Lesson	Lesson	Syllabus
1	Safety in the lab. Using the power supply. Logic and the MFA boards	10.1.1 10.2.1
2	LED IV curve. Ohm's law. Resistor colour code. E24/E6 series. Measuring V and I.	10.4.1 10.3.3 10.3.5
3	Colour code test. Truth tables and boolean expressions. Using breadboards. Pull down/up resistor and switch	10.2.2
4	Voltage divider and sensors. LDR and thermistor	10.5.1 10.5.2 10.5.3 10.5.4
5	Infra-red alarm
6	Combining gates to perform functions	10.2.3 10.2.4
7	Simplifying logic	11.1.1 11.1.3
8	Bi-polar transistor. MOSFETs for driving high power devices. Calculating power	10.6.1 10.6.2 10.6.3
9	Comparator concentrating on inputs. Sensor problems	10.8.1 10.8.2 10.8.4
10	Output from a real comparator - saturation issues. Using a transistor or MOSFET to drive a motor. Silicon diode characteristics	10.4.2 10.8.3
11	Test
	Half-term
12	Divider chain for ADC
13	Capacitor charging and discharging.	10.3 10.10
14	555 monostable	10.11.1 10.11.2
15	555 astable	10.11.3 10.11.4 10.11.5 10.11.6
16	555 astable and monostable combined	10.1.2 10.1.3
17	Idea of amplification. Inverting op-amp amplifier	11.5.1 11.5.2 11.5.3
18	Non-inverting amplifier	11.6.
19	MOSFET source follower as power amplifier. Use as simple dimmer switch. Use of potentiometer	11.9.1
20	Push pull power amplifier and crossover distortion	11.9.2 11.9.3 11.9.4
21	Class AB output stage and heatsinks	11.9.5 11.9.6 11.9.7 11.9.8
22	RC filters. Reactance. Bandwidth	11.8.1 11.8.2
23	Comparator concentrating on inputs. Sensor problems	10.8.1 10.8.2 10.8.4
24	Output from a real comparator - saturation issues. Using a transistor or MOSFET to drive a motor. Silicon diode characteristics	10.4.2 10.8.3
25	Test. RC filter theory
	Xmas
26	Making RC filters. Reactance. Bandwidth	11.8.1 11.8.2
27	Summing amplifier for mixing audio signals and tone control. (Not DAC) Active filters.	11.7.1 11.7.2 11.7.3 11.7.4 11.8.3 11.8.4
28	RS bistable. D-type flip flop	11.2.1 11.2.2
29	Up counters and binary	11.3.1
30	Up and down counters. Hex	11.3.2 11.3.3
31	BCD and 7-seg display	11.3.5
32	0-n counter	11.3.4
33	Projects
34	Projects
	Half-term
36	Projects
37	Projects
38	Projects
39	Projects
40	Projects
41	Projects
42	Projects
43	Projects
44	Projects
45	Projects	Writeup
	Easter
46	Monostable from NAND. Astable from NAND	11.2.4 11.2.5
47	K maps and boolean	11.1.2 11.1.3 11.1.4
48	Shift register	11.2.3
49	DAC	11.7.2 11.7.3 11.7.4
50	Zener diode and regulation. BS1852 resistor code	10.4.2 11.4.3 11.4.4 11.4.5
51	Test
52	Op-amp theory Gain bandwidth product, virtual earth	11.4.1 11.4.2 11.4.3
53	Revision
54	Revision
55	Revision
56	Revision
57	Revision
58	Revision
59	Revision
	Study leave
	Exam
	Half-term
	Study leave
	Study leave
	Study leave
60	Flowcharts and programming. Controlling outputs.
61	Writing programs in Qbasic. Using the centronics port
62	Computer architecture. Working with inputs
63	Using microcontrollers. Programming using BASCOM-AVR
64	Using the seven segment display.