The aim of the course is to teach to analyse and design basic electrical and electronic circuits that are the base of complex embedded analog and digital systems used in mechatronics applications. The module will start from basic building blocks in the DC and AC domains together with the necessary analysis and simulation techniques. A complete section of the module will be used to analyze available technologies and components. The last section is devoted to digital basic building blocks.

Become familiar with passive circuits in DC and AC domain. Become familiar with analog and digital electronics. Design small analog systems from specifications. Design a digital circuit and the interface between it and a load. Become familiar with the experimental lab, instruments and measurement techniques for analog and digital circuits.

Physics: power and energy, basic electromagnetics. Mathematics: algebra of complex numbers, linear algebra and matrix analysis, algebraic linear systems, first-order linear differential equations, basis of Laplace transform.

Part I DC Circuits (2 CFU) • Quantities and Units • Voltage, Current, and Resistance • Ohm’s Law, Energy and Power • Series Circuits • Parallel Circuits • Series-Parallel Circuits Part II AC Circuits (2CFU) • Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage • Capacitors, Inductors • Laplace transform, Bode diagrams • RC and RLC Circuits and Resonance • Time Response of Reactive Circuits • Transformers Part III Devices (2,5 CFU) • Semiconductors • Diodes and Applications • Transistors (BJT, JFET, MOS) and Applications • The Operational Amplifier • Basic Op-Amp Circuits • I order active filters Part IV Digital Electronics (1,5 CFU) • bipolar and MOS transistors in switching mode, switches, CMOS gates • Static and dynamic parameters, open drain and tri-state output • AND-OR-NOT gates • basic sequential circuits (latches, flip-flops, counters)

The course includes 8 experimental laboratory exercises (4 CFU) to be performed at the LED laboratories. The labs are organized in groups of 3/4 students. For each lab, groups must prepare weekly reports that are evaluated and will be part of the final score.

For further details and discussions the recommended text is: Neil Storey, Electronics: A Systems Approach (6th edition), Pearson Education UK, ISBN: 978-1-292-11406-4 (print), 978-1-292-11411-8 (PDF), 978-1-292-13341-6 (ePub)

Modalità di esame: Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo; Prova scritta su carta con videosorveglianza dei docenti; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;

- The exam will be ABSOLUTELY COMPARABLE with the standard one (same structure, same evaluation): 4 exercises + 4 theoretical questions - In this “virtual” session, THE OPTIONAL ORAL PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE - The oral part of the exam can be decided ONLY by the professor in case of doubts regarding the written exam - In this “virtual” exam, your “output” will be obviously a report (PDF file) instead of a written sheet - You will have 2 hours to prepare the report: 90 minutes for the exercises and 30 minutes for the questions using the template you will download from the course web page (Portale della Didattica) some days before the exam - For this exam we will NOT use any lockdown browser (Respondus) but ONLY a standard BBB Virtual Classroom - You will be FREE to use any notes and books (as usual) plus simulation tools (LTSpice for example) - WE TRUST ON YOU: you will NOT be allowed to use colleagues, phones or any other “support system” - You can also use your tablet to fill the template and generate the final PDF file - In the report you can include: o Equation editor formulas o Pictures o Graphs, plots and/or simulations - Please RENAME the filename of your report as EFaA_XXXXXX.pdf (where XXXXXX is your ID/matricula, only the 6 numbers WITHOUT the starting “s”) - BEFORE the 2 hours deadline, you MUST UPLOAD YOUR PDF report on the Portale della Didattica (like you normally do for weekly lab reports)

Modalità di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo; Prova scritta su carta con videosorveglianza dei docenti; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;

- The exam will be ABSOLUTELY COMPARABLE with the standard one (same structure, same evaluation): 4 exercises + 4 theoretical questions - In this “virtual” session, THE OPTIONAL ORAL PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE - The oral part of the exam can be decided ONLY by the professor in case of doubts regarding the written exam - In this “virtual” exam, your “output” will be obviously a report (PDF file) instead of a written sheet - You will have 2 hours to prepare the report: 90 minutes for the exercises and 30 minutes for the questions using the template you will download from the course web page (Portale della Didattica) some days before the exam - For this exam we will NOT use any lockdown browser (Respondus) but ONLY a standard BBB Virtual Classroom - You will be FREE to use any notes and books (as usual) plus simulation tools (LTSpice for example) - WE TRUST ON YOU: you will NOT be allowed to use colleagues, phones or any other “support system” - You can also use your tablet to fill the template and generate the final PDF file - In the report you can include: o Equation editor formulas o Pictures o Graphs, plots and/or simulations - Please RENAME the filename of your report as EFaA_XXXXXX.pdf (where XXXXXX is your ID/matricula, only the 6 numbers WITHOUT the starting “s”) - BEFORE the 2 hours deadline, you MUST UPLOAD YOUR PDF report on the Portale della Didattica (like you normally do for weekly lab reports)