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BASIC ELECTRONICS

Subject Code : 14ELN15/25 IA Marks : 25
Hrs/Week : 04 Exam Hrs. : 03
Total Hrs. : 50 Exam Marks : 100


CHAPTER 1: ANALOG ELECTRONICS 12 Hrs.

PN Junction diode: Reverse Bias, Forward Bias, Diode Relationship (numerical example).
Equivalent Circuit of Diode: Ideal Diode, Piecewise Linear Model, Dynamic Resistance, Approximate
Model (numerical examples). Zener Diode, Rectification: Half-wave Rectification: Ripple factor,
Power Conversion Efficiency, Full-wave Rectification: Ripple factor, Power Conversion Efficiency,
Bridge Rectifier and Rectifier with Centre-Tapped (CT) Transformer. Bipolar Junction Transistor: BJT
Construction and Operation: Biasing, Transistor Symbols, Operation, Early Effect. BJT Configurations
and Characteristics: Common Base(CB) Configuration, Common Emitter (CE) Configuration. DC
Biasing: Fixed Bias, Load line, Bias Stabilization by Emitter Resistance (Self-Bias), Voltage-Divider
Bias, Analysis Equation and Numerical Examples.

CHAPTER 2: OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS 10 Hrs.
Introduction, OP-AMP Architecture, Differential Amplifier. Basic OP-AMP Circuits: Inverting
Amplifier, Virtual Ground, Non-inverting Amplifier. Linear Applications of OP-AMP: Summer
Circuit, Subtractor. Source Converters: Voltage Follower, , Current to Voltage converter, Voltage to
Current converter, Integrator and Differentiator, Numerical Examples.

CHAPTER 3 : Digital Electronics 14 Hrs.
Introduction. Switching and Logic Levels. Digital Waveform. Number Systems: Decimal
Number System, Binary Number System, Converting Decimal to Binary, Hexadecimal Number
System: Converting Binary to Hexadecimal, Hexadecimal to Binary, Converting Hexadecimal to
Decimal, Converting Decimal to Hexadecimal, Octal Numbers: Binary to Octal Conversion.
Complement of Binary Numbers. Boolean Algebra Theorems , De Morgans theorem. Digital
Circuits: Logic gates, NOT Gate, AND Gate, OR Gate, XOR Gate, NAND Gate, NOR Gate, X-NOR
Gate. Boolean Relations (Section 11.6) Algebraic Simplification (Section 11.7) NAND and NOR
Implementation (( Section 11.8): NAND Implementation, NOR Implementation. Half adder, Full
adder. Introduction to Flip-Flops (Section 12.1), NAND Gate Latch/ NOR Gate Latch (Section 12.3),
RS Flip-Flop(Section 12.4), Gated Flip-Flops: Clocked RS Flip-Flop (Section 12.5).
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Introduction to Microprocessors, Evolution of Microprocessors, Microprocessor Architecture,
Arithmetic Logic unit, Register Array, Timing and Control Unit , Working of Microprocessor.
Introduction to Microcontrollers, Microcontroller Architecture, Working of Microcontroller.

CHAPTER 4: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 8 Hrs.
Introduction, Elements of Communication Systems, Modulation: Amplitude Modulation,
Spectrum Power, AM Detection (Demodulation), Frequency and Phase Modulation. Amplitude and
Frequency Modulation: A comparison.
Telephone Systems, Principle of operations of Mobile phone.
Optical Fibre Communication: Block diagram of Optical Fibre Communication, Principle.
Advantages of Optical Fibre communication, Applications of Optical Fibre communication.

CHAPTER 5:TRANSDUCERS 6 Hrs.
Introduction, Passive Electrical Transducers, Resistive Transducers, Resistance Thermometers,
Thermistor. Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT). Active Electrical Transducers,
Piezoelectric Transducer, Photoelectric Transducer.


TEXT BOOKS:
1. D.P. Kothari, I.J.Nagrath, Basic Electronics : McGraw Hill Education(India)Private Limited
2. R.S. Goankar , Microprocessor Architecture,. Programming and Applications with
8085, 6
th
Edition, Prentice Hall, 2013
3. Muhammad Ali Mazidi, The 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded. Systems. Using Assembly
and C. Second Edition, 2011.

Reference Books:
1. David Bell, Electronic Devices and Circuits: Oxford University Press, 5
th
EDn., 2008.