Tutorials and Resources

UNIVERSITY SOFTWARE:

VLab - VLab website  -  UI sponsored site allows you to access engineering software like Mathcad and MATLAB for free online.                

You will need to download the Citrix receiver when you first start using VLab. Use your VandalWeb user name and password to log in.

University Software Tutorials - ECE department learning module   Ask your TA for user ID and password.

Tutorials:

Class Concepts Videos from SparkFun Electronics

• Multimeter

• Power Supply

• Ohm's Law

• Series vs. Parallel

• Voltage

• Current

• Power

Autodesk EAGLE 

• Create a Student Account with Autodesk to get a free copy of EAGLE

EAGLE Guides by SparkFun Electronics

• EAGLE Setup

• Schematic Layout

• PCB Layout

Lab Hardware

• AJ's  Breadboard Guide

• Avery's Equipment Guide

• Digilent Board- Orientation Packet

• Measurement Tutorial- Measurement Tutorial - This tutorial will explain how to   measure resistance, voltage, and current.

• Resistor Color Code -  Resistor Color Code Chart

• How to Set up a NOT Gate- NOT Gate Set up - This diagram will give a visual explanation of how to set up a NOT gate for the digital labs.

Software

• Digilent Waveforms Software -  Download Waveforms

• Logic Friday Software -  Download Logic Friday

• Adobe Reader X -  Download Adobe Reader X

• LTSpice circuit analysis software:

 Direct download for windows  - Linear Technology website (LTSpice for iOS) 

• LTSpice: An Introduction – LTSpice: An Introduction (source: Aalborg University)

• LTSpice Basic Tutorial – LTSpice Basic Tutorial

• LTSpice User Guide – LTSpice User Guide (source: Linear Technology)

• Mathcad: Basic Tutorial - Mathcad Tutorial - This tutorial will get you started using     Mathcad and show you how to use the simultaneous equation solver.

• Tinkercad - Tutorial for Lab 5

Using Your Calculator

• TI 83-84 Matrix Algebra Tutorial - TI 83-84 tutorial  (source: Missouri Western University)

• TI 89 Matrix Algebra Tutorial -  TI 89 tutorial  (source:  Montana State University)