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Lectures and Labs







Content updated on a weekly basis.





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Week 1:  Digital Signal Acquisition (Thurs May 7)


• Lecture 1 – phys253-lecture1-2009   (PDF)
• Lab1 –phys253-2009-lab1  (PDF)

Machine shop and related  (Wednesday, May 6)

• CAD Design and the OMAX Waterjet   (PDF)
• Machines and Safety  (PDF)

Other useful lab info:

• phys253_team kit contents  (PDF)
• The basics of Soldering, in a 6-min video.  Also, how to desolder using desoldering braid and using the desoldering vacuum tool
• We also have new solder fume extraction fans, one per group – make sure to use them!




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Week 2:  Analog Circuits (Thurs May 14)


• Guest Lecture – Structural Intuition (Robin Coope, May 11/2009)  structural-intuition-2009   (PDF)
• Lecture 2 – phys253-lecture2-2009  (PDF)
• Lab2 – phys253-2009-lab2  (PDF)




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Week 3:  Analog Inputs / Digital Outputs   (Thurs May 21)

• Lecture 3 – phys253-lecture3-2009  (PDF)
• Lab3 – phys253-2009-lab3  (PDF) (final version – minor typos updated from draft version)

Other useful info:

• Hooking up switches and QRD1114 sensors to the HandyBoard inputs (similar to the TINAH Board inputs).   PDF excerpt from HandyBoard Manual here.

• Schematic of TINAH Analog inputs (extracted from the full TINAH schematic, found here)



 

 




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Week 4:  Pulse-Width Modulation / High-Current Outputs   (Thurs May 28)

• Lecture 4 – phys253-lecture4-2009  (PDF)
• Lab4 – phys253-2009-lab4  (PDF)

Other useful info:

• Design Review Overview (PDF)- process of pre-review, formal review, and design document.
• Eagle Cadsoft – software for circuit schematics planning
  • Software download (link to Cadsoft Online Site)
  • Tutorial for Schematic Capture using Eagle Cadsoft (from SparkFun Electronics, home of a great deal of useful sensors and electronics used in APSC 459/479)







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Week 5:  PID Control Loop   (Thurs  June 4)

• Lecture 5 –  phys253-2009-lecture5  (PDF)
• Lab 5 – phys253-2009-lab5  (PDF)
• Note that you are given 2 weeks to complete this lab, but do take advantage of the additional time to prepare for your initial design discussions and your formal design reviews.

Other useful info:

• See the updated rules on the 2009 Competition Page (updated 2009 June 1)










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Week 6:  Lab 5, Part B


• Guest Lecture – “Design”, Dan Gelbart  (PDF) Dan recently received an honourary doctorate from UBC (UBC APSC Media Affairs)
• Lab Open Times in June (PDF)













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Week 7:  Design and Time Management Tips (Thurs June 16)

• 2008-phys253-time-management  (jon nakane)
  
• phys253-elect-tips-ml (matt lam)
  
• phys253-coding-tips-ng  (nick geraedts)
  
• 2008-phys253-tinah-overview (jon nakane)










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Week 9:  Materials Update   (Thurs July 2)

• phys-253-new-materials-2009july3 – A list of some new materials now available in Hebb 40 for use in your robots…