ENME 351  Electronics & Instrumentation II Lab Manual

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LAB RULES

1) You are required to complete all the labs in order to pass the course.
2) You are required to attend the lab section for which you are registered and arrive at the
beginning of the lab section.
3) If you cannot attend your scheduled lab section for to any reason, you are required to obtain
permission prior to your lab by sending an email to Dr. Mitchell through Piazza.
4) Students who miss the lab(s) will have to make it up during the Make-up lab section (see
course syllabus/schedule) subject to an immediate 30% penalty, unless the absence is a
University-approved excuse with proper documentation of such approval.
5) Your name will be on the make-up list if you obtained permission. You will not be allowed
to make up the lab if your name is not on the list.
6) When applicable, students are required to hand in their pre-lab as soon as they enter the
lab. If you have not made a sufficient (as determined by the teaching staff) attempt to
complete the pre-lab, you will be turned away and instructed to make up your lab with 30%
penalty during the assigned Make-up lab section.
7) Students may collaborate when preparing their labs. However, you cannot use another
student’s code. Plagiarism of any kind is not tolerated and will not be dealt with
kindly. Refer to the course syllabus for full details.
8) All Arduino and Processing codes must be properly commented. Failure to do so will
significantly affect your lab grade.
9) You may be given a quiz in lab to test your understanding of certain concepts used in lab.
It will be based on the lab instructions and concepts used in the lab and will be open-book.
10) As soon as the lab grades are posted on ELMS, it is your responsibility to bring it to your
lab instructor’s notice if your grade is incorrect or missing.

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LAB 0: PURCHASING LAB SUPPLIES

The ENME351 Arduino labs will be completed by each student individually, and will require an
electronics materials kit. Each student is required to have this kit well before the first Arduino-
based lab on September 10/11, so consider September 9 as a deadline. Be sure to place your
order as soon as possible – shipping can take over a week! There are multiple options for
purchasing the required supplies:

*Disclaimer: vendors and purchasing options often change from semester to semester. It is the
student’s responsibility to pursue all possible options, potentially including options beyond those
listed here, to acquire the materials required for ENME351.

OPTION 1

A basic experimenter kit is available from Trossen Robotics:

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/Basic-Experimenters-Kit-with-Arduino.aspx

The Trossen kit includes the following items:

1. Arduino Uno R3 (microcontroller board)

2. USB cable (to connect the Arduino to a computer)
3. Electronics parts kit that includes sensors, actuators, and basic electronics

OPTION 2

Some students may already have an Arduino board, or at least a USB cable. For example, if you
already have an Arduino Uno (R3 version, ideally), you may want to purchase just the
electronics parts kit. If you would like to purchase your components separately, here are links to
vendors for each item:

Arduino Uno R3
- Amazon: http://ter.ps/1vr
- Trossen Robotics: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/arduino-uno.aspx
- UMD Clark Hall: electronics vending machine(s) on the first floor of Clark Hall

Sidekick Basic Parts Kit

- Amazon: http://ter.ps/1vp
- Trossen Robotics: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/sidekick-basic-kit.aspx
- Seed Studio: https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sidekick-Basic-Kit-for-Arduino-V2-p-
1858.html

USB Cable (A to B)
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-USB-2-0-Cable-
Male/dp/B00NH11KIK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=usb+cable+A+to+B&qid=1566921999&s
=electronics&sr=1-3

Even if you already have some of the components in the sidekick kit (from ENME 350, for
example), it is unlikely that you have all of the required items. This kit is available at other
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retailers – regardless of where you order the materials, confirm that you have all of the items
listed in the Bill of Materials (BOM) below!!

Software Installation

You will need a computer to run the Arduino integrated development environment (IDE). While
either a laptop or desktop is fine for your lab work, it will often be useful to bring a laptop to lab.
The free IDE software is available for Windows, OSX, or Linux. To install the Arduino IDE on
your computer, go to the following site and follow the instructions for your particular OS:

http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage

Lab Supplies: Bill of Materials

In addition to an Arduino UNO and USB cable, students will need:

Resistors Qty Component Qty Notes

1.1 ohms 5 Potentiometers 2 5kΩ
10 ohms 5
Marking:
47 ohms 5 Capacitors 2 .047uF Ceramic Capacitor Radial Disc 473
Marking:
68 ohms 5 Capacitors 2 .1uF Ceramic Capacitor Radial Disc 104
Marking:
100 ohms 5 Capacitors 2 1uF Electrolytic Capacitor Radial Can 1uF
Marking:
470 ohms 5 Capacitors 2 10uF Electrolytic Capacitor Radial Can 10uF
Marking:
1 k ohms 5 Capacitors 2 47uF Electrolytic Capacitor Radial Can 47uF
1.5 k ohms 5
2.2 k ohms 5 Transistors
Marking:
2N3904-
4.7 k ohms 5 2N3904 2 NPN General Purpose Transistor TO-92 H29
6.8 k ohms 5
10 k ohms 5 LED 2 LEDs (any color)
20 k ohms 5
47 k ohms 5
68 k ohms 5
100 k
ohms 5 UA741CP 2 Low Noise, Precision Op Amp
200 k
ohms 5
1 M ohms 5 Servo Motor 1 Any servo, preferably the SG90
10 M
ohms 5
Breadboard 1

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