This course aims to develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of analysis, design and implementation of analogue electronic circuits. The course focuses on analogue electronic circuits based on the operational amplifier and related integrated circuits.

Specific topics include:

1. Basic op-amp circuits: Op-amp characteristics, differential amplifer, comparators.
2. Communication circuits: Sampling circuits, ADC and DAC converters, oscillators and timer circuits.
3. Active op-amp filter circuits: Filter responses types (low-pass, high-pass, band stop and band-pass), filter design methods (Butterworth response), Sallen-Key filter implementations.
4. Special purpose op-amp circuits: Voltage regulators, instrumentation and measurement amplifiers, isolation amplifiers, simple modulation circuits. 
5. Multistage power amplifier circuits: Classification (A, B, C).

Application areas discussed include telecommunications and control systems. MATLAB and PSPICE are used extensively in the design and implementation.

Knowledge Base
Having successfully completed this course, students should be able to:-

1. Analyse and design analogue electronic circuits for specific applications using op-amps.
2. Classify the various techniques used for analogue to digital conversion and evaluate their relative merits.
3. Describe the basic filter types and filter response characteristics and implement basic filterconfigurations.

Engineering Ability
Having successfully completed this course, students should be able to:-

1. Select appropriate mathematical techniques to model circuits and justify any assumptions involved.
2. Apply systematic analysis methods to explain the working of the circuits.
3. Utilise a systems approach to identify key design parameters and justify choice of particular electronic components.

Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this course, students should be able to:-

1. Implement op-amp circuits using printed circuit boards and perform circuit measurements using electrical measurement devices (oscilloscope, function generator, digital multimeter, power supply).
2. Model and optimise the performance of analogue electronic circuits using mathematical software packages (e.g. Matlab and PSPICE).
3. Read circuit diagrams and recognize building blocks such as op-amp circuits, filters and timers.

Laboratories (20%); Project (25%); Final Exam (55%)

ENGN2211 and (MATH1014 or MATH1116)