{"id":18346,"date":"2017-01-03T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=18346"},"modified":"2021-06-11T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T17:57:25","slug":"getting-the-most-out-of-your-analog-discovery-lab-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/getting-the-most-out-of-your-analog-discovery-lab-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting The Most Out Of Your Analog Discovery: Lab 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently <\/a>I announced that National Instruments<\/a> has released a set of example labs<\/a> designed to show you how you can get full use of your Analog Discovery 2<\/a>. If you have since forgotten and want to review the summaries and mission of the seven labs, you can check out the original post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The table of contents from the 7 free labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the next few weeks I’ll be covering each lab, the tools it uses, and what concepts can help you teach your students.<\/p>\n

In this post I’ll be going over Lab 1: Resistor-Capacitor Circuits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This lab is designed to be used in an introductory circuits course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lab 1: Resistor Capacitor Circuits<\/strong> is designed to teach students about the properties of active components in circuits, and their use in circuit design. Students will learn how the RC circuit responds to a DC voltage source and an AC voltage source. From there they will learn how to design high and low pass filters.<\/p>\n

This lab utilizes two sets of software, Multisim Live<\/a>, and WaveForms 2015<\/a>. Multisim live is a browser-based PC software that allows students to simulate their circuits from their tablet, smartphone, or computer, no matter where they are.<\/p>\n

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The starting page for multisim live! If you want to hear more about it, read this review<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Waveforms 2015<\/a> is the software that drives the Analog Discovery 2<\/a>. For this lab, students will use the power supply and waveform generator to provide the DC and AC input,\u00a0and oscilloscope and network analyzer to discover the output. All of these tools are available on one device, the Analog Discovery 2.<\/p>\n

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This lab uses 4 different tools on the Analog Discovery 2: the oscilloscope, waveform generator, power supplies, and network analyzer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For this lab students will need:<\/p>\n