11-15-07 

OEES 175 Soldering
Bruce McDowell
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Fall 2007

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Syllabus

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Homework & Class Exercises

Assignment
No.		 Date Assigned

Date Due

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Lab Work

Assignment
No.		 Assignment Name Max. Points

Date Assigned

 Date Due  
GH26-01 Loops 10 Three hook-to-hook splices (wires soldered end-to-end to form a ring)
GH26-02 Programmer headers 15 Discrete-component headers for microcontroller card.
GH22-21
(was GH26-03)		 Programmer cable 20 Cable for connecting microcontroller card to computer.
GH26-04 ARobot add-ons 25 Mon 8-27 Internet research to find add-ons for ARobot:
  1. Go to robotics.com/ (Arrick Robotics) and read about features that we could add-on to the ARobot we built last year.
  2. Using the NVU Web page editor, make list of these features and the cost for each.
  3. E-mail the Web page to me. (See address at top of this page.)
GIH27-09 Staggered splice 15 See handout.
GI06-07 Power cable for microcontroller card 5 See handout GH22-21B
GI06-08 Resistor network kludge 15 13 resistors soldered to a 16-pin header
GI04-11 Second programmer cable 20 Tue 9-4 Make a second cable, just like you did for GH22-21.
GI04-09 Parts for programmer 35 Tue 9-4 Ordering parts for the microntroller programmer card. Directions.
GI12-01 Cable lugs 10 Thur 9-6 Solder lugs onto both ends of a piece of heavy-gauge cable.
GI10-08A Motor driver card schematic 20 Tue 9-11 Using ExpressPCB's software, draw the schematic for the motor driver card.
GI10-08B Motor driver card artwork 35 Wed 9-12 Using ExpressPCB's software, create the artwork for the motor driver card.
GI10-08C Motor driver card bill of materials Not assigned yet
GI10-08D Motor driver card assembly drawing Not assigned yet
GI27-08 PIC card J1 cable 30 Wed 9-27 See handout.
gj01-01 Motor driver card soldering (optional) 15 Tue 10-2 Soldering components onto motor driver card
gj08-11 Testing motor driver card (optional) 10 Tue 10-9 Connect driver card to microcontroller card and three motors.
gj22-11 Lead-acid batteries 15 Mon 10-22 Create a Web page with information about lead-acid batteries. Directions.
gj17-11 Power supply card schematic 30 Get handout sheet.
gj17-11B Power supply card assembly 15 + 10 15 points for assembly, 10 points for working first time

Extra Credit

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Reference
My links to Web sites with information about electronics and the electrical trades: mounttaylor.spaces.live.com
(Additions are frequently made to these links.)		 Purchase Requisition Form   Robotics Links PIC Programmer Card