The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of marked items (1
mark each).
Labs
Lab 1 Pre-Lab (3)
- cover page information
- correct sum of digits
- C program listing
Lab 1 Report (4)
- hexedit screen capture
- audacity screen capture
- scope screen capture
- C program listing
Lab 2 Pre-Lab (3)
- 1. high >+5V
- 2. for DTE, RXD data is the input (pin3 on 25-pin connector)
- reasonable C program
Lab 2 Report (3)
- teraterm screen capture with name
- 'scope screen capture with waveform
- copy of code
Lab 3 Pre-Lab (3)
- C and L specifications for Cat 5 (52pF/m, 0.5uH/m)
- min/max
- a spreadsheet
Lab 3 Report (3)
- package letter
- table with calculated values
- comparison with published values
Lab 4 Pre-Lab (3)
- factor is 1.41
- gain is V/6
- sweep rate is 3/(14*f)
Lab 4 Report (3)
- low-pass
- ~30kHz bandwidth
- attached spreadsheet (.xls)
Lab 5 Pre-Lab (3)
- Q2(a): -0.6+0.6 = 0 V average
- Q3: accuracy specified to 100 kHz
- Q4(b): 10/256 = 40mV
Lab 5 Report (3)
- 3 (unique) waveform plots
- sine and noise histograms
- table comparing RMS measurements
Lab 6 Pre-Lab (3)
- q1: random numbers
- q4: converts to a column vector
- q8: 100 kb/s
Lab 6 Report (3)
- three screen captures
- plot comparing spectra
- frequency of first null = 100kHz for NRZ, 200kHz for Manchester
Lab 7 Pre-Lab (3)
- 1: schematic
- 2(d): voltage doubler, voltege inverter
- 6: 30V/us
Lab 7 Report (3)
- reasonable mark/space voltages (~9V)
- reasonable output impedance measurement (>300 ohm)
- slew rate measurement (reasonable data and result <30V/us)
Lab 8 Pre-Lab (4)
- includes preamble
- correct source & destination addresses
- includes name in data field
- includes a checksum
Lab 8 Report (4)
- screen capture at start and end of frame showing differential
voltage about +/- 0.5V
- wireshark screen capture showing your name
- correct preamble frequency
Assignments
Assignment 1 (8)
Q1: 600 Hz, 10 bits (2)
Q2: minimum 1, maximum 2 16-bit values (2)
Q3: 169 km (1 for equation, 1 for answer)
Q4: 112 or 166 ohms (")
Assignment 2 (4)
Q1: not suitable
Q2: THD ~37%
Q3: ~22%
Q5: 1000 x 2pi V/s
Assignment 3 (6)
Q1: amplitude ~0.38,
frequency = 60 Hz
Q2: 1.4 Mb/s
400 kHz
Q4: (a) distance is 4
(c) correct to DABC
Mid-Term Exam
One mark per listed item unless indicated; if 2 marks then one
for correct method and one for correct answer.
Q1
- binary representation
- 3 bytes
- some bytes correct
- all byte values correct
Q2
- correct binary value from ASCII table
- correct bit order
- correct start/stop/parity bit locations
- correct voltage levels and bit durations
Q3
- dielectric constant (2 marks)
- Z0 (2 marks)
Q4
- t = 2 (2 marks)
- P = 2% (2 marks)
Final Exam
Q1
- bit rate is 1/period
- baud rate is the same
- hex value
- yes, parity
- ascii character letter
Q2
- convert center conductor diameter from AWG to mm
- find the equation for the shield diameter
- correct shield diameter
- compute velocity and time from dielectric constant
Q3
- work out equation for P0
- correct answer for P0
- compute THD (0.5 if used wrong value but correct formula)
Q4
- correct time
- correct levels (-1, 0, +1)
- correct waveform
Q5
- CRC length = 3
- correct generator poly in binary
- correct calculation method for CRC
- correct CRC answer
Q6
- minimum distance = 2 (2 marks)
- yes, can detect
- no, cannot correct
Q7
- (a) bits/symbol
- (a) number of symbols
- (b) yes, passes DC
- (b) LP
- (c) go-back N ARQ