Electronics for Information Technology

• 39 hrs lectures
• 6 hrs exercises
• 12 hrs laboratories
• 8 hrs projects

• 55 pts final exam (written part)
• 15 pts mid-term test (written part)
• 18 pts labs
• 12 pts projects

Ability to analyse electric circuits with practical application in computer science.
Knowledge of safety regulations for work with electronic devices.

To obtain general knowledge and basics of selected methods of description and analysis of electric circuits with practical application in computer science. To obtain detailed instructions and information about occupational safety with electric devices. To gain practical knowledge of working with fundamental electronic circuits in labs.

There are no prerequisites

• Blahovec, A.: Elektrotechnika I, II, III, Informatorium, Praha 2000
• Gescheidtová, E.: Základní metody měření v elektrotechnice. Brno, CERM 2000.
• Láníček, R.: ELEKTRONIKA, obvody-součástky-děje, BEN - technická literatura, Praha 1998
• Punčochář, J.: Operační zesilovače v elektronice, BEN - technická literatura, Praha 1999
• Lecture notes written in PowerPoint

• Murina, M.: Teorie obvodů. Brno, VUTIUM 2000.
• Brančík, L.: Elektrotechnika I. Brno, skripta FEKT VUT.
• Sedláček, J., Dědková, J.: Elektrotechnika I - laboratorní a počítačová cvičení. Brno, skripta FEKT VUT.
• Sedláček, J., Valsa, J.: Elektrotechnika II. Brno, skripta FEKT VUT.
• Murina, M., Sedláček, J.: Elektrotechnika II - počítačová cvičení. Brno, skripta FEKT VUT.
• Horowitz, P., Hill, W.: The art of electronics 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2015.

1. Mathematical basis for electric circuits (analytic and numerical methods), terminology and quantities used in circuits.
2. Laws in linear DC circuits (Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's law)
3. Electrical circuits of resistors with one and more directed voltage sources, analysis based on a method of simplification
4. Theorems about substituted sources (Thévenin's theorem), method of loop's current and nodes voltages, superposition principle
5. General description of RC, RL and RLC circuits. RC, RL and RLC circuits with sources of direct voltage. Transient processes
6. Alternating voltages and Fourier's series, solution of RLC circuits. RLC circuits in impulse mode, frequency filters 3
7. Dissipationless and dissipation lines. Spreading of signals on a line. Signal transmission
8. Semiconducting components, bipolar technology, PN junction, diode
9. Bipolar transistors, transistor as a switch
10. Unipolar transistors, TTL and CMOS gates (logical levels, power)
11. Operational amplifiers (perfect) with weighted resistant nets. Digital-to-analog converters. Analog-to-digital converters
12. Overview of important electric circuits (voltage sources, stabilizers, oscillator, multioscilators, bi-stable flip-flop, Schmitt flip-flop, timer, comparator, transmitter, receiver). Microelectronics, principles of integrated circuits manufacturing
13. Methods of measurement of electric and non-electric quantities. Modern measuring devices. Principles and application of measuring devices

1. Electric circuits of resistors. Fundamental circuits. Editor and simulator of electric circuits with directed voltage source. Audiovisual demonstrations
2. RLC circuits, transient processes. Fundamental circuits. Editor and simulator of RLC circuits with alternating voltage source. Audiovisual demonstrations
3. Bipolar technology, diode. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations
4. Bipolar technology, transistor. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations
5. A/D a D/A converters. Audiovisual demonstration of manipulation with professional electronic devices
6. Signal transmission. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations

1. Electric circuits of resistors. Fundamental circuits. Editor and simulator of electric circuits with directed voltage source. Audiovisual demonstrations
2. RLC circuits, transient processes. Fundamental circuits. Editor and simulator of RLC circuits with alternating voltage source. Audiovisual demonstrations
3. Bipolar technology, diode. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations
4. Bipolar technology, transistor. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations
5. A/D a D/A converters. Audiovisual demonstration of manipulation with professional electronic devices
6. Signal transmission. Fundamental circuits. Audiovisual demonstrations

• The necessity of completing the training of the notice 50th.

• Obtain at least 3 points from semester project and at least 6 points from laboratories.

Mid-term exam and Final exam: The minimal number of points which can be obtained from the final exam is 27. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.