Description: 

The subject Electronic Measurement Laboratory introduces students to the rigorous use of instrumentation and measurement procedures in the field of telecommunications and electronic systems. Its purpose is to provide a practical basis that complements the theoretical contents of the curriculum, allowing students to know and parameterize common components, circuits and subsystems, as well as to analyze and synthesize electronic behaviors from experimental data. Through an applied approach, the subject encourages the informed interpretation of measurement results and develops skills related to work planning, initiative in problem solving and group collaboration. In this way, it contributes to the development of a professional profile capable of understanding and handling with solvency the instrumentation and experimental methodologies that support electronic and telecommunications engineering.

Type Subject
Optativa
Semester
Annual
Credits
6.00

Titular Professors

Previous Knowledge: 

Electronic and telecommunication principles.

Objectives: 

The purpose of the subject is for the student to understand and apply the fundamental principles of instrumentation and measurement procedures used in electronics and telecommunications, developing the ability to parameterize common components, circuits and subsystems and to rigorously interpret and justify the results obtained in the laboratory. It also seeks to strengthen students' ability to analyze and synthesize electronic systems, gain experience in the use of measuring equipment, and develop a practical and contextualized vision of electronic technology and communications systems. In the same way, the subject aims to promote work planning, initiative in problem solving and effective team collaboration, promoting transversal skills essential for the professional profile of the telecommunications engineer.

Contents: 

0. Measurement parameters - errors

1. LEDS and colorimetry

2. Industrial automation 

3. High frequency spectral analyzer 

4. Transceiver study 

5. A/D and D/A converters 

6. Automatic data acquisition 

7. Parametric analysis of electronic components and circuits evaluation

8. Analogical electroacoustics measurements about amplifiers

9. Digital audio

10. Transmission lines

11. Network analyzer 

12. Microwaves

13. Transistor parameters measurement 1

14. Knowledge and use of a 'Phase Locked Loop'

15. Digital system analysis 

16. Electromagnetic compatibility

17. Oscilloscopes uses 

18. Digital oscilloscopes applications. 

Methodology: 

The subject is 100% practical and is always developed within the Electronic Measurement Laboratory where there are 18 practices. These are done in groups of 2 people with a rate of one practice each week. The first day groups are assigned and the practice to be carried out.

There is a manual where the necessary theoretical concepts, the description of the instrumentation and equipment to be used, the proposal of measures and work to be done are explained or reviewed. Every week there are 2 sessions in the laboratory:

1- Schedule of 2h to resolve doubts with the presence of teachers. It is highly recommended that students, prior to this session, have read the manual and noted any doubts that may have arisen.

2- In this session the continuous evaluation is done. It consists of an oral and practical exam on the practice that corresponds to the current week. Previously, the student must have completed the practice and resolve doubts with the classmate and teachers of the subject.

The Laboratory is available to students if the University is open except for the days and times indicated in the schedules that may be assigned to other subjects. 

The training activities that are used in the course are:

  • Lab Work
  • Individual practical lab work
  • Individual study and project work
  • Evaluations

Evaluation: 

Assessment activities:

  • Exams
  • Participation in the laboratory
  • Continuous assessment

Evaluation Criteria: 

A rubric has been designed for the evaluation of oral exams. Evaluates by differentiating three aspects:

  • Knowledge and theoretical foundations
  • Ability to apply methods and procedures to carry out the measurements
  • Oral expression and argumentation skills

Basic Bibliography: 

Manual de mesures electròniques. Publicacions Enginyeria i Arquitectura La Salle. 2025

Additional Material: 

Notes and documents from the other subjects. Technical documentation sheets (Internet)