EP315 Electronics Lab III (Microprocessors) (Autumn 2018-19)

Instructor Name Pradeep Sarin

Prerequisites

No hard Prerequisite, but the previous electronics labs (digital, analog are helpful)

Important Topics Covered

Top level overview of how a microprocessor works Familiarisation with the Arduino Uno board Different functionalities of the Arduino board like digital, analog I/O, Interrupts, timers etc. Design and implimetation of basic classical control algorithms like P, PI, PID on an arduino

Examples and principles of projects that can be made using simple microprocessors like an arduino

Assignments

Weekly labs (about 5-6 of them). The labs are fairly straightforward, and reading the notes posted before the lab is very helpful. The lab is supposed to be done independently, however discussion with friends and the TA are allowed. Marks are given when the expected demos are shown to the TA. After the labs get over, the project phase starts. Students are expected to submit a proposal for a project based on an Arduino, and build if after approval from TAs and the course instructor.

Exams and Grading

The endsems was fairly straightforward, and employed concepts learnt in the lab. However, it wasn't directly based on the labs, and required the student to do some thinking. I don't remember the break-up I think it was (50 - project, 25 - labs, 25 - endsems)

Books Followed
No specific book was prescribed. The notes uploaded by the instructor were sufficient

Online Study Material
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage - has a lot of good documentation on Arduino which will be very helpful for the labs as well as the project

Respondent
Nived K

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