Course detail

Design of Electronic Instruments

FEKT-MPC-NENAcad. year: 2025/2026

Quality planning - Design for X, DFM, DFA, DFSS, APQF.
Reliability solutions within the design. Product platform and modularity.
FMEA - technical failure analysis.
Design principles of input/output devices - displays, control elements.
Principles of device design in low-power mode (Low Power Mode) - autonomous resource research, lifetime calculation, HW and SW design principles.
Principles of the design of printed circuit boards - incompatibility between the scheme and the resulting PCB, parasitic phenomena, their effects and their elimination, placement of elements.
Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility - terminology, interference coupling mechanisms, normalization, electromagnetic emissions. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

A student who enrolls in the course should be able to:
- analyze electronic circuits with passive components, transistors and operational amplifiers,
- create software in the programming language C.
Work in the laboratory is conditioned by a valid qualification of "person knowledgeable for independent work", which students must obtain before starting classes. Information on this qualification can be found in the Dean's Directive Acquainting Students with Safety Regulations.


Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course evaluation:
Practicals - 40 points.
Final exam - 60 points.
Minimum for the credit - 20 points.
Computer exercises are mandatory. Properly excused absence from exercises can be replaced by appointment with the teacher.
The method of teaching is determined by the annually updated decree of the subject guarantor.

Aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the design of electronic devices in a complex concept so that students can combine the theory of the design methodology with practical application to the final version, including the certification of the product in terms of quality and production technology.
The course is divided into two parts, where the first part is devoted to: the area of design methodology; design and development project management; the Design for X (DFX) approach; methods and tools for quality planning and technical production preparation. The second part of the course covers selected parts of electronic device design, in particular introducing the principles of printed circuit board design; design of systems in low power modes; design of input/output devices and last but not least, it also covers areas related to electromagnetic compatibility and certification of the final product.
The graduate of the course is able to:
  • explain the procedure, process and project of electronic device design;
  • list the necessary legislative requirements for the marketing of the designed device;
  • describe the basic properties of bipolar and unipolar transistors and how they affect the performance of signal amplifiers
  • describe the technical aspects of managing the design and development of the new device;
  • explain and optimize the design of a printed circuit board to achieve the desired product quality;
  • explain the potential pitfalls of electronic device design from an electromagnetic compatibility perspective.
Part of the subject is the solution of a semester project, which aims to practically verify the students' abilities in the design of an electronic device.

Study aids

Electronic texts, recommended literature, presentations, and examples for laboratory exercises.

 

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BREYFOGLE, Forrest W. Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods /. 2. ed. Hoboken: John Wiley, 2003. ISBN 0-471-26572-1. (CS)
CENEK, Miroslav. Akumulátory a baterie. Vyd. 1. Praha: STRO.M, 1996. 149 s. Knižnice Elektro, sv. 30. (CS)
DOLNÍK, Bystrík. Elektromagnetická kompatibilita: základy, teória, princípy. Košice: Elfa, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8086-221-3. (CS)
DŘÍNOVSKÝ, Jiří. Elektromagnetická kompatibilita: přednášky. V Brně: Vysoké učení technické, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, Ústav radioelektroniky, 2010. ISBN 978-80-214-4202-3. (CS)
HEROUT, Pavel. Učebnice jazyka C. 6. vyd. České Budějovice: Kopp, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7232-383-8. (CS)
MONTROSE, Mark I. Printed circuit board design techniques for EMC compliance: a handbook for designers. 2nd ed. New York: IEEE Press ; Wiley-Interscience, 2000. ISBN 0-7803-5376-5. (CS)
ROSENAU, Milton D. Řízení projektů. Vyd. 3. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-251-1506-0. (CS)
ZÁHLAVA, Vít. Návrh a konstrukce desek plošných spojů: principy a pravidla praktického návrhu. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7300-266-4. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-NCP Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme MPC-MEL Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme MPC-TIT Master's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Quality planning - Design for X, DFM, DFA, DFSS, APQF.
Reliability solutions within the design. Product platform and modularity.
FMEA - technical failure analysis.
Design principles of input/output devices - displays, control elements.
Principles of device design in low-power mode (Low Power Mode) - autonomous resource research, lifetime calculation, HW and SW design principles.
Principles of the design of printed circuit boards - incompatibility between the scheme and the resulting PCB, parasitic phenomena, their effects and their elimination, placement of elements.
Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility - terminology, interference coupling mechanisms, normalization, electromagnetic emissions.  

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Researching student teams are solving the problem and are realizing designed instrument in a laboratory under consultancy provided by a lecturer.