Instructor Info
Daniel KohnEmail: dekohn@memphis.edu
Office ET218
Phone: 678-4515
Office Hours
Course Info
Course PoliciesGradeWatch Access
Assignment Submission
Submit AssignmentsCourse Outline:
| Date | Topic | Reading | Handouts | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | No Class (Due to Inclement Weather) | |||
| Jan 19 | No Class (Due to Inclement Weather) | |||
| Jan 22 | Welcome Intro to Communication Data Transmission  Teams Link to classNo Lab today | Lecture Notes Lecture Notes | ||
| Jan 24 | Tranmssion Media Teams Link to class | Lecture Notes | ||
| Jan 26 | AM/FM Teams Link to class | Analog AM/FM Modulation Techniques (start to 3:47, 6:05-6:22, 11:44-13:21, 16:28-17:05, 21:33-end) | ||
| Jan 29 | Transmission Lines Lab Demo | Propagation Velocity Cable Velocity Factor (Use RG-174 for this lab) Transmission Line Terminations for Digital and RF signals - Intro/Tutorial Video Reflection Video | Lecture Notes | Lab Demo #1 - Transmission Lines |
| Jan 31 | Phase Modulation |
Wave Phase Digital Modulation Modulation ASK APSK and QAM PSK |
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| Feb 2 | No Class (Instructor Out) | |||
| Feb 5 | Signal Encoding | Lecture Notes | Lab Demo #2 - AM/FM demo (using 2 function generators and showing both analog and digital data transmission) | |
| Feb 7 | Signal Encoding (Cont) Synchronous Serial | Lecture Notes Lecture Notes | ||
| Feb 9 | No Class Go to Career Fair (Email a career fair selfie for extra credit) | |||
| Feb 12 | No Class (Instructor at Doctors Appointment) Sychronous Serial (Lab) | PS2 Keyboard | Lab #3 (Sync Serial) Due (via paper submission) start of next week's lab. | |
| Feb 14 | RS-232 (Com) Port |
Parallel to/from Serial UART UART Standard Baud Rates MAX232 Charge Pump The RS-232 Standard |
Class Notes | |
| Feb 16 | RS-232 Snooping Application of Sync Serial (Card Reader) | RS-232 Gender changers and null modems RS-232 Snooping Magnetic Card Reader | ||
| Feb 19 | SPI | Terminology Reexamination What could go wrong: SPI (Hackaday) SPI Explained (Note code for different uProc) | Class Notes (not including SPI Registers for AVR) Class Notes | Lab #4 (RS-232) I will accept redos for this lab until Monday Apri 1 at 12:40pm |
| Feb 21 | Scope Tips and Tricks (Hand Back Sync Serial Lab) I2C | Class Notes | ||
| Feb 23 | I2C Cont | |||
| Feb 26 | Work on Lab #5 (Start lab during class time) | Lab #5 (SPI Lab) - Due at start of next lab (after spring break) | ||
| Feb 28 | USB | Intro to USB (video) USB Decoded USB Doc | ||
| Mar 4-8 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar 11 | I2C Lab | Lab #6 (I2C) - Due in one week. Please make sure to label each capture as stated in handout. Link to RTC Datasheet | ||
| Mar 13 | Intro to Networking | Class Notes Class Notes | ||
| Mar 15 | Low Attendance (Extra Credit for those who attended) | |||
| Mar 18 | Networking (Continued) Take Home Test #1 | Lab #7 - due in one week (hand in sheet, submit captures via electronic submission - zip file).. Test #1 - The test is open notes, open book, open references. Suggest printing it out, working the problems then coming back to the page, fill in the answers on line and submitting. The Login is your last name (first letter of your last name is capitalized), and the password provided via email for Gradewatch. Due by 5pm Friday Mar 22, 2024. | ||
| Mar 20 | Discuss Lab 7 | |||
| Mar 22 | Intro to Networking (Continued) | Class Notes | ||
| Mar 25 | HTTP | HTML Tutorial CSS Tutorial (For additional formatting) | HTTP Minilab | |
| Mar 27 | Intro to Internet of Things | Class Notes | ||
| Mar 29 | Forms / Post / Get | HTTP Request Methods (Post & Get) | ||
| Apr 1 | MQTT | MQTT Intro Video MQTT Website MQTT Getting Started MQTT Protocol Overview MQTT v3 Protocol Spec Dissecting MQTT Using Wireshark | Lecture Notes | Lab #8 - Due in one week. |
| Apr 3 | MQTT / Node-Red / ESP8266 (Intro to next Lab) | MQTT Essentials ESP8266 IoT Board | ||
| Apr 5 | Meet In ET 207 | |||
| Apr 5 | Meet in ET 207 Start MQTT Lab | Lab #10 - Export flow and submit as well as demo to instructor for credit. | ||
| Apr 8 | No Class (Solar-Eclipse) | |||
| Apr 10 | Meet in ET 207 Complete MQTT Lab | Lab #10 - Due at end of class. | ||
| Apr 12 | Industrial Automation Protocols | List of automation protocols | Lecture Notes | |
| Apr 15 | Wireless Protocols | RF Wireless World Zigbee Tutorial | ||
| Apr 17 | Discuss Test #2 | |||
| Apr 19 | Node-Red / MySQL / MQTT | Lab #11 - Use MQTT, MySQL and Node-Red to store data. Due by Study Day @3pm. | ||
| Apr 22 | ||||
| Apr 24 | ||||
| Exam Week | Test #2 | Test #2 - The test is open notes, open book, open references. Suggest printing it out (including larger images), working the problems then coming back to the page, fill in the answers on line and submitting. The Login is your last name (first letter of your last name is capitalized), the password is the same one you were emailed for Gradewatch at the start of the semester. Test is opened now till Monday Apr 29 at 12:30pm | ||
Reference Links:
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