Infrastructure

Description :-

Processor and VLSI lab has variants of Microprocessor, Microcontroller, interfacing modules and FPGA based Kits. The softwares include MATLAB, XILINX ISE Suite and Cadence Tool. The main aim of the laboratory is to train the students with the software and hardware associated with these kits so that they gain enough experiences to meet the demand of this digital era. This lab also provides basic facilities in the growing field of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) for UG project work.  In this laboratory interfacing of Microprocessor with various boards such as A/D convertors, stepper motors, DC motors and multidigit displays are done.

List of Equipments :-

• 8085 Micro Processor Trainer Kit
• 8086 Microprocessor Trainer Kit
• Key Board & Display Interface Board (VBMB001)
• Printer Interface Board (VBMB005)
• Stepper Motor Controller with Motor (VBMB13A)
• Traffic Light Control System
• 8086 Micro Processor 2 Channel DAC Interface Board  [VBMB002]
• 8086 Micro Processor 8 Channel ADC Interface Board  [VBMB003]
• 8086 Micro Processor 8251 & 8253 Inter facing Board [VBMB004]
• DSP Starter Kit (DSK )TMS320C6713
• 8051 Based System Design
• FPGA Multifunction Evaluation System(Spartan 3E)
• Nuvoton Board ARM-Cortex NUC140

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE :-

1. MATLAB R2011a :- Tool Boxes available: Communication Tool Box, Image Processing Tool box, Signal Processing Tool box, DSP System Tool box, EDA Simulator Link, Filter Design HDL Coder, Fixed Point Tool box, Matlab Coder, Real Time Windows Target, Simulink, Simulink Coder, Simulink Fixed Point, Simulink HDL Coder.
2. XILINX ISE DESIGN SUITE Version 13
3. CADENCE Tool (University Bundle Analog & Digital FE &BE)

The Network and Simulation  Laboratory in the Department is involved in research, education and scholarly activities in the broad area of communication networks and systems, with emphasis on theory, architecture, topology, performance analysis, mutli-access, mobility, routing and switching, link control and protocols. The current areas of research focus include routing and path computation and optimal resource allocation in  wired and  wireless networks, and high performance computer networks and applications.

Description :-

The Network  Simulation  Laboratory is engaged in research and education in the area of wireless communication and networking protocols and algorithms, as to provide ubiquitous access to wired and wireless resources for mobile and multimedia users. The emphasis in our research has been on the ad-hoc networking technology, self-reconfigurable systems, and power-limited communication protocols.

Kit Specifications :-

1. LAN TRAINER KIT :- BENCHMARK LAN –T with (3 NETWORK INTERFACE UNITS AND 1 NETWORK EMULATOR UNIT)
2. WLAN KIT :- BENCHMARK WLAN-T WITH (1 CENTRAL UNIT, 4 WLAN ADAPTORS, 1 POWER SUPPLY FOR CENTRAL UNIT)

Software Installed :-

1. BENCH MARK TRAINING IN NETWORKS-LAN TRAINER V1.4
2. ROUTING SIMULATOR V1.0 (MULTI USER LICENSE) – BENCHMARK LAN TRAINER
3. WIRELESS N 150 USB ADAPTER D-LINK DWA-123 V 1.0

The mission of this lab is to design, analyze the characterization of Microwave and optical communication devices. This lab is equipped to carry out basic microwave measurements, such as impedance, power, frequency, VSWR, etc., using waveguide technology as approximately 300 students per year undertake practical courses in this laboratory. In addition to supporting these courses, the lab also provides the necessary equipment for the students to perform their projects in both Microwave and optical communication domains.

Description :-

Microwave and optical communication Laboratory is meant for experiments at the instructional level for undergraduate students. The laboratory is adequately equipped with microwave benches at C-band and X-band, which includes Klystron tubes,  Klystron power supplies, modulators, directional couplers, various power energy and VSWR meters and microstrip antenna accessories. The experiments conducted include  radiation and terminal properties of horn, parabolic discs, reflector, strip and patch antennas, characteristics of active devices and passive components under optical communication lab,fiber optic trainer kits,LED,PD&LASER diode characteristics kits are used to measure various parameters of optical fiber communication system.Also the lab is equipped with optical communication devices to facilitate the students to understand the basics and characteristics of optical communication system.

Current Equipment :-

Equipments :-

1. Fiber optic Trainer Kit
2. LED Characteristics Kit
3. LASER Diode Characteristics Kit
4. Photo Diode Characteristics Kit
5. Fiber optic Power meter
6. Cooling fan for Microwave set up
7. Micro strip Antenna and Accessories Set
8. Microwave set up to study Directional Coupler, E&H Plane & Magic Tee
9. Microwave set up for Radiation pattern of Horn &Paraboloids
10. Microwave set up to study Reflex Klystron, VSWR, Impedance, Wavelength, & Freq. Measurement

The  Embedded System Laboratory   was design and developed  in the year 2012 for B.Tech. ECE and CSE students. This laboratory is being used by   both Full-Time as well as Part-Time  students.  Our aim is to provide research environment  and offer an intensive training in Embedded system technology.

Description :-

The syllabus contents study of various processors and controllers mostly used in embedded  products.  The Embedded System  Lab is equipped  with product development boards  such as  8051 Based Embedded Application Development System(EADS),  89C51 Micro-51 LC LCD TRAINER KIT,ARM NXPLPC2148 Embedded Application Development System(EADS)-LPC2148 MICON BOARD, ARM ATMEL  AT91SAM7S256 Embedded Application Development System(EADS)-LPC2148 MICON BOARD. The lab also consists of high end computers, software packages.

Kit Specifications:-

• 8051 Based Embedded Application Development System(EADS)
• ARM NXPLPC2148 Embedded Application Development System(EADS)-LPC2148 MICON BOARD
• ARM ATMEL  AT91SAM7S256 Embedded Application Development System(EADS)-LPC2148 MICON BOARD
• 89C51 Micro-51 LC LCD TRAINER KIT

Number of Kits :-

• 8051 Based Embedded Application Development System(EADS) Kit – 3
• ARM NXPLPC2148 Embedded Application Development System(EADS) Kit – 10
• ARM ATMEL  AT91SAM7S256 Embedded Application Development System(EADS) – 10
• 89C51 Micro-51 LC LCD TRAINER KIT – 5

This Lab familiarizes the students with the fundamentals of analog electronics. This Lab is equipped with a wide range of devices, which helps the students to undergo intensive training and provides a deep insight into the world of electronics. The lab provides a skeleton of applied electronics.

Description :-

This lab is intended to explore the properties of analog circuits,CROs, power supplies, measuring meters and linear ICs to study the operation principles of operational Amplifiers and other linear ICs. All analog and digital IC related experiments can be carried out. The testers for IC are available. To design and analyze various electronic circuits such as Multivibrator,application of operational amplifiers,oscillators.so that students are able to understand the practical aspects of basic electronic circuits.

Equipment Specifications :-

Background :-

This lab introduces the students to the basic electrical measuring equipments and they will deal with some of the frequently used instruments and equipments, like the digital multimeter, tester etc. The students obtain the basic knowledge about different types of wiring circuits, behaviour of current, voltage, power, energy under different conditions and their determination. They can also gain knowledge about residential wiring, trouble shooting various electrical equipments like ceiling fan, mixer, air conditioner and other electrical gadgets. These experiments help to provide them the foundation they require practically.

System Specifications :-

1. COIL WINDING MACHINE SETUP – 1 NO.
2. WIRING SETUP
   
   1. FLUORESCENT WIRING – 2 NOS
   2. GODOWN WIRING – 2 NOS
   3. RESIDENTIAL WIRING – 1 NO.
   4. STAIR CASE WIRING – 2 NOS
3. PHOTO VOLTAIC CELL SETUP – 1 NO.
   
   1. LUX METER
4. MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES – 2 NOS
   
   1. SINGLE PHASE AUTO TRANSFORMER
   2. SINGLE PHASE RESISTIVE LOAD
   3. SINGLE PHASE INDUCTIVE LOAD
   4. SINGLE PHASE CAPACITIVE LOAD
5. MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY USING SINGLE PHASE ENERGY METER – 2 NOS
   
   1. SINGLE PHASE RESITI VE LOAD
   2. STOP WATCH
   3. SINGLE PHASE AUTO TRANSFORMER
6. MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY USING THREE PHASE ENERGY METER – 2 NOS
   
   1. THREE PHASE LAMP LOAD
   2. THREE PHASE AUTO TRANSFORMER
   3. STOP WATCH
7. STUDY OF EARTHING AND MEASUREMENT OF EARTH RESISTANCE – 1 NO
8. EARTHING TOOL KIT

Motivation :-

Electronics and Instrumentation lab in Electronics and communication department is established to provide practical, elementary as well as comprehensive knowledge about instrumentation for Mechanical department students.

Description :-

The syllabus is framed in such way that to provide knowledge about basic functioning of various electronic components (like Diode, Transistors, Sensors and Transducers) and its applications. This Electronics and Instrumentation lab is equipped with

• Thermistor module
• Thermocouple module
• RTD module
• Load cell trainer module
• Strain measurement trainer

Background :-

A comprehensive undergraduate engineering program must provide opportunities for the application of theoretical concepts to the solution of realistic engineering problems. As digital systems and computer engineering concepts are integrated into the undergraduate engineering curriculum, we have included this lab which will enable them to work with digital networks and mini-computers.

Description :-

Laying a strong foundation for electronic engineers this lab makes the students understand the fundamentals of digital Electronics. The Digital Logic Lab is where our students gain practical experience in the use of basic hardware components. Through experiments, students become familiar with gates, multiplexers, decoders, flip-flops, counters, registers and displays.Explains Boolean logic functions, Describes TTL and CMOS logic, as well as IC logic devices. Describes proper method for detection and correction of common fault potentials.

System Specification :-

1. SYSTEMS – DIGITAL LOGIC IC TRAINER KIT – 30 NOS
   • +5v,+15v,-15V, 16  IO SWITCHES WITH TWO 7 SEGMENT DISPLAY,
   • 555 TIMER AND WITH 74121 MICRO SWITCH
2. MINIMAX ELECTRONICS  – DIGITAL IC TESTER – 1 NO.
   • FUNCTIONAL LINEAR IC TESTER WITH 20 PIN ZIP SOCKET
   • FOR 6,8,10,14,16,18 & 20 PIN IC IN DIP PACKAGE

Background :-

We live in an age where various forms of electronic communication are rapidly expanding and the need for new engineering graduates who are prepared to innovate, create, and work with these systems is evident. The communications lab presently serves to give the ECE students a laboratory experience in basic electronic communications systems.

Description :-

The concepts of all type of modulation & demodulation can be studied. The recent communication techniques can be demonstrated with available equipments. Students conduct experiments in a communication lab where they become acquainted with oscilloscopes, signal generators and spectrum analyzers. Measurement of common signals such as sinusoids and periodic square waves are conducted in both the time and frequency domain. The training and experience that ECE students gain in this laboratory enhance their understanding of analog and digital communication systems. This lab has highly advanced digital storage oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzer.

The Curriculum objectives are :-

• To understand basic theories of digital and analog communication.
• To design and implement analog/ digital modulator and demodulator.
• To understand the applications of balanced modulator circuit.

Equipment Specifications :-

System Specifications :-

• DELL OTPIPLEX 9020PC
• INTEL CORE I5 3.2 GHZ PROCESSOR
• 4 GB DDR3 RAM 500 GB HDD
• 18.5” LED MONITOR

Software Installed :-

• WINDOWS 7
• MS OFFICE 2007

Background :-

This is our busiest set of laboratories, in terms of utilization. Its overall needs are versatility and generality, in view of the many basic course needs it serves. This is the main lab where basic experiments like device characteristics and basic analog circuits are held. This lab is general enough to hold a number of experiments suitable for giving students enough exposure to enable them to easily adopt experiments in more advanced laboratories in the department.

Description :-

All basic electronic devices and their characteristics, applications can be studied. Using these devices the small electronic circuits can be constructed and checked. In order to introduce the students with basic components of electronics this lab is furnished with advanced CROs, function generators and digital multimeters. Students can perform practical on P-N junction diode, Zener Diode, rectifiers and filters, transistor biasing and their characteristics in different modes, RC coupled amplifiers and FETs.

Kit Specification :-

• Digital  IC Tester – 10 No’s
• Analog  IC Tester  – 10 No’s
• LCR  Meter – 10 No’s

Software Installed :-

EDA  SOFTWARE  OrCAD Licensed   –  OrCAD is a proprietary software tool suite used for Electronic Design Automation(EDA).

• Windows XP[Version 3.1.2600] – 10 Users

Background :-

The IoT Research and Innovation Lab was established on 03^rd April 2019. It is sponsored by the UK based professional body Organization Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Chennai Local Network (IET CLN) and it is technically supported by Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd. This Innovation lab focusses on R & D activities in the areas of IoT, Smart Robotics, Artificial Intelligence etc. This lab collaborates with Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd in developing State-of-the-art solutions related to environmental monitoring in industries, Augmented Reality, Data Visualization.

Description :-

The IoT Research and Innovation Lab has IoT SoC boards ranging from Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit, various sensor and display modules. These components are used to develop IoT solutions for various IoT use-case scenarios related to Smart Industry which are implemented in the Oragadam factory of Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd. As on September 2021 around 40 students have been provided an opportunity to do their Internship at Nokia and be part of this R & D Lab to design various solutions related to IoT, AR.

Components Description :-

1. Raspberry Pi 4 Model-B with 4 GB RAM
2. 2-inch e-Ink Paper Display Module with SPI Interface
3. Raspberry Pi Camera V2
4. Official Micro-HDMI (Male) to Standard HDMI (Male) Cable for Raspberry Pi
5. Arducam IMX219 Wide Angle IR Sensitive (NoIR) Camera Module for Nvidia Jetson Nano
6. HDMI to HDMI Cable 0.5 Meter Flat Pure Copper Black
7. Official USB type-C 15.3W Power Supply for Raspberry Pi 4-Black
8. 37 in 1 Sensors Kit compatible with Arduino
9. ESP32 LoRa SX1278 0.96 Inch Blue OLED Display BT WiFi Module for Arduino
10. SeeedStudio Grove 3 Axis Digital Accelerometer
11. BMP180 Digital Barometric Sensor Module compatible with Arduino
12. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Touchscreen 7-inch Display Case -ABS, Red
13. 96 Inch I2C/IIC 4pin OLED Display Module BLUE
14. PIR Motion Sensor Detector Module HCSR501
15. MAX30100 Pulse Oximeter Heart Rate Sensor Module
16. Raspberry Pi Pico
17. NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit
18. SanDisk Micro SD/SDHC 32GB Class 10 Memory Card
19. SeedStudio Grove GPS (Air530)
20. 7″ Official Raspberry Pi Display with Capacitive Touchscreen
21. Orange 5V 3A Power supply Adapter charger with Micro USB Plug
22. MQ 2 Gas Sensor
23. HC-SR501 (PIR Sensor)
24. Node MCU
25. IC Module IR Board
26. PCB HCSR 04 (HE)
27. DHT – 11 Sensor Module
28. Relay Board
29. Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect with Header
30. CC2530F256 Zigbee UART Wireless Core Development Board with Serial Port
31. M177 NRF24L01 2.4GHz Antenna Wireless Transceiver Module
32. Adafruit SGP40 Air Quality Sensor Breakout – VOC Index – STEMMA QT/Qwiic
33. MQ 135 Air Quality/Gas Detector Sensor Module For Arduino
34. MQ-2 Smoke LPG Butane Hydrogen Gas Sensor Detector Module
35. Waveshare MQ-7 Gas Sensor
36. Waveshare MQ-5 Gas Sensor
37. APDS9960 RGB Gesture Sensor Detection I2C Breakout Module for Arduino
38. DFRobot Fermion BMX160 9-axis Sensor (Breakout)
39. 5A range Current Sensor Module ACS712
40. Voltage Detection Sensor Module 25V
41. RFID Reader/Writer RC522 SPI S50 with RFID Card and Tag
42. 56MHz RFID IC Key Tag
43. Pressure Sensor,5kg+ HX711AD Module,+4P DuPont Wire + Shell, Weighing Electronic Weighing Sensor Kit
44. HFS-DC06 5.8G DC5V Microwave Motion Sensor Module for LED Lighting Doppler Effect
45. 5V 6 Channel Low Level Relay Module with Light Coupling
46. I2C Bi-Directional logic Level Converter- 4 Channel
47. LCD1602 Parallel LCD Display with IIC/I2C interface
48. W5100 Ethernet Module Ethernet Network Module for Arduino
49. IRF520 MOSFET Driver Module for Arduino ARM Raspberry pi
50. 5-36v Switch Drive High-power MOSFET Trigger Module
51. TowerPro MG995 Plastic Gear Servo Motor with CNC Aluminum Steering Servo Horn Arm
52. 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Driver I2C interface PCA9685 for Arduino Raspberry Pi
53. US-100 Ultrasonic Sensor Distance Measuring Module with Temperature Compensation
54. Virtual Reality Kits