COURSE STRUCTURE

B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Course Course
Name of Course L T P Credit
Type Code
E/SO ECE301 Analog Interface Electronics 3 0 0 9

Course Objective
With the proliferation of low cost microcontrollers, the scenario in the process industry now a days has changed to
digital processing from analog processing. Data converters play an important role in ever increasing digital world
because more products perform calculation in digital domain. Data acquisition systems are becoming user friendly,
cheaper and more powerful in carrying the measurement and control on process.
The primary focus in this course will be interfacing analog outputs from sensors to digital inputs of
microcontroller/computer. The subsystem blocks between analog input and digital output will be studied in this course.
Signal processing block, filtering, analog multiplexing /demultiplexing, sample and hold (S/H) and data converters
will be covered. Students will be able to design an interface circuit between transducer and the computer after
completion of this course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
 Have an understanding of the basic concepts of interfacing a transducer with a data acquisition system.
 Acquire skills in designing various analog subsystem blocks used in interfacing.
 Have a knowledge of D.A and A.D converters.
 Have an understanding of different types of interface with real system

Unit Lecture
Topics to be Covered Learning Outcome
No. Hours
Data acquisition system (DAS) – Introduction to DAS, Block 3 This will provide the basic
diagram of a DAS for process control system, Some typical concepts and needs for
1
examples of DAS in mining, Oil and gas, mechanical engg., interfacing a transducer with a
chemical engg. Etc. data acquisition system.
Signal Processing Blocks 11 Acquiring skills in designing
Operational amplifier – Characteristics, inverting and non- various analog signal processing
inverting amplifier, unity gain buffer, summer, Differential blocks used in design of data
amplifier, integrator and differentiator, instrumentation acquisition system like
2
amplifier, amplifiers, signal converters etc.
Signal conversion – Current mirror, voltage to current
converters, current to voltage converter, frequency to voltage
converter
Op amp Applications 7 The linear and nonlinear
Precision diode, ac to dc converters using precision diodes, applications of op amp will be
comparator, Schmitt trigger and Square wave oscillators learnt by students.
Active Filter circuits Understanding the needs for
3
Classification of filters, their specifications and transfer filter and design techniques will
functions, First order and second order filter transfer functions be learnt in this section.
and their implementation using active filters (Sallen and Key
structure), all pass filters
Multiplexing/demultiplexing (MUX/DEMUX) 7 Understanding different
Introduction to multiplexing and demultiplexing, BJT and FET techniques for sending multiple
as analog switching element, Design of multiplexer and analog data over a single line and
demultiplexe using analog switches, Selection of mux/demux vice versa and the design of
4
based on frequency of signal, data rate etc. oscillator circuit for timing and
Timing circuits control.
Oscillators - RC oscillators and LC oscillators, Timing circuits,
555 and its applications, Voltage controlled oscillators.
Sample and hold (S/H) circuits 12 Understanding of S/H circuits
MOSFET as switch, introduction to S/H circuits and their and their needs in data
applications, Basic circuits, Performance parameter of S/H transmission and , different types
5 circuit, Non-ideal behaviour of S/H circuits, closed loop S/H of data converters for analog to
circuit digital and digital to analog
Data converters conversion and interfacing with
Analog versus discrete signals, sampling, Nyquist criterion real systems.
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B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Digital to analog converter
DAC Characteristics, resolution and sampling frequency,
differential and integrated nonlinearity, offset and gain error,
dynamic range. R-2R ladder DAC, current switched DAC,
multiplying DAC, signed number DAC
Analog to digital converter
ADC Characteristics, quantization errors, linearity error, offset
and gain error, integrating and non-integrating ADC, Flash
ADC, Successive approximation ADC, Dual slope ADC

Text Book:
1. Jacob Millman and Arvin Grabel, Microelectronics,, 2nd Ed. Tata Macgraw Hill, New Delhi
2. Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits: Theory and Application, by James M.
Fiore, 3rd ed.,
https://www2.mvcc.edu/users/faculty/jfiore/OpAmps/OperationalAmplifiersAndLinearICs_3E.pdf

Reference Book:

1. Donald Neamen, Electronic Circuit Analysis, McGraw-Hill 2001

2. R. Gayakwad, Op-Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits, 4th Edition, Pearson 2001
3. H.R. Taylor, Data Acquisition for Sensor Systems, Chapman and Hall, London (UK) 1997
4. T. H. Wilmshurst, Analog Circuit Techniques: With Digital Interfacing 1st Edition, Butterworth-
Heinemann 2001.