Interfacing principles of microprocessor based microcomputer systems. Microprocessor application such as control systems, energy monitor, cooking and communications. Analysis of elementary control systems via classical and Laplace transform techniques, frequency response and root locus plots, block diagrams and transfer functions, open and closed loop systems, stability considerations, digital to analog conversion, microprocessor based control systems. Descriptive and analysis of thermal, mechanical, acoustic, optical, pneumatic and electronmagnetic sensors, measuring systems, calibration, performance of measuring systems, analog and digital signal conditioning. Measurement of frequency and time, and analysis and performance of display units.
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Theoretical and practical concepts behind control system elements and operations. Programmable logic controllers, ladder logic development. Input and output devices, description and interfacing. Junction and field effect transistors as switches, basic digital and switching circuits, bipolar and Mosfet logic families, digital integrated circuit schemes and building blocks, multivibrators, memory elements, digital to analog and analog to digital converters. Investigation of amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, single-side band and pulse modulation electronic communication systems.