COURSE OUTLINE
EET
463: Electronic Cad
Credits and
Contact Hrs. (Lecture/Laboratory): 3 credits, 3 contact hours per week.
Course Description: Methods
and techniques utilizing computer-aided design in electronic design, layout, and
evaluation
Prerequisites: EET
206, EET 223L.
Knowledge of discrete and ic
analog circuits.
Knowledge of digital
circuits.
Co-Requisites:
EET 463L
Textbook(s): None.
Application manuals are used
for procedure.
Course is task driven.
Reference(s):
None
Course
Coordinator: Douglas Hanneman, Professor.
Goals/Objectives:
To provide a general computer
literacy in computer aided design of electrical and electronic circuits.
To design, test and produce
printed circuit board layouts for analog and digital circuits.
Course topics and lecture hours
devoted to each topic:
- Introduction to the CAD system
in use for the term. (2 hrs.)
- Definition of schematic symbol,
introduction to the components of a schematic symbol and the symbol creation process. (2
hrs.)
- Discussion of properties, their
purpose and use. Colors and layering. (2 hrs)
- Creating a schematic.
Introduction to utilities such as annotate, erc, and netlist. (2 hrs.)
- Introduction to the digital
analysis program. (2 hrs.)
- Introduction of the second
project called MUX. (2 hrs.)
- Introduction to the system
necessary to produce a printed circuit board. (2 hrs.)
- Application of the netlist
utility to SPICE analysis of the analog project known as OPAMP. (2 hrs.)
- Introduction to the concept of
multiple sheet drawings using hierarchy. (1 hr.)
- Explanation of the next project
called 4 BITADD. (1 hr.)
- Assignment and explanation of
the large project. (2 hrs.)
Computer usage: All
sessions involve the use of computer run software applications.
Laboratory
projects: None
Oral
and written communication requirements: None
Calculus
usage: None
Library
usage: None |
