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1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Outcomes........................................................................................................................................ 3
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................... 3
3.1 Lecturer(s)....................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 University ........................................................................................................................................ 4
4 RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 4
4.1 Prescribed books ............................................................................................................................ 4
4.2 Recommended books ..................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)................................................................................................... 4
4.4 Library services and resources information .................................................................................... 4
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................. 5
6 STUDY PLAN ................................................................................................................................. 5
7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING ..................................... 5
8 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 5
8.1 Assessment Criteria ........................................................................................................................ 5
8.2 Assessment plan............................................................................................................................. 5
8.3 Assignment numbers ...................................................................................................................... 6
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ......................................................................................................... 6
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers .......................................................................................................... 6
8.4 Assignments due dates................................................................................................................... 6
8.5 Submission of assignments ............................................................................................................ 6
8.6 The assignments............................................................................................................................. 7
8.7 Other assessment methods .......................................................................................................... 14
8.8 The examination ........................................................................................................................... 14
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... 14
10 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................. 14
11 IN CLOSING ................................................................................................................................. 14
12 ADDENDUM ................................................................................................................................. 14
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Dear Student
As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation
charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also
placed curriculum transformation high on the agenda. For your information, curriculum
transformation includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical
renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the
infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be
integrated at both the programme and module levels, as a phased-in approach. You will notice
the implementation thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully embrace these
changes during your studies at Unisa.
3.3 University
If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this module,
please consult the publication My studies @ Unisa that you received with your study
material. This brochure contains information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom
you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and
details of the times certain facilities are open).Always have your student number at hand
when you contact the University.
4 RESOURCES
4.1 Prescribed book(s)
The same prescribed book used in theoretical part of the module.
4.2 Recommended book(s)
There are no recommended books for this module.
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)
There are no electronic reserves for this module.
E-reserves can be downloaded from the library catalogue. More information is available at:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
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5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Important information appears in your my Studies @ Unisa brochure.
6 STUDY PLAN
Use your my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general time management and planning skills.
7 PRACTICAL WORK
This module covers the practical part.
8 ASSESSMENT
8.1 Assessment criteria
Your final mark will be calculated by using a ratio of 10% year mark and 90% Portfolio mark.
8.2 Assessment plan
The assignments are as follows:
The final mark is based on all the assignment marks obtained and their
contribution towards the final mark are as shown in the table below:
Ensure that you understand this principle. Failure to submit assignment 1 by the due date, will
result in you being barred from handing in a practical assignment and you will have to
reregister for this subject. If in doubt, contact your lecturer before the submission date!!!!
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8.3 Assignment numbers
8.3.1 General assignment numbers
Assignments are numbered consecutively per module, starting from 01.
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers
Assignment 1: 713067
(Compulsory)
Portfolio: 807820
(Compulsory)
8.4 Assignment due dates
For detailed information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see
the brochure my Studies @ Unisa that you received with your study material.
Your e-mail address should also be provided in clear and neat handwriting, as
communication might be sent to from time to time. To submit an assignment
via myUnisa:
Go to myUnisa.
Log in with your student number and password.
Select the module.
Click on assignments in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
Click on the assignment number you wish to submit.
Follow the instructions.
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8.6 The assignments
ANNEXURE A – ASSISGMENT 1
FROM
Surname/Initials
STUDENT NUMBER
Surname/Initials
POSTAL ADDRESS :
POSTAL CODE
TEL NO (WORK) :
Surname/Initials :
TEL NO (HOME)
Surname/Initials
MOBILE :
Surname/Initials
e-mail : :
Surname/Initials :
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SUBMIT THIS FORM WITH THE RESULTS OF YOUR PRACTICAL
EXPERIMENTS
Particulars of mentor:
Name: ...........................................
Address: ...........................................
...........................................
...........................................
...........................................
Employer: .........................................................
Telephone number:.............................................. (W)
............................................... (H)
Qualifications:.....................................................................................
Capacity at work:................................................................................
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PRACTICAL
You can download Ansoft Designer SV (student version) or Microwave AWR office
http://www.ansoft.com/downloads.cfm or from
http://elektronikschule.de/~krausg/Ansoft%20Designer%20SV/Engli
sh%20 Tutorial%20Version/index_english.html.
https://awrcorp.com/register/customer.aspx?univ
For AWR Office use your myUnisa life account email and fill the form on the webpage. For
the university professor use Leslie Nickola as indicated on the form below.
This practical can only be attempted after the course material covered in
chapters 1 through 6 is fully understood.
1. INTRODUCTION
The primary objective of this practical is to ensure that you have understood the
material studied in the theoretical component of the course and to enable you an
opportunity to use that knowledge to completely design, simulate, construct and test
an actual low-noise, small-signal, high-frequency amplifier.
2. DESIGN SPECIFICATION
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The data sheet for the BFP196 BJT is provided. Design, simulate, construct and test a
low-noise amplifier (LNA) for the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)
band that will conform to the following specifications.
Supply voltage: 12 V
The active device should be made unconditionally stable, using the technique of
collector shunt stabilization, before implementing the impedance matching networks.
The circuit topology should be consistent with a minimum component count and the
impedance matching networks implemented with lumped elements.
Below is an example of an RF PCB. All designs should look somehow like this.
Input Port
Output Port
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3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
3.2 A hardcopy of the actual PCB is to be submitted showing all resistor bias
network calculations, as well as any RF choke and coupling/decoupling
capacitor calculations. Please label all connections.
3.5 A hardcopy listing of the final circuit simulation file used to produce the
plots in 3.4 is to be submitted. The simulation file should include any RF
choke circuitry and capacitor coupling/de-coupling circuitry, but it is not
necessary to include the dc biasing circuitry.
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Marks will be awarded for innovative design resulting in the best result being
achieved with a minimum component count.
Marks will be deducted for sloppy and/or untidy work.
The PCB should comply with radio frequency design rules (double sided with a solid
ground plane on one side and vias if possible). Varyboard artworks will receive zero mark.
Surface
mounted component should be used NOT LEADED COMPONENTS.
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ANNEXURE B
b. In order to receive a pass mark, the student need to receive a sub-minimum of 50%. c. All students must
d. Every student must do his own practical, however students are allowed to receive help in a
constructive manner.
e. Practical experiments must be built by the student himself and the relevant answers supplied on
the respective answer sheet for that experiment.
f. Use standard symbols and notation, as used in the theoretical notes and practical guide, on the
answer sheet.
g. Where applicable, the construction of your practical assignment will be evaluated on the following criteria:
i) neatness;
ii) correct layout of components;
iii) correct wiring techniques;
iv) correct operation of circuit;
v) student's knowledge of the circuit;
and vi) Insight into the practical work.
h. All the experiments need to be certified by the student's mentor (see the form attached), as the
student's own work. Refer to paragraph 3 for the very important information regarding the appointment of
your mentor.
i. Students need to take every safety precaution (especially where the experiment involves 220-V and
380-V alternating current). UNISA cannot be held responsible for any damage to equipment or
harm to any person. In cases where the student is in doubt about any safety aspect, contact Unisa for
assistance.
You are advised to conduct the experiments only after the relevant theory has been
covered.
3. APPOINTMENT OF MENTOR
Your mentor plays a very important role in the successful completion of your assignment. The functions
of your mentor are the following:
Your mentor should thus be appointed in order to fulfil the above mentioned
task.
Your mentor must preferably be professionally registered with ECSA (Engineering Counsel
of South Africa) for us to accredit his authorisation of your work. If the person acting as your mentor is
not registered with ECSA, then someone who is professionally registered with ECSA, should also
authorise your assignment. The mentor must supply his particulars as requested on the authorisation
form attached to each experiment, for us to accept his authorisation.
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10 SOURCES CONSULTED
None
11 IN CLOSING
Please ensure that you have all the tutorial letters and prescribed book available before
starting with your studies.
12 ADDENDUM
None
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