This is an online, interactive lab that contains instructions, multimedia, and assessments where students can learn at their own pace. As an instructor, you can create and edit instances of this lab, assign them to students, and view student progress.
This is an online, interactive course that contains instructions, multimedia, and assessments where students can learn at their own pace. As an instructor, you can create and edit instances of this course, assign them to students, and view student progress.
In this lab, students will learn how to recognize and analyze voltage divider and resistance bridge circuits. A voltage divider is a linear circuit that produces an output voltage smaller than its input voltage; it works by splitting the input voltage among its components. A bridge circuit is a circuit with two branches that are connected by a conductive bridge. Both types of circuit have numerous influential real-world applications, as students will discover through both simulation and hands-on work using NI ELVIS III.
After completing this lab, students will be able to:
Discuss the purpose of voltage dividers and resistance bridges; provide example scenarios of when they would be used.
Calculate the expected voltage output of various voltage divider configurations; verify using simulation and instrumentation.
Design and implement an appropriate voltage divider, given desired specifications and component constraints.
Calculate the expected voltage output across the bridge of various resistance bridge configurations; verify using simulation and instrumentation.
Design and implement a balanced resistance bridge and measure a resistance across the bridge.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Basic proficiency using Multisim Live
Basic proficiency using ELVIS III Instruments
Basic knowledge of breadboarding
Basic knowledge of components and their behaviors
Requirements
NI ELVIS III
Engineering laboratory solution for project-based learning that combines instrumentation and embedded design with a web-driven experience, delivering a greater understanding of engineering fundamentals and system design.
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Multisim Live
Multisim Live is an online, touch-optimized component of Multisim, so students can design and simulate their circuits anywhere, anytime, on any device.
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TI Analog Parts Kit for NI ELVIS III
A set of components for circuits and electronics education provided by Texas Instruments which includes all components and building blocks of any introductory electronics laboratories.
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