26 hod., optionally

Component base for electronic instruments, analogue and digital ICs, control microprocessors and microcontrollers. Internal buses and external I/O interface bus of PC computer.
Commonly used industrial fieldbuses, fundamental types, ability of isolation.
Electric design. Components choice, rules for applications, circuit solution, calculation an optimisation.
Methodology of analogue and digital blocks of instruments, exploiting of analogue and digital ICs. Application of microprocessors, their programming and contingent application of interconnection to the external PC computer.
Fieldbus communication, connetion into the intranet/Internet network, using TCP/IP protocol. Smart peripheries (sensors and actuators), exploiting of BlueTooth for wireless interconnection.
CAD. PSpice A/D, Optimizer, Eagle, Hyperlinx, Omega Plus.
Concept of instrument or plug-in PC module design, differences, fundamentals. Basic modules of electronic instrument and their design and simulation.
Detailed analysis of an example design of plug-in analogue input/output board for a PC computer.
Problems of spurious couplings and signal transfers, EMI, parasitic properties of PCBs. Skin effect, capacity, inductance, signal spreading rate, cross-talks.
Design rules for instrument design, differences for plug-in design including internal spurious noise in PC case. Component placing, PCB layers sequencing, grounding, shielding, filtering.
User

6 hod., compulsory

Specification of team projects, solved in teams with 10 students. Fundamental analysis of project performance.
Consulting of key problems, input defence of submitted solution.

15 hod., compulsory

Researching student teams are creating and developing required control and service software for designed instrument under consultancy provided by a lecturer.