The E.C.E. department has the following fifteen laboratories to cover all the experiments prescribed in Anna University/A.I.C.T.E. Curriculum and to support all research activities.
| S.No |
Name Of The Lab |
Description |
Special Features |
|---|---|---|---|
1. |
First Year Electronics Lab |
Electronics lab iswell equipped with the latest signal generators, oscilloscopes, digitaltrainer kits and measuring instruments. This lab aims at providing studentsthe knowledge about various electronic devices. Students are made familiarwith electronic circuits and their intended use in various applications. Thelab is used to train the students to implement the basic analog circuits (asa hardware using electronic components) and make experiments to get familiarwith the characteristics of electronic components, test the circuitperformance and the techniques of making hardware circuits. |
Students are encouraged to do their mini projects on basic electronicscircuits in the laboratory. Apart from the regular lab curriculum, the labfacility is utilized for conducting workshops, hands-on training. |
2. |
Basic Electronics Lab I &II |
BasicElectronics Lab-I & II familiarizesthe students with the fundamentals of analog electronics. It is equipped witha wide range of devices, which helps the students to undergo intensivetraining and provides a deep insight into the world of electronics. All basicelectronic devices and their characteristics, applications can be studied.Students can perform transistor biasing and their characteristics indifferent modes, RC coupled amplifiers and FETs. In order to introduce thestudents with basic components of electronics it is furnished with advancedoscilloscopes (DSO), function generators and digital multimeters. |
Apartfrom the regular lab curriculum, the lab facility is utilized for conductingworkshops, hands-on training and mini project exhibition to the students. |
3. |
Digital ElectronicsLab – I & II |
Digital Electronics Labempowers the UG students to design and implement Combinational and Sequentialdigital circuits related to the topics studied in Digital Electronics course.Students can perform simulation of both combinational and sequential circuitsusing Xilinx Software installed in all PCs. The coding technique used isVerilog and VHDL to simulate all digital circuits and students can analyseeach design before implementation level. Thestudents undergoing Master’s Degree can also utilize the lab environment fortheir project work. Many activities related to mini projects and designconsortium utilize this lab. It is equipped with Digital IC trainer kit,Digital IC Testers, PC with Xilinx tool are available for ready use. |
Apartfrom the regular lab curriculum, the lab facility is utilized for conductingworkshops, hands-on training and project exhibition to the students. |
4. |
Linear Integrated Circuits Lab |
The main objective of the LinearIntegrated Circuits laboratory is to learn various Linear ICs and use them todesign circuits to perform analog IC experiments. This lab enables thestudents in understanding the functions of operations of different IC’s suchas operational amplifiers (op-amp) IC741, Timer IC555, Voltage regulator ICLM723 and so on. The major equipment includes Linear IC trainer kit, Analogdigital trainer kit, Digital storage oscilloscope and Linear power supply. TheLinear Integrated Circuits lab mainly focused to get better insight indesigning filters, Oscillators, Multivibrators and various op-amp applicationcircuits. |
SPICE(Simulation Program for Integrated Circuits Emphasis) is used to verifycircuit designs and to predict the circuit behavior. |
5. |
Microprocessor and Microcontroller Lab I and II |
This labhas various types of microprocessor, micro controller trainer kits along withinterfacing modules to demonstrate the detailed applications ofmicroprocessors and microcontrollers. Thislaboratory is used to provide intensive practical exposure to the students inthe field of microprocessor architecture and industrial control through them.The facilities in the laboratory enable students to build a firm backgroundin microprocessor hardware as well as software. Students learn about assemblylanguage programming, CPU, memory and I/O design, interfacing of programmablechips and peripherals such as stepper motors, analog-to-digital anddigital-to-analog converters etc. They acquire the practical skillssufficient to design and realize basic microprocessor and microcontrollerbased systems. |
EPROM: 8KB expandable to 64KB, Jumperselectable.3 Channel 16 bit counter / timer terminated in a 10 PinConnector.48 TTL I/O Lines, terminated at 26 pin FRC connector RS232C Compatible serialPort terminated in a 9Pin "D" Male Connector. Interrupts, SID and SODare terminated in a separate 5 Pin Connector. Additional on boardhardware provided on Micro-85 ebII to study the behavior of all Interruptlines of 8085 CPU. |
6. |
Digital Signal Processing Lab |
Digital Signal Processing(DSP) enables the UG students to simulate and experiment the topics relatedwith digital signals and systems and application of the theory they havestudied in DSP courses. Students can implement and verify graphically the IIRand FIR filter design, convolution and sampling concepts using MATLABprograms. They can critically analyze the behavior of their implementation,and observe the specific limitations inherent to the computational platformand tools. The laboratory combines both hardware and software facilities. The DSP lab isequipped with 35 sets HP PRODESK400G9 15/12TH/16GB Personal computers and theDSP Processors - TMS320C50 series and TMS320C6713 which includes both fixedand floating point processors. The lab is utilized with Mathworks Campus WideSuite (CWSSMS) MATLAB software. |
Apart from the regular lab curriculum, studentsutilize this lab for doing their final year Projects in MATLAB using thesignal processing toolbox, image processing toolbox ,communication toolboxetc. |
7. |
Communication &System Design Lab |
The Communication Systems Laboratory intends to cover thebasic understanding of functionalities of various block-sets involved incommunication systems. Students can be trained for constructing the analog anddigital communication circuits. The concepts of all types of modulation &demodulation, and recent communication techniques are demonstrated usingavailable hardware and software tools. Students are introduced tothe functioning of modern communication systems and how they perform in thepresence of noise. |
The lab is well equipped with Dual channel 100MHzMixed Signal Oscilloscopes, Dual channel 25MHz & 50MHz, 100MHz DigitalStorage Oscilloscopes, Communication trainer kits, MATLAB simulation tool. |
8. |
VLSI Lab |
Laboratory is equipped with PersonalComputer (PC), Xilinx, Cadence, Field Programmable Gate array (FPGA)kit, The DesignEntry and simulation of combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits,Test bench creation, and functional verification, concepts of concurrent andsequential execution using Xilinx, Layout and simulation of digital circuitsusing Cadence software are highlighted. |
Facilities can beutilized for conducting workshops, hands-on training to the students. Conduct of facultydevelopment program based on Cadence software. |
9. |
NetworksLab |
The lab offers anintegrated educational process in the field of information andcommunication technologies emphasizing the issue of computer networks,their design, administration and management. The lab focuses on the study anddevelopment of various network protocols and applications, and has focused inthe past on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), a network architecture that canhandle a variety of streams, i.e. voice, data, image, text and video in anintegrated manner. Developing buffers, routers, memory management, packettransmission, and designing and analyzing protocols and algorithms forefficient use of computer networks, Network protocol studies, Performancemeasurement, Configuration and management and behavior of distributedapplications are important aspects of the research carried out in the lab.Recognizing the problems posed by the communication networks, and, at thesame time, comprehending the needs of the users, help the Networks andCommunication Lab meet the challenges of this constantly expanding field. The effective methods of quality service property parameters assessment. Implementationof the powerful streaming technologies in the IP network environment. Videoconference solution and voice services of the new generation. Monitoring, control and visualization of topologies in LAN and WAN. Virtual communication infrastructures and their use in practical (e-learningtechnologies and their solutions). |
Thelab experiments outlined in the syllabus for students are designed to enhancetheir understanding of network simulation tools, specifically using CiscoPacket Tracer and NS2. In addition to the regular lab curriculum, the lab facility is also used toconduct workshops, hands-on training sessions, and project exhibitions forstudents. |
10. |
Optical and Microwave Lab |
This laboratory exposesthe students to the shades in microwave and fiber optic communication mediaand the system. The microwave setups available provide hands-on training tostudents on X-band resources. They are exposed to measurement of modecharacteristics of reflex Kylstron, characteristics of Gunn oscillator,wavelength, VSWR and Antenna pattern analysis. Students can able tounderstand the operations of various microwave components such as isolator,circulator, T-junctions, directional couplers, attenuators through microwavetest benches. The Fiber Optical Communication Laboratory is equipped withsources of LED, LASER with 650 nm / 850 nm range and PIN / AvalanchePhotodetectors at 650nm / 850nm. Fiber characterization in terms of measuringthe attenuation and numerical aperture are done by students for multi-mode /single mode, glass / plastics fibers. |
The laboratory is equipped with optical power metersfor measuring light at 850 nm, 1300 nm and 1550 nm and 650 nm high powerlaser light sources Studentscan carry out a number of projects on antenna design, Microwave componentsdesign, Fiber Optical network components designs, etc., using simulation andmodeling tools. |
11. |
Embedded Systems Lab |
Thislab provides the practical exposures on Embedded systems which are highlyessential for multidisciplinary industries. The UG students will be able toprogram LPC 2148 embedded platform (NXP Philips) using embedded C code foractuating peripherals such as ADC, DAC, PWM, RTC, UART, EPROM, temperaturesensor, ZIGBEE & FPGA. |
ARM University is an additional labfacility created in the Embedded Systems lab. Students can do projectsin the Embedded domain for various real time applications. |
12. |
M.E. Communication Systems Lab |
Thislab facilitates the students to study and analyse the performance of digitalcommunication systems. It provides a comprehensive knowledge of wirelesscommunication. The PG students can be able to measure the transmission lineparameters, S – parameter estimation of microwave devices and analyse theperformance of antennas using Vector network analyser. |
Antenna Design & Development Lab is anadditional lab facility created in M.E Communication Systems lab toconduct of research in this field. |
13. |
Texas Instruments Analog SystemLab Kit (TI- ASLK) |
ASLK PRO kit has three general-purpose operationalamplifiers (TL082) and three wide- bandwidth precision analog multipliers(MPY634) from Texas Instruments. A portion of ASLK PRO is left forgeneral-purpose prototyping which can be used for carrying out mini-projects. |
The Analog System Lab Kit provides exposure to thefascinating world of analog and mixed- signal processing. This facility canbe adapted for UG or PG curriculum. Every year around 50 students aretrained. The students will build analog systems using analog ICs and analyzetheir macro models, characteristics and limitations. |
14. |
Texas Instruments Robotics SystemLearning Kit (TI-RSLK) |
The TI-RSLK Basic Robotic Kit includes: MSP432P401R MCULaunchpad Development Kit, Romi Red chassis kit with motors and wheels, Motordriver and power distribution board includes TI DRV8838 motor driver, QTR-8AReflectance sensor array with 8 IR LED/phototransistor used as a proximity orreflectance sensor, 6 Bump switches for obstacle detection, Rechargeablebatteries |
The TI-RSLK (robotics system learning kit) is a low-costrobotics kit that provides educators and students with hands-on, customizableoptions for learning electronic systems design. The ultimate goal of the kitis to learn, build, and test a robot system capable of solving the challengesincludes exploring a maze, racing autonomously, finding an object, navigatingthrough an obstacle and following a line using the robot. |
15. |
Lunch Box kit |
Studentscan build embedded projects such as home automation, portable medical devices, and wearable sensorapplications using MSP430 microcontroller. |
Model: MSP430 Architecture: 16-bit RISC architecture. Clock Speed: Up to 16 MHz. Memory:Flash Memory: 8 KB to 256 KB.RAM: 512 Bytes to 16 KB. Battery Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion or lithium-polymer (Li-ion/LiPo) battery. Battery Capacity: 1500 mAh to 5000 mAh, depending on features. Voltage: Typicallyoperates at 3.3V or 5V. Charging Method: Micro-USB or USB Type-C charging for convenience. |
16. |
ARMUniversity Programme |
FRDMwith various onboard sensors (such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, andtemperature sensors) and GPIOs, help the students to perform easy interfacingwith external components and peripherals for various applications. |
Freedom series Development kit (FRDM-KL25Z) Architecture:ARMCortex-M FlashMemory: Typicallyranges from 128 KB to 2 MB ClockSpeed:48MHz to 180 MHz Communication Interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART for peripheral and devicecommunication. CAN (Controller Area Network): Forautomotive applications. |
17. |
Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) |
The LA19-13-02 is a personal computer-drivenVector Network Analyser capable of operation over the range of 3 MHz to 3GHz. It incorporates an s-parameter test set allowing direct measurements offorward and reverse parameters over an 80 dB dynamic range. The testfrequency can be set with a resolution of 100 Hz. |
The various scattering parameters can be measuredfor the fabricated RF devices. Also explore on impedance matching and analyzethe transmission and reception characteristics of RF devices. |
18. |
Universal Software RadioPeripheral |
Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) is asoftware-defined radio (SDR) platform providesa software-defined RF architecture to design, prototype, and deploy wirelesssystems with custom signal processing. USRPs utilize software to define and control theradio behavior, allowing for flexibility and customization in variouswireless applications. USRPs typically includehigh-performance processors, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), andhigh-quality RF front-ends. USRPs arecompatible with various software workflows, including LabVIEW, open-sourcedrivers, and tools like GNU Radio. The four main types of USRP are Bus (B)Series, Network (N) Series, High Performance (X) Series, and Embedded (E)Series. |
Software defined radio(SDR) RF Coverage from 70MHz – 6 GHz RF, GNU Radio and open BTSsupport through the open source USRP Hardware Driver, USB 3.0 High speedinterface (Compatible with USB 2.0), Flexible rate 12 bitADC/DAC, 1TX, 1 RX, Half orFull Duplex, Xilinx Spartan 6XC6SLX75 FPGA, Up to 56 MHz ofreal-time bandwidth. |
19. |
MATLAB academy- Campus WideProgram |
A Campus-Wide License provides unlimited use of MATLAB and Simulinkproducts to all faculty, staff, and researchers, on and off campus, on anydevice. The main objective of MATLAB Campus Wide Program is to provide accessto the latest updates on MATLAB, Simulink, and other Mathworks software.MATLAB Academy empowers to enhance teaching, facilitate learning and advanceResearch. This facility is utilized by UG, PG students and researchers to carryout their project work and research activities. The tool is beneficial forcomplex simulations, conducting experiments, and creating visualizations forpublications. |
Toolboxes such as AI,Data Science and Statistics, signal processing, Machine Learning, Deeplearning, 5G, Wireless Communication, Image processing, RF and Mixed Signal,FPGA, ASIC, and SoC Development, Control Systems, Test and Measurements,Radar, Robotics, etc. |
