R113 - Electrical principles
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Circuits and components
Identifying common components
Ohm's Law
Using Ohm's law and the power laws
Potential dividers
Ohm's law and potential dividers
Resistor networks
Series and Parallel resistors
DC circuits
Using Ohm's Law
Total resistance
Using Ohm's Law
Resistor networks and potential dividers
Power sources
Workbook walk-through
Answers to questions on electrical principles
Revision mat for LO1
Covering components, formulae, Ohm's law, resistors, capacitors and potential dividers.
Electronic components. (LO2)
Cable types
Differences and applications for different cable types
Resistors & Capacitors
Using Ohm's Law and Potential dividers
Capacitors and RC networks
Charging a capacitor and the time constant
Digital logic
Counting in Binary
Logic gates
Creating logic circuits
Combinational logic
Boolean expressions
7- segment displays
Single digit and decade counters
Devices
Input, process and output devices
Switches
Lesson slides introducing switches
Revision mat for LO2
Covering switches, open and closed loops, devices (input, process, output), circuit symbols, logic gates, QTC and SMA materials.
Manufacturing Methods. (LO3)
Components types
Discrete, through-hole and SMT components
Flow solder, Pick & Place and QA
Pick & Place robots, QA methods
Circuit construction methods. (LO4)
Flow solder process
Pick & place robots and QA methods
THT and SMD components
Discrete circuits and devices