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ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 BRIEF

HTU Course: 00103341, Analogue Electronic Systems

BTEC UNIT: Unit 47, Analogue Electronic Systems

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Assignment Brief
Student Name/ID Hamza Al-Ali
Number/Section 17110013
HTU Course Number and Title 00103341, Analogue Electronic Systems
BTEC Unit Number and Title Unit 47, Analogue Electronic Systems
Academic Year Spring 2020
Assignment Author Dr. Emad Abdelsalam
Course Tutor Dr. Emad Abdelsalam
Assignment Title Assignment #1, Circuit Design, Analysis and Simulation
Assignment Ref No 1
Issue Date 23rd March 2020
Formative Assessment date(s) March 23, 2020 to June 04, 2020
Submission Date 08th June 2020
IV Name & Date Dr. Moussa Habib, 19rd March 2020

Submission Format

Slides with presentation

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO1 Design single stage analogue amplifier circuits to predict and measure, by simulation, the gain,
frequency response and input and output resistances.

LO2 Develop functional subsystems through an understanding of the characteristics of operational

amplifiers.

LO3 Examine the characteristics of information represented in analogue and digital format to assess
techniques for the conversion of signals between analogue and digital formats.

LO4 Design electronic circuits using physical components.

Assignment Brief and Guidance
You are working as a training instructor in a factory that manufactures electrical components and
circuits. You have been asked by your manager to prepare an educational electrical kit.

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The electrical kit will acquire an electrical signal from a sensor and then process it through several
stages of amplification, filtration and digital processing. The signal can be simulated too. You should
consider proper display of the output of the kit. The electrical signal could be anything of your choice
for example, pressure signal, heart rate signal, temperature…etc. You should display the results of the
kit in appropriate format, such as a trending signal, chart, digital display…etc. You should design,
Analyse and simulate the kit. You should present your kit and demo it too. You should investigate and
explain the behaviour of the different sub-systems in your kit.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Design single stage P1 Design single stage M1 Relate simulation D1 Critically analyse
analogue amplifier amplifier circuits and results to circuit the relationship
circuits to predict and measure key aspects designs and analyse between the
measure, by simulation, by simulation discrepancies circuit design and
the gain, frequency simulation results,
response and input and making justified and
output resistances operable
recommendations for
changes to the
specifications of the
circuits
LO2 Develop functional P2 Present the key M2 Design D2 Communicate
subsystems through an components of operational amplifier circuit designs to
understanding of the operational amplifiers subsystems specialist audiences
characteristics of simulated in time the implications
operational amplifiers P3 Determine the and frequency of manufacturers’
operation of domains data sheets are
subsystems from the understood so that
ideal model of the M3 Critically analyse practical designs can
operational amplifier simulation results be produced
and by simulation with reference to the
results expected results
LO3 Examine the P4 Examine the M4 Critically evaluate D3 Critically evaluate
characteristics of limitations of the characteristics the implications of
information represented representing and the limitations of resolution,
in analogue and digital information in both converter topologies conversion time and
format to assess analogue and and their specific nonlinear conversion
techniques for the digital form P5 Specify applications curves on accuracy
conversion of signals the technical and noise
between analogue and characteristics of
digital formats converters to meet a
given set of
requirements

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LO4 Design electronic P6 Design an M5 Critically analyse D4 Communicate

circuits using physical electronic circuit P7 design equations, circuit designs to
components Simulated construct simulation and bench specialist audiences,
and test the design on test results, ensuring showing variation of
the bench discrepancies are circuit function
recorded and in simulations as a
explained result of design
changes or
component
tolerances

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STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION

When submitting evidence for assessment, each student must sign a declaration
confirming that the work is their own.

Student name: Hamza Al-Ali Assessor name: Dr. Emad Abdelsalam

17110013
Issue date: Submission date: Submitted on:

23rd March 2020 08th June 2020 08th June 2020

Programme: HTU Electrical Engineering

HTU Course Name: Analogue BTEC Course Title: Analogue

Electronic Systems Electronic Systems

HTU Course Code: 00103341 BTEC Course Code: Unit 47

Assignment #1, Circuit Design, Analysis and Simulation

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and
students who break the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your
responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices. As a university
level student, you are expected to use appropriate references throughout and keep
carefully detailed notes of all your sources of materials for material you have used in your
work, including any material downloaded from the Internet. Please consult the relevant
unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further advice.

Student declaration
I certify that the assignment submission is entirely my own work and I fully understand
the consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaration is a form
of malpractice.
Student signature: Hamza Al-Ali Date: 08th June 2020

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
MONITORING SYSTEM

Student: Hamza Al-Ali

Instructor: Dr. Emad
Abdelsalam
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
 System parameters

Heart rhythm and activity (from the sensor)

• 60-80 beats per minute

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Signal processing
• To amplify and filter the input signal

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Useful digital output

• To process the output using a computer
 The Circuit Three Stages

01 02 03
Amplification Filtering Stage Conversion Stage
Stage • Notch filter • AC to DC converter
• Using • Low-pass filter
instrumentational
amplifier
Stage one: The Amplification
Stage one:
The
Amplification

◦ How to test it:

◦ Any signal that is fed

into the
instrumentation
amplifier will be
amplified by 1000.
Stage one:
The
Amplification

◦ Results:

◦ The oscilloscope
image attached shows
a gain of 1000. For a
real ECG, this is too
high!
 Stage Two: 1- Notch Filter
Filtering
We will use two filtering
stages:
2- Low-pass filter
1- Notch Filter
◦ We will use a notch filter to remove the 50 Hz noise
present in all power supplies in Jordan.
1- Notch Filter
2- Low-pass filter
2- Low-pass filter
Stage Three:
ADC
◦ In order to process the
circuit using a
computer, we need to
first convert it to a
digital signal.
FINAL CIRCUIT
OUR MAINTAINED HEART RATE
 1- We can add a passive
High-pass filter
How we Can
Improve the
system?
(This will make the circuit more
complex and expensive)
 2- We can add an
Automatic Gain Control
(AGC)
How we Can
Improve the
system?
(This will make the circuit more
complex and expensive)