Prof. Dr. M. J. W. Schubert, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg, Electronics Labs

Practical Trainings in the Electronics Laboratory at OTH Regensburg

Wintersemester 2023/2024: Timetable ESS, Timetable MEM-AKE.

I. a) Lab Software:  Download and installation and first test of Quartus (and the ModelSim simulator
                                                (no more time for: QuickStarting_ModelSim_for_Electronics-Lab-Simulations)
    b) Matlab/Simulink: Students of OTH Regensburg get individual edu licenses for free.
                                   Matlab+Simulink_installation+learning.xlsx to install for this courses.

II.  Model files for the practical trainings below: Models_ADA+DCDCbuck_edu.zip.
      (until Summer 2021 DCDCbuck_Rev05.zip)

1. Getting started with the DE1-SoC FPGA board     (dt. Einführung)
  Getting_Started_with_DE1SoC_Board.pdf  and  reference solution, 
  Support: DE1-SoC board pin assignments and DE2 board pin assignments files

  Material from with courtesy and permission (see below) from Terasic, Inc.  
   DE1-SoC Getting_Started, including Hard Processor System (HPS). VHDL reference solutions: zip.
   DE1-SoC User Manual for the board version used in OTH Regensburg Electronic Lab 
   DE1-SoC Schematic for the board version used in OTH Regensburg Electronic Lab 

2. Getting Started with DC/DC Buck board
    Getting_Started_with_DCDCbuck_Board_Rev10, deutsche Einführung 
     +  Layout & Schematics:  DCDCbuck_ R10.02.06: Eagle7.zip,  Eagle9.zip    (until summer 2021: R5: Eagle7.zip)
     -  (until Summer 2021: Getting started with DCDCbuck Board Rev05,  Rev05_solution)

3. Using Embedded Linux

4. Characterizing DC/DC Buck board's Passive Components
    Characterize_PassiveComp_DCDCbuckR10.pdf, reference solution, 
     + LoopGain_Rev1.5.4 board:  Eagle7.zip,
     + Visualization of measurement: see Matlab folder in -> II. Matllab model files.

5. Characterizing DC/DC Buck R10 board's Loop-Gains
    Characterize_LoopGains_DCDCbuckR10.pdf, reference solution, 
     + LoopGain_Rev1.5.4 board:  Eagle7.zip,

6. Debugging DC/DC Buck board
    Debugging DCDCbuck_Rev10: docx, pdf.      

A)  A/D and D/A Conversion
    Getting_{_}Started_with_ADA_Daughter_Board.pdf and reference solution
    Getting_{_}Started_with_DSM_Grandchild_Board.pdf and reference solution
    Theory &  information for this practical training: DeltaSigma-Theory+Practical-Training.pdf.

B) Using the LTC2308 A/D converter installed on DE1-SoC board
    Getting_{_}Started_with_ADC_LTC2308.pdf and reference solution 

Copyright authorizations 
+ permission from Omicron Lab for using copies from Omicron Lab material.
+ authorizations from Terasic for using copies of DE2 and DE2-70 and DE1-SoC boards documentation.
+ permission from Kwang-Liang Chong to use his Bachelor thesis DCDCbuck_Rev5 intellectual properties.
+ permission from Florian Schwankner to use his master-project thesis DCDCbuck_Rev10 intellectual properties.
+ permission from Christoph Mayer to use his master-project thesis DCDCbuck_Rev11 intellectual properties.