Welcome to the Electronics Design and Simulation Lab (Rm RC2.61) and the Advanced Electronics Lab

Laboratory Use

These laboratories are available for IIST students to run the advanced software components of IIST papers  They may also be used for internet access - providing restraint is exercised. Feel free to search for and download data sheets and other information relevant to your studies. Downloading pictures, sound files or movies or installing unauthorized software  is NOT acceptable and will result in your access being withdrawn. The university has a Policy for the use of its network.

Links

Data Sheets	I:\Resources\Documents\Electronic Component Data Sheets  Coil Craft, Datasheet Catalog, FDDI, National, NXP,
NZ Suppliers	Active Components, Apex Electronics, Baskiville, DCS Dataworld, Dick Smith, Electus, DPT Importers, Glyn, Farnell, Flexible Automation, FTDI, Global PC, Jaycar,  RS Components, Trade Tech, South Island Component Ctr,  Spectron, Surplustronics, Watts Up, Wellforces
International Suppliers	Computronics, Digi-Key, Electus, Futurlec,  Goldmine, Hobby Engineering, Kreisler, LEDz, MiniKits, Mouser, Oatley, Ozitronics, Semiconductor Store,  RF Parts,  RS UK,  SNewark
Massey Sites	4th year projects, College of Sciences, IIST, IEEE Xplore, Important Dates, Library Catalogue, Matlab Usage, Phone,  Campus Map, Web CT,
Professional Bodies	Electronics NZ Conference (ENZCon), IEE Younger Member Section, IEEE, IET,  IPENZ,
Search Engines, Browser	Google, Scirus, Firefox Shortcuts,
Contacts	Ken and Colin are usually available to help
Electronics and other Courses	8051 Tutorial All about circuits A series of online textbooks covering electricity and electronics. Socratic Electronics  Navel Electrical Engineering Training Series (NEETS) Electronics for Beginners / Intermediate Electronics PhET Simulations Play Hookey (Op Amps) Matlab Control Tutorials Soldering Surface Mount Devices (video) Superposition Theorem, Tutorial The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing (640 page PDF book)
Electronics Calculations	Candela to Lumens, Impedance Matching, PCB Trace Resistance, Radio Frequency ccts,
Electronic Circuit Sites	Circuits for the Hobbyist, CommLinx, Technick
Patents	US Patent Office, NZ Patent Office, Neat Patents, Patent Storm, Pat2PDF
E mags	AutoSpeed, EDN, IEEE Spectrum, Silicon Chip,
Paper Mags	Electronics World,
Other Good Sites	Antenna Applet, Battery Univeristy, C reference card, Capacitor Data, Common Errors in English, Elliott Sound Products (audio stuff), Introduction to Capacitors, Feromagnetic Cores, Fourier Series Applet, Fourier Series Applets, Fourier Transform Pairs, Gas Properties, Java Transmission Line Simulations, SMT Assembly, Periodic Table, Pronouncing Dictionary, Radio_Electronics, Resistor Colour Codes, SMT Resistor Dimensions, RF Cafe, Scientific Journal Style, SI prefixes,  Standard Resistor Values,  Ultracapacitors, Unit Conversion, UTP cable colours (TIA/EIA 568B) or here, Wikipedia, WIMA Capacitors, WebEE Schematics, Win32 Programming Tute

Safety

Gradual Process Injuries (GPI, formally known as OOS) are a hazard of using a computer caused by poor posture and tense muscles. This website has information on how to prevent GPIs. To report a hazard there's a form on this page. Hazzards have been assessed for Riddet 12, 2.03, RC2.61. If you have an accident use the form on this page.

Storage

You cannot write to the local hard disks. Instead you have "personal" space on a networked drive which we have mapped to H:. Please keep this tidy by creating directories in a logical fashion. Also, delete unwanted files or move them to a "to be deleted" directory if you are unsure.

To transfer work to a classmate use a directory on the I drive. The area under Files is for temporary storage and is  accessible by everyone. All data is transferred to "Old Files Scheduled For Auto Deletion" each Saturday.

Note: you'll find network disk access is much faster than using a flash disk, especially for file intensive programs.

Printing

Your print budget has been set based on the papers you are taking. Don't blow it by printing lecture notes. However, if necessary, you can purchase a topup from the SEAT office.