Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On the completion of this subject students should be familiar with a range of applied measurement methods involving both analog and digital instrumentation; understand simple analog and digital electronics for the purposes of generating, acquiring and conditioning electrical signals; obtain a sound theoretical and practical grounding in both a range of applied topics and the more fundamental topic of electromagnetism; complete a number of experiments related to the theory section of the course in electronics, introductory microprocessors, instrumentation and electromagnetism.
Synopsis This subject is designed to introduce students to the principles of physical instrumentation and measurement. It consists of four units. Two units, `Analog electronics' and `Electricity and magnetism' are common with PHS2011. The other two units are: (1) Physical instrumentation: Review of DC circuit theory. Signal waveforms. Generalised measurement system models, linear and non-linear cases. Statistical characteristics of measurement, accuracy. Dynamic characteristics of linear systems. (2) Digital electronics and microprocessors: Logic operations, families and logic gates. Karnaugh maps. Combinational and sequential logic. Flip-flops, registers and counters. The 68000, bus organisation, interrupts and supervisor mode. 68000 programming, assembly and machine codes.
Assessment Examinations (4 x 1.5 hours): 67% + Laboratory work: 33%