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Introduction to engineering a starter's guide with hands-on analog multimedia explorations /

This lecture provides a hands-on glimpse of the field of electrical engineering. The introduced applications utilize the NI ELVIS hardware and software platform to explore concepts such as circuits, power, analog sensing, and introductory analog signal processing such as signal generation, analog fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karam, Lina J., 1968-
Other Authors: Mounsef, Naji.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2008.
Series:Synthesis lectures on engineering (Online) ; #6.
Subjects:
NI ELVIS.
Electronic apparatus and appliances > Computer simulation.
Electric engineering.
Analog electronic systems.
Computer sound processing.
Online Access:Abstract with links to full text
Table of Contents:
  • Getting familiar with NI ELVIS
  • Overview
  • Background
  • NI ELVIS
  • NI ELVIS workstation
  • NI ELVIS protoboard
  • Basic circuit components
  • Experiment
  • Measuring component values
  • Building a voltage divider circuit on the NI ELVIS protoboard
  • Using the DMM to measure current
  • Using the power supply
  • Using the function generator and oscilloscope
  • Photodetector application
  • Analog signal Level meter using LEDs
  • Overview
  • Background
  • Diodes
  • Light-emitting diodes
  • Comparators
  • Experiment
  • Application 1: Controlling 1 LED with one comparator using DC power supply
  • Application 2: Converting varying signal (AC) to constant signal (DC)
  • Application 3: First stage of a signal level meter
  • Application 4: Eight-LED signal level meter
  • Noise removal using analog filters
  • Overview
  • Background
  • Sinusoidal signals and frequency
  • What is a filter
  • Comparing analog with digital filters
  • Operational amplifier
  • Experiment
  • Part A. Low pass filter
  • Part B. High pass filter
  • Part C. Summing signals
  • Music equalizer using op-amps: Volume and treble control
  • Overview
  • Background
  • Op-amp as amplifier
  • Potentiometers
  • Treble control
  • Experiment
  • Volume control
  • Help desk
  • Music equalizer: Treble control
  • Combining volume and treble control
  • References
  • Music composer using 555 timers
  • Overview
  • Background
  • Timer
  • Oscillator circuit
  • Experiment
  • Music composer.

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