Comparators interactive, online lab

Comparators

This is lab 8 of 18 in the course

by Enable Education

In this lab, students will learn the function, design, and application of comparator circuits. They will use Multisim to build and simulate comparator circuits, and then deploy them onto the FPGA of the DSDB board. This lab is hosted on the interactive, online learning platform, Thinkscape.

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Online, interactive course hosted on the Thinkscape platform

INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES

Admistrative and editing access to the online, interactive course hosted on the Thinkscape platform

SKILLS REQUIRED

Introductory physics and circuits

Requirements

Multisim

Multisim is a circuit simulation tool built for educators to teach analog, digital, and power electronics by connecting simulation to experimentation. Learn more

NI ELVIS II/II+

The NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) is a versatile laboratory platform that enables educators to teach over 20 different courses across science and engineering departments. The NI ELVIS integrates 12 common lab instruments including an oscilloscope, function... Learn more

Digital System Development Board

The Digital System Development Board (DSDB) is a digital electronics and FPGA trainer board with a Zync 7020 FPGA and 19 different periphrials to program and experiment to get a hands-on understanding of digital electronics. Programmable with Multisim, HDL, or LabVIEW, the DSDB takes students from... Learn more

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

Required Software

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NI ELVISmx Software Suite 14.0 or later (Includes Multsim 14.0 or later and required driver) - Download
Vivado Webpack HL - Download

Note: After installing the Vivado Webapack HL, an additonal driver will need to be installed. This will be located at C:\NIFPGA\programs\Vivado2014_4\data\xicom\cable_drivers\nt64\digilent

Required Hardware

NI ELVIS II or II+ platform
NI DSDB

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