Electric Circuit Engineering Lab assignment

ENG 220/250 Lab Report Requirements Version 0.8 -- 08/13/2018

I. General Requirements

The length of a lab report must not exceed 10 typewritten pages. This

includes any and all attachments included in the report.

The font size used in the body of the report must not exceed 12 pts.

The lab report must be submitted as a ​single​ document file with all of the required attachments included.

[Refer to Exhibit #1]

Reports submitted electronically must be in the Adobe PDF format.

For any videos submitted (online students only):

They must have a minimum video resolution of 480p.

The maximum length for any video submitted must not exceed 5

minutes.

Due to their large file size, the video files must ​not​ be sent as email attachments.

They can be uploaded to cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, One

Drive, etc.). The link to the video file can then be submitted

via email.

II. Required Attachments

MultiSim simulation screenshots

The only simulation software that can be used for any lab

assignments in this course is MultiSim.

[Refer to Exhibit #2]

The simulation(s) shown on the lab report must show the same

types of measuring instruments that were used to perform the lab.

[Refer to Exhibit #3]

The illustration(s) included in the lab report must be actual

screenshots of the circuit simulation.

[Refer to Exhibit #4]

All screenshots of circuit simulations included in the report

must show the values being measured.

[Refer to Exhibit #5]

The screenshot(s) must be included in the body of the report.

They must be properly labelled and referenced in the lab report.

Printouts from MultiSim are ​not​ acceptable.

[Refer to Exhibit #6]

Raw Data

A copy of the original hand-written data sheet that you used to

record the data must be included in the lab report.

[Refer to Exhibit #7]

If the data is recorded on the lab assignment sheet, include only

the portion of the assignment sheet that you wrote your data on.

[Refer to Exhibit #8]

III. Lab Report Requirements

Equipment Documentation

The lab reports must include the make, model, and serial number

of lab equipment used in performing the lab. The equipment

includes

● Multimeters ● Capacitance and inductance testers ● Oscilloscopes ● Function generators ● Power Supplies

[Refer to Exhibit #9]

Lab Procedure

The lab procedure that you used must be documented in the report

as a step-by-step process. Bullet points or numbers must be used

to identify each step.

[Refer to Exhibit #10]

Data

Data must be shown in tabular format and all headings must be

clearly labelled along with the proper units of measurement.

[Refer to Exhibit #11]

No more than 2 to 4 decimal places are required for the showing

of data values. The use of engineering notation and/or metric

units of measurement is strongly recommended.

[Refer to Exhibit #12]

Showing calculations is not necessary in the lab report. However,

you can show the formulas that you used for the lab report.

[Refer to Exhibit #13]

All graphs must be clearly identified, labelled, and referenced

in the lab report’s narrative.

[Refer to Exhibit #14]

The use of photographs is allowed only if they are clearly

labelled, described, and referenced in the lab’s narrative.

[Refer to Exhibit #15]

The data gathered in performing the lab must be accurate. If the

data presented in the lab report data is not accurate, no credit

will be given for lab all.

If the data presented in the lab report is not within 10% of the

theoretical or simulated values, the lab report must include an

explanation for any discrepancies.

IV. Lab Practices

Only discrete test instruments are allowed to be used in

performing the labs. The use of ELVIS or any other simulation

type of hardware/software simulator which is similar is strictly

prohibited.

[Refer to Exhibit #16]

On each report the differences between the measured and nominal

values of resistors, capacitors, and inductors used in the lab

must be documented.

[Refer to Exhibit #17]

Use of the proper test equipment is required. While digital

multimeters are easy to use, they are not accurate for measuring

at frequencies higher than 1 kHz or measuring non-sinusoidal

waveforms.

[Refer to the attached example lab report]

Examples

Exhibit #1: Wrong File Format, Multiple Files Submitted

Exhibit #2: Wrong Software Circuit Simulator Used Instead of Multisim

Exhibit #3:​ ​The instruments used to perform the lab are not the same ​as those used in the simulation.

This part of a lab required an oscilloscope to measure voltages. Not

only are the wrong instruments used but also the wrong voltages are

displayed in the simulation.

Exhibit #4:​ ​An example of a MultiSim screenshot that can be used in a lab report.

Exhibit #5: A MultiSim simulation with no measured values displayed.

Exhibit #6:​ ​An example of a MultiSim printout which is NOT acceptabl​e ​to include in a lab report.

Exhibit #7:​ ​Example of a raw data sheet which can be attached to a lab report.

Exhibit #8:​ ​Unnecessary portions of the lab assignment sheet were attached to ​this lab report.

Exhibit #9: An example of a good materials list.

Exhibit #1O: Procedures Examples

Example of a poorly formatted lab procedure

An example of a properly formatted lab procedure

Exhibit #11: Data Table Examples

Examples of well formatted data tables

This is ​not​ a data table

Exhibit #12: Data table values shown with too many decimal places

Exhibit 13: Unneeded calculations shown

Exhibit #14: A properly labelled graph

Exhibit #15: Pictures with no labelling or identification

Exhibit #16: Examples of Discrete Electrical Instruments

Digital Multimeter DC Power Supply

Function Generator

Oscilloscope

Exhibit 17: A table showing the nominal and measured component values