and ADC converters .

Module 4: Control systems and microprocessors

( Lecture hours: 6 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Basic ideas of control: P/PI/PD/PID, Introduction to the general structure of 8- and 16-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers .

Module 5: Sensors, interfacing and lock-in detection

( Lecture hours: 5 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Sensors and transducers, interfacing using LabView or equivalent (ADC/DAC), Phase locked loop, lock-in amplification .

Module 6: Laboratory

( Lecture hours: 0 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 42 )

NAND gate IC 7400: characteristics and operation of the lab experimental setup, Exclusive-OR gate IC 7486: characteristics and operation of the lab experimental setup, n-channel MOSFET: measurement of transfer and output characteristics, and extraction of parameters, p-channel MOSFET: measurement of transfer and output characteristics, and extraction of parameters, Design of a low pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 500 Hz and a maximally flat response, Measurement of open loop DC and AC gains of a common 741 op-amp, Design of a function generator and its conversion to a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)/FM generator, Basic use of LabView or equivalent, Arduino-based signal generator, Strain gauge LVDT, Temperature sensor use, Use of simulation and modelling tools to design a PID controller .

Study Materials

Textbooks

  1. Electronic Principles, A. P. Malvino, McGraw Hill Publishers, ISBN: 978-0028028330
  2. Integrated Electronics, J. Millman and C. C. Halkias, Tata McGraw Hill, ISBN: 978-0070151420
  3. Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, R. L. Boylestad and L. Nashelsky, 10th Edition, Pearson Education Asia, ISBN: 978-8131727003
  4. Digital Principles and Applications, Malvino and Leach, Tata McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 978-9339203405
  5. Fundamentals of Electric Circuit, Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N. O. Sadiku, McGraw Hill Publishers, ISBN: 978-9353165505