COM4LAB Course: Electronic Components I

The COM4LAB course Electronic Components I is the first course concerning the active electronic components that have an amplifying effect or permit control. The most important diode types are presented and their behaviour explored. The functions, circuits and characteristics of the npn and pnp transistors are explored. The students are instructed on how to use the function generator, oscilloscope and multimeters. The course comprises 19 chapters.

The course covers the following topics:

• diode characteristics
• characteristic of a Zener diode
• characteristic of a light-emitting diode
• diode branches in a transistor
• characteristics of a transistor

  input characteristic – output characteristic – control characteristic

• power dissipation in a transistor
• characteristic of a phototransistor
• Darlington configuration
• operating point of a transistor
• transistor in a common emitter circuit
• transistor in a common collector circuit
• transistor in a common base circuit
• transistor in timer circuits

The course …

• can be displayed and filled out on your own tablet/smartphone/laptop.
• is platform-independent - a current browser is sufficient.
• can be distributed to students via QR codes.
• enables interactive experimenting: The measured values from the Master Unit are automatically made available for evaluation in tables and diagrams. The analysis and documentation of the experiment on the student device can be done at school or at home.
• can be edited and thus adapted to your own lesson plan.