THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY LEVEL 3

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
ASSIGNMENT #01
MEX3274 - ELECTRONICS, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS

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Answer all questions.

Write your registration number and other details clearly on your answer script.
Send your answer scripts under registered cover to the address given below or put it
into the assignment box available at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
(Research Laboratory), The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala.
THE COURSE COORDINATOR IN MEX3274
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA
P.O. BOX 21, NAWALA
NUGEGODA.
Last date of submission 01.04.2016. No late submissions will be accepted.
If you need any clarification, contact course coordinator (Tel:-0112881085) or
academic coordinator (Tel: 0112881477)

Question 01
(a)

State Kirchhoffs voltage law and Kirchhoffs current law.

(b)

Determine VAB by finding the Thevenin equivalent circuit to the left of terminals A-B

(c)

Briefly explain the full wave bridge rectification method using a circuit diagram.

(d)

Most of digital electronic circuits use Light Emitting Diode (LED) as a visual indicator.
If you have to use a LED as visual indicator of a circuit (output voltage of the circuit
= 5V), explain how you going to connect it to a circuit. (Clearly show the necessary
calculations and make any assumptions when needed).

(e)

Explain the function of a zener diode with using a suitable example.

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Question 02
(a)

Perform the following conversions between number systems with clearly showing
the necessary steps. (Do not write the final answer directly).
i. 10111112 to decimal and hexadecimal.
ii. 4510 to binary and octal.

(b)

iii. 4C16 to binary and octal.

Determine twos complement (8 bit) representation of the -2010

(c)

If a three bit encoder is used to detect the position of a rotating body, what will be
the relevant gray code given by the encoder.

(d)

Simplify the following Boolean expression using De-Morgans theorem and draw the
logic circuit using AND and NOT gates only.
Q = AB+ (C+E)

(e)

Explain the operation of a full adder circuit.

Question 03
(a)
(b)

Briefly describe the operation of first order active low pass filter.
Identify the following operational amplifiers and calculate the voltage gains.

Figure Q3(b)-i
(c)

Figure Q3(b)-ii

Determine the output voltage of the circuit shown in the figure Q3(c).

Figure Q3(c)
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(d)

Explain the operation of S-R Flip flop with using a suitable application.

Question 04
(a)
Calculate the base, collector, and emitter currents and the CE voltage for a
common-emitter circuit shown in the figure Q4(a).

Figure Q4(a)
(b)

Explain two digital to analog conversion techniques using circuit diagrams.

(c)

Compare and contrast IGBT and BJT.

(d)

Explain the operation of SCR and TRIAC.

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