Undergraduate Facilities
Electronics Laboratory
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Located in ASEC 263, this undergraduate laboratory is composed of twelve stations consisting of newer digital oscilloscopes, printers, function generators, counters, meters and a variety of support devices. The facility itself is well lighted, spacious and equipped with comfortable and modern task stations.
This Lab Contains:
- Fluke/Phillips 60 MHz Digital Oscilloscopes
- Fluke/Phillips Function Generators
- HP Variable Power Supplies
- Powered Breadboards
- Capacitor and Resistor Substitution Boxes
- Epson Printers
- Intel-based Windows XP workstations w/laser
printer
- High-speed Internet Access
Digital Hardware Laboratory
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Located in ASEC 262, ten stations consisting of Intel based workstations with high-speed Internet access and laser network printer. The stations have new mixed signal oscilloscopes, printers, function generators, programmers, and a variety of support devices. The lab has been specially setup for all programming and design needs and houses all necessary equipment to program and erase microchips as well as building circuits using programmable chips to complete lab assignments and projects.
This Lab Contains:
- Intel-based Windows XP workstations w/ laser
printer
- Agilent Digital Oscilloscopes
- Intel and System General Chip Programmers
- PEEL boards and programming stations
- Microchip PIC-based Development Boards
- Altera UP1 & 2 CPLD/FPGA Development Boards
- Low Voltage Power Supplies
- Numerous other setups and equipment for demonstrations and assignments
Energy Conversion Lab
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Located in ASEC 361 and 362, the equipment and facilities in this laboratory are newly renovated. It is composed of six stations consisting of new mixed signal oscilloscopes, printers, power analyzers, meters, motors, and a variety of support devices. This lab uses the actual equipment used in industry to give students hands-on experience with generators, motors, and other power-related topics.
This Lab Contains:
- Fluke/Phillips Digital oscilloscopes
- Fluke/Phillips Digital Multimeters and current probes
- Lebow Tachometers
- Handheld Tachometers
- SXE Induction Motors
- Resistance Boxes
- Power Ten Power Supplies
- Valhalla Scientific Power Analyzers
- Reliance Electric Motors and Drive Controllers
- Staco 3-phase Variacs modified for lab use
- Tektronix Isolators
- 2 Dynamometers
Power Electronics and Industrial Control Lab
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Located in ASEC 363, the laboratory is equipped with PLCs and computers for both
analog and digital simulation and control of physical systems constructed by the
students. . The PLCs are Allen-Bradley SLC-500 with the Panelview 600 displays. The PLCs have been modified to fit in heavy duty enclosures and have their modules wired to a patch panel on the front of the enclosures to aid in lab setup.
This Lab Contains:
- Allen Bradley SLC-500 PLCs
- Allen Bradley PannelView 600
- Numerous other setups for demonstrations and
in class assignments
Circuits I and II Lab
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Located in ASEC 460, this undergraduate laboratory is composed of eight stations consisting of newer digital oscilloscopes, printers, meters and a variety
of support devices. The lab is equipped with pre-made circuit/component boards to demonstrate basic circuit principles and let students
gain experience with common testing equipment.
This Lab Contains:
- 60 MHz Digital Oscilloscopes
- Epson Printers and LaserJet
- HP Variable Power Supplies
- Staco Variacs
- Wavetek Function Generators
- Fluke Digital Multimeters
- Intel-based Windows XP workstations w/ laser
printer
Controls I and II Lab
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Located in ASEC 462, this undergraduate laboratory is composed of ten stations consisting of new analog computers, data acquisition systems, newer digital oscilloscopes, printers, function generators, meters and a variety of support devices. The Controls lab specializes in the study of
motors, sensors, and the many methods of using circuits as a way to control other devices.
This Lab Contains:
- HP Digital Oscilloscopes
- HP Variable Power Supplies
- Staco Variacs
- Wavetek Function Generators
- Compdyna Analog Computers
- Epson Printers
- Intel-based Windows XP workstations w/ laser
printer
Undergraduate Computer Cluster
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Located in ASEC 560, thirty-five Intel based workstations with high-speed Internet access and laser network printer. Installed on these workstations are numerous software packages that support the undergraduate program. This lab is open to all Undergraduate Electrical Engineering
students at any time to give the students access to the necessary programs and resources to complete lab and class work.
Electrical Engineering Educational Equipment Laboratory
In this laboratory, research is performed on apparatus for improving the exchange of knowledge in electrical engineering education. The laboratory currently contains a 400kV Van de Graff generator, a 50kV-500kHz Tesla coil, various photoelectric accessories, a discharge sphere, 100Vdc motor-generator pairs, a synchronous machine demonstrator, a 7,000 Gauss permanent magnet, a Jacob's ladder, a chaos machine, a wave demonstration apparatus, a jump resonance demonstrator and a glowing pickle. In addition, kits are available for the following:
- U-Build a Current Source
- U-Build a Strange Attraction
- 3-Phase Generator
- Switched Reluctance Motor
- Power Transistor Demonstrator
- Mechanical Logic Gates
- Induction Motor Demonstrator
- Rail and Nail Guns
- Exploding Resistor Apparatus
Research Facilities
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