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IELS2031

Electronics Design

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

Electrical components. Noise analysis and modeling. EMC. Grounding strategies, transmission line and signal integrity. Heat conduction and dissipation. Power supplies and voltage converters. Electrical/mechanical construction and manufacturing of printed circuit boards (PCB). Schematics, simulation, layout, soldering, testing and troubleshooting. System characteristics. Lumped modelling and SPICE-simulation. Project planning, project work, data presentation and reporting.

Learning outcome

A. Knowledge.

The student shall have:

  • Insight into the development process and production of electronic equipment.
  • Knowledge about circuit design, layout, PCB, assembly, soldering and testing.
  • Overview of components used for electronics construction.
  • Know of noise and EMC, and principles to reduce the effect of this in electronic systems.
  • Basic knowledge of electrical and mechanical construction for electronic circuits.

B. Skills

The student will be able to:

  • Analyze, model and simulate electronic circuits with SPICE.
  • Use CAD tools for drawing and layout for circuit design.
  • Make PCB and assemble components on it.
  • Test and verify a produced electronic circuit design.
  • Model signal and noise and calculate expected target accuracy in a measurement system
  • Program data acquisition and data presentation
  • Document experiments and measurement data.

C. General competence

  • The student shall be able to develop, make and test electronic equipment - from idea to final product.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Exercises. Laboratory work. Project work.

Further on evaluation

The final grade is given by two objects with partial assessments, including an oral exam (counts 55%) and a mandatory project (counts 45%). All objects must be passed. Grade: Letter grade. If the project has a failing grade, the project must be re-taken at the next completion of the course.

In case of a re-sit examination of the oral exam, this will be executed as an oral exam the following August. If the course has not been passed after the re-sit examination, individual objects can be re-taken.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Electronic Systems Engineer - Engineering (BIELSYS)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to a programme of study is required:

BIELSYS Electronic Systems Engineer

Course materials

Given at semester start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IELET2109 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Electronics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electronic Systems

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Assignment
Weighting 45/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment
Oral exam
Weighting 55/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 1 hours

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

Oral exam
Weighting 55/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 1 hours