Equipment
Lab Equipment
The Srivastava Senior Design Lab has a wide selection of equipment that provides nearly all of the capabilities of the other ECE teaching labs in one place. Although the equipment may not be identical to that found in these other teaching labs, similar functionality is offered. Use the experience of learning new equipment as a way to expand your horizons. If you are using a piece of equipment for the first time, ask a TA for assistance, to make sure you understand how to safely use it. If the available equipment does not meet the needs of your project, talk to the course staff, and we will help you find what you need elsewhere on campus, consider purchasing it for the senior design lab (if it would be used by many groups), or brainstorm alternate ways to solve your problem.
Lab Kits
Each team is provided with at least one lockable storage drawer in the lab as well as a portable lab kit. An additional drawer and/or kit may be issued as need arises and facilities allow.
The lab kit includes a box with carrying handle and contains a wiring board for prototyping circuit projects, a multiple-output power supply, a digital multimeter, and a set of 8 cables (2 bnc/bnc, 2bnc/pin, 2 banana/banana, and 2 banana/pin). This is checked out to you by your TA at the beginning of the semester and must be returned undamaged at the end of the semester. Missing lab kits will result in an encumbrance or withheld diploma and a charge of $500.00, so always be sure to lock your lockers! Also, do not store any cables from the lab in your kit. Doing so will result in a loss of points.
Test Equipment
Most equipment is connected to the PCs via HPIB cables. Below is a sampling of the test equipment available:
- Oscilloscopes up to 500 MHz
- Power Supplies
- Logic State Analyzers
- Network Analyzer
- Frequency Spectrum Analyzers
- Voltmeters, Ammeters, and Ohmmeters
Computers
The lab has PCs with enough processing power for the needs of nearly any senior design project. These machines are networked to a high-capacity laser printer (printing will count against your standard print quota). Each has an Ethernet connection to the campus network, an HPIB interface card connecting it to all of the standard instruments on its bench, and a sound card. The computers are maintained by Engineering IT, located in 3080 ECE Building.
The PCs are presently configured with the software shown here. Their primary uses include:
- Preparing the final written reports and other course documents, as well as preparing materials for the oral presentation.
- Running applications remotely on machines in the Engineering Workstation sites using the Exceed X-window support system.
- Running advanced circuit simulations using the professional version of OrCAD which is installed on all of the PC's.
- Communicating with the bench instruments through an HPIB connection, using HPVEE. A number of automatic data logging and automatic test setups are possible.
- Laying out printed circuits using an interactive, easy-to-learn printed circuit layout program called EagleCAD, which is available on all the machines. It produces industry-standard output files which can be sent to the Electronics Shop for board fabrication.
Test Equipment (Listed by lab bench)
| Bench: A | ||
| Oscilloscope | Rohde & Schwarz | RTE 1054 |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Bench: B | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO7104B |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Bench: C | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 3034A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Dual Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6234A |
| Bench: D (Power) | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 6004A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Triple Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6235A |
| Digital Power Analyzer | Valhalla Scientific | 2101 |
| DC Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6632A |
| DC Electronic Load | Agilent | 6060B |
| kW Power Supply | Sorensen | DCS 20-50 |
| Bench: E | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 3034A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Bench: F | ||
| Oscilloscope | Teledyne LeCroy | HDO 4054-MS |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Bench: G (power) | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 6004A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Triple Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6235A |
| DC Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6632A |
| DC Electronic Load | Hewlett-Packard | 6060B |
| Current Probe Amplifier | Tektronix | AM 503 |
| Bench: H (RF) | ||
| Mixed Domain Oscilloscope | Tektronix | MDO4054B-3 |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| S-Parameter Network Analyzer | Hewlett-Packard | 8753ES |
| S-Parameter Test Set | Hewlett-Packard | 85047A |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Signal Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8657B |
| Bench: I | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO7104B |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Dual Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6234A |
| Bench: J (RF) | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO7104B |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Triple Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6235A |
| DC Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6632A |
| Network Analyzer | Hewlett-Packard | 8751A |
| S-Parameter Test Set | Hewlett-Packard | 87511A |
| Bench: K | ||
| Oscilloscope | Teledyne LeCroy | HDO 4054-MS |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Dual Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6234A |
| Bench: L (RF) | ||
| Mixed Domain Oscilloscope | Tektronix | MDO4054B-3 |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Vector Signal Analyzer | Agilent | 89441A |
| RF Section | Hewlett-Packard | 89440A |
| Signal Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8657B |
| Precision LCR Meter | Hewlett-Packard | 4284A |
| Bench: M | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO7104B |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Bench: N | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 3034A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Bench: O | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 3034A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |
| Pulse Generator | Hewlett-Packard | 8011A |
| Triple Output Power Supply | Hewlett-Packard | 6235A |
| Communications Receiver | AOR | AR5000 |
| Bench: P | ||
| Oscilloscope | Agilent | DSO-X 3034A |
| Digital Multimeter | Keysight | 34461A |
| Triple Output DC Power Supply | Keysight | E3631A |
| Waveform Generator | Agilent | 33500B Series |