EECE 1070 Introduction to ECE

Lecture is Tuesday in Ball 214, 0930-1020 AM, First Lecture is Tuesday September 10, Labs start Tuesday September 10!

Course Objectives:  The purpose of this course is to strengthen your mathematics, programming, and problem solving skills to help you to thrive in the engineering programs here at UML. In the process you will learn new things and hopefully have fun. At the end of the course you will be proficient in MATLAB, which is used in many courses here at UML. The second part of the course involves learning about and then writing programs to control hardware devices from an Arduino microcontroller. You will use the Analog Devices Discovery “Lab in a Box” Oscilliscope and WaveForm Generator. You will be designing and building several interesting projects using Arduino microprocessor. Above all, it gives you a taste of what Electrical and Computer engineers do. It is also lots of FUN!!!

Course Staff and Contact Info: Fall 2019  

Professor: Jay_Weitzen@uml.edu

Teaching Assistant Section 820 Tu 1100-1250:

Teaching Assistant Section 821 Tu 1300-1450:

Class Reference Materials:

Syllabus:

Lab-In-A-Box Materials

EVERYONE MUST PURCHASE YOUR OWN LAB IN THE BOX MATERIALS:  Please do so by October 1

IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU ARE VALIDATED AS A STUDENT SO YOU CAN GET THE STUDENT PRICE!!!!!!!

Your Base Kit includes:Click on each link.

          Analog Devices Discovery Kit 2 (Oscilliscope,Waveform Generator, Volt Meter, Logic Analyzer, Power Supply)

         Chipkit uC32 Arduino Processor    

First create a store account on our website at: https://store.digilentinc.com 

On the left side is a tab called academic pricing. There is a link called “academic account verification”.

Once they are approved they can order at the academic pricing. They will receive a email when their account is verified. The website says to allow up to 2 days for approval. Once they are verified, academic status is good for at least a year.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS EARLY because there is a lead time to get the Discovery Kit.

We Will Give YOU a Parts KIT and proto board on first Day of Hardware Labs (Mid Term).

Matlab Reference Materials

FREE Matlab Textbook (from Mathworks)

Free 2 Hour Matlab Training Fast Start Course

OPTIONAL TextBook: “Matlab an Introduction with Applications”, by Amos Gilat (2nd or 3rd edition ok)

How to make the Transition from High School to college

• Take Control of your education: You own it!
• Get to know your professors, they are your single greatest resource
• Be assertive: Create your own support systems and seek help when you realize you may need it
• Take advantage of the Centers for Learning (CLASS)
• Take Control of your time. Plan ahead to satisfy academic oblications and make room for everything else
• Stretch yourself: Enroll in at least one course that challenges you.
• Make thoughtful decisions.
• Think Beyond the moment. Set Goals
• Do not fall behind

FREE Reference Materials

Arduino User Manual: A good reference for using the Arduino

Arduino UC-32 Reference Document

Arduino Reference Page

               Video Recording of Lectures

STREAMING SERVER FOR RECORDED LECTURES (Fall 2018)

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