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Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)
EET 108 (4 credits)
DC Fundamentals (w/Lab)

Voltage, current, resistance, conductance, power, and
energy are defined. Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, Thevenin,
Norton, and Superposition theorems are used to analyze
resistive circuits. Components studied include resistors,
potentiometers, bridge circuits, comparators, simple timing
circuits, switches, circuit breakers, relays, h-bridges,
solenoids, photo-resistors, thermistors, voltage sources, and
current sources. Students build simple DC circuits based
on concepts and components being studied. Electrical
measurements are performed to verify proper circuit
operation. Circuit construction and measurement techniques
are taught. Students are trained in the use of digital multimeters and DC power supplies as test equipment.

Co-requisites: Math 137

EET 118 (4 credits)
AC Fundamentals (w/Lab)

Waveforms, capacitors, inductors, and transformers are
studied. Reactance, impedance, phase angles, and power
factor are calculated. Pulse width modulation, time constants,
and filters are introduced. Students build simple AC circuits
based on concepts and components being studied. Wave
parameters, capacitance, inductance, impedance, and
phase angles are measured to verify proper circuit operation.
Students are trained in the use of signal generators and
oscilloscopes as test equipment.

Prerequisite: EET 108

EET 128 (4 credits)
Combinational Digital Logic (w/Lab)

Basic digital electronic concepts are covered including
introduction to digital machines, number systems (binary and
hexadecimal), binary arithmetic, digital signals and switching,
Boolean algebra, logic gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR,
XNOR), logic gate specifications, and basic combinational
logic circuits. Includes an introduction to and programming of
programmable logic devices (PLDs). Circuits are built from
schematics and test equipment (DVM, logic analyzer, digital
signal generator, and circuit simulation software) is used to
learn the operation of the circuits.

EET 158 (4 credits)
Solid State Devices I (w/Lab)

Diodes, rectifiers, power supplies, regulators BJT
transistors, and transistor amplifiers are studied. Students
build and test diode circuits, power supplies, transistor
circuits, and amplifiers.

Prerequisites: EET 108 and EET 118

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EET 168 (4 credits)
Solid State Devices II (w/Lab)

FET transistors, op amps, thyristors, opto-isolators, and solid
state relays are studied. Drivers, buffers, interfacing, preamps, amplifiers, active filters, mixers, oscillators, and phase
controllers are built and tested.

Prerequisite: EET 158

EET 178 (4 credits)
Sequential Digital Logic (w/Lab)

Comprehensive coverage of combinational and sequential
logic circuits including adders, subtractors, flip-flops, shift
registers, counters, digital multiplexors/de-multiplexors, and
A/D and D/A conversions. Electronic equipment schematics
are reviewed to develop technician-level skills. Circuits
are built from schematics and test equipment (DVM, logic
analyzer, digital signal generator, and circuit simulation
software) is used to learn the operation of the circuits.

Prerequisite: EET 128

EET 217 (4 credits)
Microprocessors/Microcontrollers (w/Lab)

This course is an introduction to the basic architecture and
instruction sets of microprocessors and microcontrollers.
Learning activities include basic assembly language
programming, working with programming IDE environment,
software simulation tools, hardware emulation tools, and logic
analysis of hardware signals. Both Harvard architecture and
von Neumann architecture devices are covered.

Prerequisites: EET 128 and EET 178

EET 222 (4 credits)
Interfacing and Programming Microprocessors (w/
Lab)
This course involves the interfacing of basic input and
output devices at the chip level to microprocessors and
microcontrollers and also includes their support ICs and
common peripheral devices. Learning activities include
interfacing, programming (at assembly language level) and
modifying existing assembly and C language code. Test
equipment-including DSOs, DVMs, logic analyzers, and data
analyzers-is used in support of these activities.

Prerequisite: EET 217

2019 2020 Academic Catalog

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