Objectives
- To become familiar with:
- basic electrical components, circuits and signals
- functionality of common laboratory equipment
- light emitting diode (LED) technology
- visible light communication (VLC) technology
- To develop engineering communication skills
- To develop an understanding of network / communication
Outcomes
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Use the Analog Discovery hardware platform and WaveForms™ software
- Measure electrical and optical characteristics of LEDs
- Build and characterize LED and photodiode (PD) circuits
- Assemble a printed circuit board (PCB)
- Implement software on an Arduino platform
- Apply digital and analog modulation to establish a wireless VLC link
- Work effectively with teammate(s)
- Prepare an engineering lab notebook
- Identify leading sources of LED and lighting industry news