{"id":4589,"date":"2015-01-13T13:57:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T21:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=4589"},"modified":"2015-01-13T13:57:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T21:57:04","slug":"ilab-analog-practical-introduction-to-analog-circuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/ilab-analog-practical-introduction-to-analog-circuits\/","title":{"rendered":"iLAB Analog &#8211; Practical Introduction to Analog Circuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the Christmas break, I ended up reading\u00a0iLAB Analog, a new textbook written by Dr. Chen Yun\u00a0Chao from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cce-en.ntut.edu.tw\/bin\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">National Taipei University of Technology Department of Electronic Engineering<\/a>. I was\u00a0excited to read a book that deals with both conceptual knowledge and has\u00a0practical labs. For anyone who\u00a0wants to learn about analog circuits but has\u00a0very basic knowledge of physics, it is a good starting point. This book is\u00a0currently being used in the Intro to Analog Circuits class held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cce-en.ntut.edu.tw\/bin\/home.php\">National Taipei University of Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4591 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page-394x600.jpg\" alt=\"iLAB cover page\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page-394x600.jpg 394w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page-148x225.jpg 148w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page-788x1200.jpg 788w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chen\u00a0offers a comprehensive look into the fundamentals of analog circuits. Each chapter focuses on one commonly used component, including <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bipolar_junction_transistor\" target=\"_blank\">bipolar junction transistors<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amplifier\" target=\"_blank\">amplifiers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_oscillator\" target=\"_blank\">oscillators<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Active_filter\" target=\"_blank\">active filters<\/a>,\u00a0and more. \u00a0Not only does each chapter\u00a0cover theoretical concepts, but it also provides hands-on lab experience using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,842,1018&amp;Prod=ANALOG-DISCOVERY\" target=\"_blank\">Analog Discovery<\/a> and simulation software, as well as exercises.\u00a0After reading each chapter, I can definitely say I know how to use and test the component as well as analyze the circuit featuring with that specific component.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4592\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FFT-Analysis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4592 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FFT-Analysis-600x484.jpg\" alt=\"Using Waveforms FFT Analysis to interpret the waveforms of amplifier \" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FFT-Analysis-600x484.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FFT-Analysis-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FFT-Analysis-225x182.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using Waveforms FFT Analysis to interpret the waveforms of amplifier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4593\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Assignment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4593 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Assignment-600x461.jpg\" alt=\"Exercises provided at the end of each chapter\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Assignment-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Assignment-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Assignment-225x173.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exercises provided at the end of each chapter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4594\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Hands-on-testing-lab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4594 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Hands-on-testing-lab-600x479.jpg\" alt=\"Hands-on lab to show how to test the hardware with Analog Discovery and breadboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Hands-on-testing-lab-600x479.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Hands-on-testing-lab-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Hands-on-testing-lab-225x180.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hands-on lab to show how to test the hardware with Analog Discovery and breadboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The book is published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tunghua.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tung Hua<\/a>\u00a0and currently is\u00a0only available as a Chinese version. The Analog Discovery and iLAB Analog are both\u00a0available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-elements.com\/cn\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">E-elements Technology Company Limited<\/a>, Digilent&#8217;s distributor at Taiwan.<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-4589 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='4589' data-nonce='ee750c7abc' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-4589 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-4589 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='4589' data-nonce='ee750c7abc' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-4589 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-4589 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Christmas break, I ended up reading iLAB Analog, a new textbook written by Dr. Chen Yun Chao from National Taipei University of Technology Department of Electronic Engineering. I was excited to read a book that deals with both conceptual knowledge and has practical labs. For anyone who wants to learn about analog circuits but has very basic knowledge of physics, it is a good starting point. This book is currently being used in the Intro to Analog Circuits class held at National Taipei University of Technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[111],"ppma_author":[4473],"class_list":["post-4589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academia","tag-analog-discovery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iLAB-cover-page.jpg","authors":[{"term_id":4473,"user_id":15,"is_guest":0,"slug":"alexwong","display_name":"Alex Wong","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a635a8c5adb514bcab3005398555c779?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Wong","last_name_2":"","first_name":"Alex","first_name_2":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4589"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}