ELS saves time and money. It can be used to supplement a real electronics laboratory, thereby improving student efficiency and reducing the number of circuits to be built in the physical lab. ELS consists of nine highly interactive experiment modules which simulate the environment of the physical electronics laboratory. In each lab, the user builds a specified circuit and then analyzes the circuit using simulated Hewlett-Packard instruments. The circuits range from a series RC circuit to multiple-pole filters.
All operations are easy to execute by simply clicking the mouse.
ELS provides guided instruction, with all required steps listed in the Problem Statements. The user is free to explore and try different options, but assistance is available every step of the way. Unlike other electronics software, ELS is not a test bench simulator and therefore the user is unable to build and test any circuit of their choosing. In ELS the circuits available for study are predetermined. Because of this, ELS is able to provide detailed context-sensitive feedback as the student works on each of the nine experiments.