Lab Files
Spring 2026
Attend laboratories beginning Monday, January 14, 2019. There will not be labs the second week due to MLK day.
Supervised Lab Playtime is available on most Saturdays from 12-3pm. See the Lab Schedule for more information.
Lab 1: Getting Started with Electronics
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Semester Overview/Lab-Specific Syllabus 001: What is Resistance? Plotting in MATLAB
Lab 1 Procedures Automating Plotting in MATLAB
Etiquette and Safety 002: Engineering Ethics (can be done at home) Lab1 Overview Video
Reading Instruments 003: Intro to the Arduino/RedBoard (can be done at home) Lab1 How to Build your Car Chassis
No Lab Meeting: January 21-25, 2019


Lab 2: Resistor Networks for Speed Control
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Recording Measurements 004: Plotting with Python (can be done at home) Power Supply Manual
Lab 2 Prelab 005: Arduino Analog Inputs (can be done at home) Multimeter Manual
Lab 2 Procedures 001, 002, and 003 are alternatives Lab2 Overview Video
Lab 3: Switched-Resistor Speed Control
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 3 Prelab 001 002 003 004 005 NEW: Lab3 Prelab Video (Sept 14 Workshop!)
Lab 3 Procedures Lab3 Overview Video
Lab 4: Voltage-Divider-Based Motor Speed
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 4 Prelab 200: Non-ideal Behavior of Bench Equipment NEW: Lab4 Prelab Video
Lab 4 Procedures 5B Module: Resistor Circuits -- Voltage Divider Oscilloscope Trigger Video
Unit 1 Report 400: Oscilloscope's XY Mode - Lissajous Figures
 Lab4 Overview Video
006: What is a Capacitor?
Lab 5: Pulsed-Motor Speed Control
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 5 Prelab 400: Oscilloscope's XY Mode - Lissajous Figures Port Oscilloscope data to MATLAB using USB stick
Port Oscilloscope data to MATLAB using BenchVue
Lab 5 Procedures 9B: The Voltage-Follower Buffer
9A: The Relaxation Oscillator (can be done at home!)
900: Burglar Alarm (can be mostly built at home!) Lab5 Prelab and Overview Video
Lab 6: Improved Motor Characterization
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 6 Prelab 9A: The Relaxation Oscillator (can be done at home!) Polyfit and BenchVue Data (ReadMe!)
BenchVue Sequence
Lab 6 Procedures Lab6 Prelab and Overview Video
Lab 7: PWM Speed Control
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 7 Prelab The Clipping Circuit Oscilloscope Screen Capture (ReadMe!)
Lab 7 Procedures Voltage-Follower Buffer
911: DC Voltage Control
909: OpAmp Amplifier with Gain and Offset Control
Lab 8: Coupling Balance with Speed Control
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 8 Prelab 7F Schmitt Trigger IV Lab 8 Overview Video
Lab 8 Procedures 8B Clipping Circuit
9B Voltage Follower (Buffer) Automated IV collection via MATLAB
ivcollect.m
ivcollect.mexw64
Lab 9: Autonomous and Elegant!
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 9 Prelab 7F Schmitt Trigger IV Lab 9 Overview Video
Lab 9 Procedures 8B
9B
Unit 2 Report
Lab 10: Project Proposal
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 10 Prelab Module 910: The Buzz About Mosquitoes
Lab 10 Procedures 7A: Characterizing Resistive Sensors
7D: Characterizing the Ultrasonic Sensor
Characterizing the Electret Microphone
8A: H-Bridge (Reversing Motors)
Lab 11: Explore More! and Project Progression
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
Lab 11 Procedures 3E: Arduino As an Oscilloscope
4B: Arduino's Digital Outputs
4B: Arduino's Digital Outputs
909: OpAmp Amplifier with Gain and Offset Control
913: Microphone plus a pre-amplifier
914: Digital-to-Analog Converter
915: Adding two voltages
917 Zener Voltage Regulator
918: Variable Voltage Supply
Lab 12: Explore More! and Project Progression
Lab Procedures Modules Extra Content
7F
Lab 12 Procedures 9C: Voltage Comparitor (also useful for ADC)
9B


The following is a rough outline of the contents of the ECE110 Electronics Kit available from the ECE Supply Center beginning on Friday, August 24:

This kit is somewhat reduced in content and also reduced in price from previous semesters.