UNIT III. Digital Signal ConditioningUniversity of Houston Engineering Technology College of TechnologyCOURSE: ELET 3403 Sensor and Applications. Required CourseM & W 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CATALOG DESCRIPTIONFundamentals of sensor technology and its applications. Operational amplifier and signal conditioning circuits, modern sensors, ADC/DAC, AC/DC and step motor control circuits, and interfaces between these components.PREREQUISITESCredit for ELET 2305 and MATH 1431.REQUIRED TEXT and MATERIALS- “Process Control Instrumentation Technology," 8th Edition by Curtis D. Johnson, Pearson Education, Inc. 2006.- Lecture notes on WebCTCOURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES and PERFORMANCE CRITERIAStudents will:- Proper understanding of the principal of operational amplifier and functionalities of various operational amplifier circuits. - Explain the theory and practice of analog and digital signal conditioning circuits.- Explain the functionalities of sensors, their characteristics, and their interface requirements.- Demonstrate ability to use testing equipment and software packages in the laboratory environment. - Demonstrate ability to reason both inductively and deductively with experimental information and data.COURSE GRADING: There will be one mid term exam and a final exam; the final grade is based on following percentage: Homework: 10%Final Project: 20%Two exams: 40%Lab/Project: 30%PROGRAM OUTCOMES COVERED BY COURSETAC-ABET CRITERION 3 OUTCOMES: This course covers program outcomes a, c, f, g, k, l and n.Prepared by X. Yuan Spring 2010University of Houston Engineering Technology College of TechnologyTOPICS COVEREDUNIT I. The Fundamental of Process Control Systems UNIT II. Analog Signal Conditioning UNIT III. Digital Signal ConditioningUNIT IV. Thermal Sensors UNIT V. Mechanical SensorsUNIT VI. Optical SensorsSuccessful completion of this course fulfills the technical content curricular requirements for thedegree plan in Computer Engineering Technology.Prepared by X. Yuan Spring