DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

Student Owned Laboratory Instruments
Students purchase equipment and software needed to facilitate laboratory practice.
Importance of Laboratory Classes

Advantages Student owned Laboratory Instruments

They are used for the application of theoretical concepts to the solution of real
world engineering problems
They allow students to become familiar with current technology
They allow students to develop the skills and confidence needed to apply
technology effectively to the solution of complex engineering problems

Lab Tools
Laptop
Average price ($300.00)
This is used to run various software and also as a power source for other equipment
Recommended Specifications
RAM: 4Gb or higher
HDD 500Gb or higher
Processor intel i3 or higher, or AMD A8 or higher

Analog Discovery 2
Average price ($179.00)
Instrument cluster powered by USB with free application software
Specifications
2-channel 100 MS/s oscilloscope, 2-channel waveform generator, 16-channel logic analyzer
16-channel digital pattern generator, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, and voltmeter
5 VDC power supplies
Digital I/O, USB, bus powered
Free WaveForms application software

Students have accessibility to lab to conduct experiments and to facilitate

learning outside of the classroom setting. Work can be done at home or any
convenient place.
Students have time to experiment on new applications that are not possible
during limited class time.
Students are encouraged to work on novel ideas for potential income generation
or for improvement of existing technology or products.
ARM Microcontroller
Average price ($20.00)
This microcontroller is based on the ARM Cortex 4 Architecture.
Specifications
STM32L4 ultra-low-power microcontrollers
LCD, LEDs, audio DAC
Sensors (microphone, 3 axis gyroscope, 6 axis compass)
Joystick, USB OTG, Quad-SPI Flash memory
Embedded Ammeter which measures the MCU consumption in low power modes. An external board can be
connected thanks to extension and probing connectors.
bread board and jumper set, multimeter

Electronics Kit
Arduino Sensor Kit
Arduino microcontroller and various sensors designed to build 15 projects

Average price ($25.99)

Average price ($10.00)

Specifications
Various Resistors (1 thru 4.7M)
Various Capacitors (0.01uF thru 100uF)
[4] 1N914 Switching Diode
[4] 5mm RED LEDs
[4] 2N3904 NPN Transistors
[4] 2N3906 PNP Transistor
[1] 555 Timer
[1] 741 OpAmp
[1] 5k Trimpot
[1] 9v Battery Connector

Links to purchase or access the discussed items

Relevant Software
Labview (Student Edition)

DipTrace

Multisim (Student Edition)

LTSpice

Visual Studio

Average price ($15.00),($15.00)

AutoCAD

http://tigerroboticsteam.weebly.com/purchase-student-owned-lab-instruments.html
Contact Mr. Lane Elien
Email: lanee@gram.edu