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Imperial College London - Dyson School of Design Engineering


DE 1.3 Electronics 1
(1 May to 26 June 2020)

Introduction to Electronic Circuits, Sensors & Mechatronics

Professor Peter Y. K. Cheung


LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS

Practical Electronics for Inventors (~£30)

COURSE MATERIALS

Week 0

Starting

Topics
Resources

1 May

Topic 1 - Introducing the module
(slides, notes)

Course Design Document
Course Planning Document

Week 1

Starting
Topics
Resources

 4 May

Topic 2 - Current, voltage and Power
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 3 - Resistors & resistor circuits
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 4 - Kirchoff's Laws & nodal analysis
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 5 - Home Lab Kit
(slides, notes, recording)

Vclip on current & votlage
Vclip on voltage divider


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Watch the following videos:
Video on Digital Multi-Meter

Video on Oscilloscope

Problem Sheet 1 (solutions)
(no quiz)

Week 2

Starting
Topics
Resources

 11 May

Topic 6 - Electrical signals
(slides, notes, recording)

Live Demo - Setting up Signal Generator
(recording)

Topic 7 - Linearity, Supperpostion & Equivalent circuits
(slides, notes, recording)

Guidelines on using electronic logbook
Video Tutorial on OneNote
Vclips on Thevenin Circuits (1, 2, 3)
Vclip on triggering scopes
ASCII Table


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Lab 0: Setting up the Signal Generator
Lab 1: Signals and Scope
(Test signals solutions)
Workaround for damaged DAC output

Problem Sheet 2 (solutions)

Week 3

Starting
Topics
Resources

 18 May

Topic 8 - Capacitor Circuits
(slides, notes, recordings part_1 part_2)

Topic 9 - Reactance, Impedance and Frequency Response
(slides, notes, recording part_1 part_2)

Collin's Lab video on Capacitor
Vclip on RC low pass filter

Vclip on CR high pass filter


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Lab 2: Electronic Circuits
JYE_Scope (User's Manual, Schematic 1 2, FAQ page)

Problem Sheet 3 (solutions)

Week 4

Starting
Topics
Resources

 25 May

Lab 2 explained - Electrical circuits
(slides, recordings)

Topic 10 - Electronic amplification
(slides, notes, recording part_1 part_2)

Topic 11 - Operational Amplifiers
(slides, notes, recording part_1)


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Lab 3: Op-amps
Datasheets (MCP6002, LM386, microphone, speaker)

Problem Sheet 4 (solutions)

Week 5

Starting
Topics
Resources

 1 June

Topic 11 - Operational Amplifiers (con't)
(slides, notes, recording part_2)

Lab 3 explained - Op-amps
(slides, recordings)

Topic 12 - Digital basics
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 13 - Intro to microprocessors
(slides, notes, recording)

Vclip on binary & hex numbers
Video on How a CPU works?

Week 6

Starting
Topics
Resources

 8 June

Topic 14 - How CPU works?
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 15 - ESP32 & MicroPython
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 16 - Sense
(slides, notes, recording)

Topic 17 - Druve
(slides, notes, recording)

Video on How a CPU is made?
ESP32 datasheet
ESP32 Reference Manual
Heltec WiFi 32 Kit Pin Out diagram

Video on "Hall Effect Sensor"
Video on "Introduction to MEMS"
Video on MEMS accelerometer
Video on Coriolis Effect
Animation of a loudspeaker
Video on Brushed DC motor
Video on stepper and servo motors


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Lab 4A: Setting up MicroPython
(esp32spiram.bin, oled.py, font.py)

Lab 4B: ESP32, Sensors & Drivers
(Rotary switch driver (zipped), Lab 4 B solutions)

Problem Sheet 5 (solutions)

Week 7

Starting
Topics
Resources

 15 June

Topic 18 - Link
(slides, notes, recording)

Lab 4B and The Challenges
(slides, recording)

Revision Lecture
(recording part 1, part 2)

Neopixel LED datasheet
Video on D to A converter
Video on Bluetooth Low Energy
Video on RFID

Video on how to choose a battery
Video on future of batteries (supercapacitor)


Home Lab Experiments

Homework


Open-ended Challenges

Online Evaluation of Module (SOLE) (PDF)

Past Examination Paper

Examination Paper 2017
Examination Paper 2018
Examination Paper 2019

Lab Oral Assessment - Thursday 25 June 2020
Schedule, Guidelines &Feedback form

Video on Challenges by students

   

 Challenge

Student

Dancing LEDs
Sean
Fernanda
Marie
Matvey
SOS message
Tianxiao
wifi control
Len
Remote control car
Anna
George

Musical instrument
Robert
Tiffany

   

Micropython

Main Micropython website
Heltec ESP32 Pin Out diagram
Micropython Libraries

Other Useful Resources

Learn Python the Hard Way
Colour codes and preferred values for resistors


This page is maintained by Peter Cheung
Last updated:  14 July 2020