EEL4514L Communications Lab

Spring 2008, University of Florida

Last update: 03/23/2008.

Table of Contents

  1. Catalog Description
  2. Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
  3. Course Objectives
  4. Instructor
  5. Teaching Assistants
  6. Meeting Times and Location
  7. Labs Tentative Schedule
  8. Required Materials and Examples
  9. Course Outline
  10. Attendance and Expectations
  11. Grading
  12. Make-up Exam Policy
  13. Honesty Policy
  14. Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
  15. UF Counseling Services
  16. Software Use

1.      Catalog Description

Credits: 1
Communication circuits and radio frequency instruments, devices and measurements.

 

2.      Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Prereq: EEL 3304C; Coreq: EEL 4514

 

3.      Course Objectives

This is a laboratory section of the course EEL4514. The objective of this section is to complement the theoretical and simulation treatments in EEL4514. The laboratory exercises are constructed to let students apply the course material that they acquire in EEL4514 to simplified communication hardware designs. These exercises also provide hand-on training of effective use of communication measurement equipment, such function generators and spectrum analyzers.

4.      Instructor

Tan F. Wong

    1. Office location: EB461
    2. Telephone: 352-392-2665
    3. E-mail address: twong@ufl.edu
    4. Web site: http://wireless.ece.ufl.edu/~twong

 

5.      Teaching Assistants

In all email communication with TAs students must include course/section number and their name in the subject of the email. Example: "EEL4514L Section 1517, John Doe, question about Lab #2". All emails will be answered within 24 hours.

    1. Surbhi Singhal  surbhisinghal@ufl.edu Sections: 1507(Tue E1-E3), 1508(Wed 9-11)
    2. Johny Kwon ohbong70@ufl.edu Sections: 6308(Tue 9-11), 6309(Thu 6-8)

 

6.      Meeting Times and Location

All lab meetings will be held in NEB 211.

    1. Section 1507: Tuesday, Periods E1-E3.
    2. Section 1508: Wednesday, Periods 9-11.
    3. Section 6308: Tuesday, Periods 9-11.
    4. Section 6309: Thursday, Periods 6-8.

 

7.      Labs Tentative Schedule

All sections have one 3-hour lab session per week.

Week#

Lab#

 1st week, 01/07/2008

No Lab!

 2nd week, 01/14/2008

Lab#1

 3rd week, 01/21/2008

Lab#2

 4th week, 01/28/2008

Lab#3

 5th week, 02/04/2008

Lab#4

 6th week, 02/11/2008

Midterm Exam

 7th week, 02/18/2008

Lab#5

 8th week, 02/25/2008

Lab#6

 9th week, 03/03/2008

Lab#7

10th week, 03/10/2008

No Lab! (Spring Break)

11th week, 03/17/2008

No Lab!

12th week, 03/24/2008

Lab#8

13th week, 03/31/2008

Lab#9

14th week, 04/07/2008

Lab#10

15th week, 04/14/2008

Final Exam

 

8.      Required Materials and Examples

9.      Course Outline

Laboratory  1     The Digital Storage Oscilloscope, the Function Generator, and Measurements
Laboratory  2     The Spectrum Analyzer and Measurements
Laboratory  3     Frequency Response of Systems and Distortion
Laboratory  4     Sinusoidal Oscillators
Laboratory  5     Amplitude Modulated Signals and Envelope Detection
Laboratory  6     AM Modulators
Laboratory  7     The Phase-Locked Loop and Frequency Modulation and Demodulation
Laboratory  8     More Frequency Modulation/Demodulation
Laboratory  9     Sampling and Pulse Amplitude Modulation
Laboratory 10     ISI and Eye Patterns

 

10.      Attendance and Expectations

    1. Attendance at each lab session is mandatory: you are expected to complete the in-lab portion during the scheduled lab periods. Unexcused failure to attend a lab will result in a two letter grade reduction from your final grade.
    2. Most of the lab experiments have a prelab component. You must have the prelab completed before you will be allowed into the lab.
    3. This is not an open lab--punctuality is expected. Significant tardiness (more than five or ten minutes) will prevent you from entering the lab.
    4. You will keep a "patent style" lab notebook--details in the Required Materials and Examples section.
    5. At all times you are expected to behave professionally. That includes not eating or drinking in the lab, turning off your cellphone, cleaning up after yourself etc.

 

11.      Grading

Grading scale: A=90-100, B+=85-90, B=80-85, etc. Your grade will be based on your notebook, a midterm exam, and a final practical exam:

Pre-Lab

30%

In-Lab

40%

Midterm

15%

Final

15%

Total

100%

Failing the final results in failing the course.

 

12.      Make-up Exam Policy

Labs and exams may not be missed except for valid documented emergencies.

 

13.      Honesty Policy

All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this course and all others.

 

14.      Accommodation for Students with Disabilities

Students Requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. That office will provide the student with documentation that he/she must provide to the course instructor when requesting accommodation.

 

15.      UF Counseling Services

Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals. The resources include:

    1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, Personal and Career Counseling.
    2. SHCC mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, Personal and Counseling.
    3. Center for Sexual Assault/Abuse Recovery and Education (CARE), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual assault counseling.
    4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling.

 

16.      Software Use

All faculty, staff and student of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against University policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate. We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to uphold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.