Engineering: Electronics (4 ECTS)

Presentation

Description:
The main theme of this course is signals (messages), their generation, transmission, measurement, and processing. The aim is to provide initial training in electronics to students with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Objectives:
Understand what a signal and a message are in electronics (nature and temporal characteristics).
Understand that electronic components can be used to generate, transform, and exploit signals and messages.
Understand what voltage and current represent in circuits.
Distinguish between an analog signal and a digital signal.
Know and understand the relationship between voltage and current at the terminals of basic electronic components (R, C, diode, MOSFET, AO) and the resulting concept of function.
Calculate the transfer function of a few simple circuits.
Build simple analog circuits (RC filter, AO amplifier).
Visualize and measure voltages in analog circuits (oscilloscope, multimeter).
Identify the function of simple analog circuits from their electrical diagrams.
Understand basic logic gates and adders.
Concepts of sequential logic versus combinational logic.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 4.5 hours
TD: 3 hours
TP: 33 hours
Fieldwork: 0 hours

Required prerequisites:

L3 science or health.

Recommended prerequisites:

Nothing to report

More information

Knowledge assessment:

Continuous Integral Control (CIC)

Syllabus:

A- Analog message:
I- Basic concepts: conductor, insulator, current, voltage, time-varying signals
II- Basic building blocks: Resistance, capacitance, coil, diode, transistor, operational amplifier
III- Transfer function of a system
IV- Message processing devices: filters, amplifiers, comparators, oscillators

B- Digital message
I- Logic: Binary system, logical states, Boolean algebra, logical systems
II- Basic logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, etc.) and their implementation
III- Simple logic functions: combinational circuits – adder
IV- Sequential logic: flip-flops, memory, counter

Practical Work:
Getting started with the equipment – basic measurements
Transfer function and passive filters
Linear amplifier circuits
Non-linear amplifier circuits (oscillators) Simple application of a microcontroller
Objectives*:
Acquisition of skills equivalent to a bachelor's degree in electronics.

Introduce the notions of "building blocks" and the basic concepts of electronics by drawing analogies between three parallels between a biological system/device (familiar to students with a background in biology) and an electronic system/device (understood by analogy by students).
The common thread running through these three examples is the "message," its generation, transmission, reception, and processing.

Contacts

Manager: Pascale Gall-Borrut
Administrative contact(s): Claudie Fabry