Educational guide 2023_24
Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación
Máster Universitario en Ingeniería de Telecomunicación
 Subjects
  Analog Electronic Circuits Design
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Unit 1: Introduction Analog systems for signal acquisition:
Architectures. Functional block diagrams.

Feedback:
Definition. Topologies. Series-Parallel feedback.

Through this unit the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.

Unit 2: Auxiliary circuits Sensors and signal conditioners:
Sensors: Definition and classification.
Signal conditioners for resistive sensors: The voltage divider. Wheatstone bridge. Other conditioning circuits.
Linearization circuits. Level-shifting circuits: DC level shifter and gain calibration. Precision rectifiers: Half-wave rectifiers and full-wave rectifiers.

Voltage references and current sources:
Voltage references: Introduction. Performance specifications. Basic circuit. Self-regulated circuit. Thermal stabilization.
Voltage-to-current converter circuits: Introduction. Floating-load converters. Grounded-load converters.

Analog Switches and Multiplexers
Switches: Definition. Types. Applications. Commercial devices.
Multiplexers: Definition. Types. Specifications.

Through this unit the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Unit 3: Amplification in signal acquisition systems Instrumentation amplifiers:
Introduction. Definition and ideal characteristics. Real model. Basic configurations. Specifications. Functional block diagram. Applications. Commercial amplifiers and their data sheets.

Programmable amplifiers:
Introduction. Types. Pin Programmable Gain Amplifier. PGA: Programmable Gain Amplifier. Commercial amplifiers and their data sheets.

Isolation amplifiers:
Introduction. Classification criteria. Types: capacitive coupled, transformer coupled, and optically coupled. Basic structure. Specifications. Applications and limitations. Examples. Commercial amplifiers and their data sheets.

Through this unit the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Unit 4: Active filters Introduction:
Fundamentals. Basic filter types. Real parameters.

Description by transfer function:
Introduction. Transfer function: poles and zeros, stability analysis and frequency response. First order and second order filters.

Approximation of filter transfer function:
Steps in the realization of active filters. Filter specifications. Mathematical approximation of the characteristic function. Transfer function normalization. Transfer function normalization. Transformation from one type of filter into another. Polynomial approximations.

Synthesis:
Introduction. Methods. Direct design. Basic topologies of direct synthesis. Cascade design. Comparison of methods. Scaling.

Through this unit the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Unit 5. Sample-and-hold circuits. Digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters Sample-and-hold circuits:
Background. Specifications. Architectures. Commercial devices.

Analog-to-digital converters:
Introduction. Fabrication parameters. Errors. Architectures. Commercial devices.

Digital-to-analog converters:
Introduction. Fabrication parameters. Errors. Architectures. Commercial devices.

Through this unit the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Practice 1: Auxiliary circuits. Implementation and testing of certain of the auxiliary circuits developed in the theoretical part.

Through this practice the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Practice 2: Instrumentation amplifier. Implementation, testing and analysis of an commercial instrumentation amplifier with adjustable gain.

Through this practice the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Practice 3: Active filters. Implementation of an active filter. Identification of the topology, the order, and the filter type. Theoretical calculation of its cut-off frequency. Frequency response measurement using the waveform generator and the oscilloscope. Plot the magnitude of the frequency response of the filter (Bode magnitude plot).

Through this practice the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Practice 4: Measurement system of a physical variable using commercial sensors. Implementation and testing of the signal conditioning circuit of a measurement system based on commercial sensors.

Through this practice the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14 are developed.
Practice 5: Electronic circuit simulation
Simulation of electronic circuits described in the theoretical and/or previous practical part.

In this practice will work the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14.
Tutored project Realization of one or several laboratory practices (in groups or individually). The theme will be centered on two themes of theoretical-practical planning of the subject. The students will have to present a report of critical results (assessment and comparison with reference data, if applicable).

In this practice will work the competencies CB4, CB5, CG4, CG8, CE12 and CE14.
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