| Day |
Date |
Due |
Class Topics |
To Do for Next Class |
| 1 |
Nov 26 |
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- Bring $20 for lab kit
- Identify a partner for the labs and the project
- Watch "Introduction
to Transistors" video
(34:32) and prepare for a quiz (click many times if video
hangs)
|
| 2 |
Nov 27 |
-- |
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| 3 |
Nov 29 |
- Lab 1
- Receipt for PIC chips (submit with quiz)
|
- Check off Lab 1
- Quiz on "Snubber Diodes, Decoupling Capacitors, and
H-Bridges"
- Work on Lab 2
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| 4 |
Dec 3 |
|
- Quiz on "Motors"
- Discuss 3 project ideas with instructor
- Work on Lab 2
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| 5 |
Dec 4 |
-- |
- Quiz on "Intro to MPLAB"
- Remaining teams discuss 3 project ideas with instructor
- Work on Lab 2
|
- Watch "Number
Systems" video
(46:29) and prepare for a quiz
- Lab 2 must be ready for check-off
first thing next class. (videos are ok)
|
| 6 |
Dec 6
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| 7 |
Dec 10 |
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| 8 |
Dec 11 |
|
|
- Study for Exam 1!
- Watch "Debugging"
video
(38:59) and prepare for a quiz on Day 10
- Here is the sample
code to use with the video (right-click and save to your
computer).
- Print out a screen capture to turn in with your quiz.
- Note: Video mentions adding a "linker script" you can
ignore that comment. Older software versions required that
step.
|
| 9 |
Dec 13 |
-- |
EXAM 1
(more details)
Set Up Your Exam
Files |
-- |
| 10 |
Dec 17 |
|
- Quiz on "Debugging"
- Work on Lab 4
|
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| 11 |
Dec 18
|
|
- Quiz on "Writing Functions"
- Check off Lab 4
- Work on Lab 5
|
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| 12 |
Dec 20 |
|
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|
| Christmas
Break |
| 13 |
Jan 7 |
|
- Quiz on "Interrupts, day 1 of 2"
- Work on Lab 5
|
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| 14 |
Jan 8 |
-- |
- Quiz on "Interrupts, day 2 of 2"
|
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| 15 |
Jan 10 |
|
- Check off Lab 5
- Quiz on "Analog-to-Digital Conversions"
- Work on Lab 6
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| 16 |
Jan 14 |
|
- Quiz on "IR Circuits"
- Work on Lab 6
|
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| 17 |
Jan 15 |
|
|
- Watch "UART
Communication" video
(53:46) and prepare for a quiz. The "click to continues"
sometimes require many (10) clicks.
- We will use SecureCRT, not HyperTerminal, so don't be
concerned that you don't have HyperTerminal installed on your
laptop
- If you would like to see the complete code for the
advanced Rx interrupt it is here: UART
LCD Messages.c
|
| 18 |
Jan 17 |
-- |
- Quiz on "UART Communication"
- Work on Lab 7
|
-- |
| 19 |
Jan 21 |
-- |
|
- Lab 7 must be ready for check-off
first thing next class (all but soldering part)
- Bring in project parts for your week
7 meeting.
|
| 20 |
Jan 22 |
|
- Check off Lab 7
- Soldering
Day (all day, in lab). Bring your computers anyway.
|
-- |
| 21 |
Jan 24 |
No class due to night
exam |
|
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| 22 |
Jan 28 |
-- |
- Quiz on "Intro to PLCs"
- Work on Lab 8
|
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| 23 |
Jan 29 |
-- |
- Quiz on "Learning Picosoft"
- Work on Lab 8
|
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| 24 |
Jan 31 |
|
- Quiz on "Finite State Machines"
- Tank and Conveyor Demonstration
- Concept Questions on Ladder
Logic
- Work on Lab 8
|
- Create an FSM for the Lab 9 tank and conveyor
- Lab 8 must be ready for check-off
first thing next class.
|
| 25 |
Feb 4 |
|
- Check off Lab 8
- Discuss FSMs for Lab 9
- Work on Lab 9
|
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| 26 |
Feb 5 |
-- |
- Work on Lab 9
- If you've finished Lab 9 then it's a project work day,
bring your project to class!
|
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| 27 |
Feb 7 |
|
- Work on Lab 9 (if not complete)
- Project work day, bring your project to class
|
- Lab 9 must be ready for check-off
first thing next class (if not complete).
|
| 28 |
Feb 11 |
|
- Check off Lab 9
- Project work day, bring your project to class
|
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| 29 |
Feb 12 |
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| 30 |
Feb 14 |
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