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Laboratory Project 1a: LED Voltage vs Current

 

Report Contents and Grading

 


    8            Communication

        –        IEEE single column, double spaced format (–5 pts if not used)

        1        Style (written in the style of article, rather than stand-alone figs. and tables)

        1        English (grammar, punctuation, and etc.)

        1        Clarity (purpose of each section clearly explained)

        1        Succinctness and precise wording (detailed information in as few words as possible)

        1        Organization (ease of locating figures/code/equations/etc.)

        1        Section numbers and headings (use section numbers shown below)

        1        Equations explained (at least one sentence between equations)

        1        Figures complete (every figure numbered, captioned, and referred to in text)

    1            Abstract (succinct summary of report, including technical results as appropriate)

    2     I.    Introduction

        1        Motivation for lab [explore LED i vs v]

        1        State report organization

    1    II.    Methods (Construction of LED Power Indicators)

        1        Description of LED circuits, (including Fig. 3a of Lab 1a or similar)

    7  III.    LED Power Indicator Circuits

                  A.    Measurement of voltages

        1                Description of LED circuits, (including Fig. 3b of Lab 1a or similar)

        1                Table I: Parts List for LED Circuits

        1                Table II: +12V Power Indicator Circuit Voltages

                  B.    Calculation of Current in Resistor and LED

        1                Description of how LED current calculated using Ohm's law

        1                Table III: LED Current and Voltage

                  C.    Plot of Current versus Voltage in LED

        1                Discussion of plot and its nonlinear shape versus Ohm's law

        1                Accurate plot of LED current vs voltage with all labels (use computer to draw)

    1            Conclusion (summary of key results, including numerical values as appropriate)

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