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1.Ohm's Law & Kirchhoff's Laws
1.Ohm's Law & Kirchhoff's Laws
Applications
Applications
Verifying circuit integrity, calculating expected voltages and currents for board-level testing.
Ohm’s Law (V = IR)
Ohm’s Law (V = IR)
Used in calculating resistor values, estimating current draw, and verifying power delivery.
Kirchhoff’s Laws (KVL & KCL)
Kirchhoff’s Laws (KVL & KCL)
Applied to troubleshoot closed-loop circuits and analyze node currents in prototype bring-up
2.Node & Mesh Analysis
2.Node & Mesh Analysis
Applications
Applications
Predicting system behavior before simulation or lab testing.
Used to break down complex PCBs into solvable sections for test point validation.
Supports theoretical expectations in test planning and post-debug analysis.
Analysis with Dependent Sources
Analysis with Dependent Sources
3.Thevenin & Norton Equivalents
3.Thevenin & Norton Equivalents
Applications
Applications
Interface testing, simplifying unknown sub-circuits for simulation or boundary condition analysis.
Useful in modeling unknown parts of a system or simulating load responses for communication payload components.
Thevenin
Thevenin
Norton
Norton
4.AC Circuit
4.AC Circuit
Phasors, Impedance, and Frequency Domain
Phasors, Impedance, and Frequency Domain
Tools: Spectrum Analyzer, VNA
Applications: RF signal analysis, board-level impedance matching, antenna/cable testing.
Comfortable analyzing frequency response of signal chains or filters in communication systems.
Use of complex impedance for high-frequency test fixture design.
First- and Second-Order Circuits (RC, RL, RLC)
First- and Second-Order Circuits (RC, RL, RLC)
Applications: Understanding transient behaviors in communication circuits or power-up delays.
RC circuits: Debouncing, filtering, timing applications.
RLC circuits: Resonance tuning, signal filtering in RF/antenna interfaces.
Interpreting step response data in oscilloscope captures.
Transient Analysis
Transient Analysis
Tools: Oscilloscope (time domain)
Applications:
Signal integrity testing, startup timing validation, glitch detection.
Analyzing power-up behaviors of systems.
Detecting undershoot, overshoot, or instability in digital and analog signals.
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