Academy of Advanced Technologies

Date required

Date given

WC 15th April 2013

Date submitted

WC 25th March 2013

BTEC Nationals

Date resubmitted
LEARNERS NAME:

FS3

ASSESSORS NAME:
B. Pendleton

BTEC PROGRAMME TITLE/CODE:

BTEC L3 Subsidiary Diploma / FX118
BTEC L3 Diploma / FX121

ROOM NUMBER

UNIT TITLE/ NUMBER:

Principles and Applications of Electronic Devices and Circuits/ Unit 35

ASSESSMENT NUMBER &TITLE:

Assignment 1
Construction and Operation of Analogue Circuits

BTEC UNIT CODE:

BTEC UNIT VALUE:

20804C

E3146

LEVEL:
3

10

INTERNAL VERIFICATION
DATE - PRE - ASSESSMENT BRIEF:
11TH March 2013

VERIFIER:

DATE - COMPLETED SCRIPT:

VERIFIER:

S. Latham

Grading criteria:
Criteri
a

PASS grade criteria for this assessment:

explain the purpose of two different types of diode, each in a different
electronic circuit application
explain the operation of two different types of transistor, one in an
analogue and one in a digital circuit
build and test two different types of analogue circuit using operational
amplifiers
MERIT grade criteria for this assessment:
modify an existing analogue circuit to achieve a given revised
specification by selecting and changing the value of one of the
components

Yes/No/Ref

Date

P1
P2
P4

M1

DISTINCTION grade criteria for this assessment:

Not available in this assignment

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Assignment 1
Construction and Operation of Analogue Circuits

NOTE ALL PASS CRITERIA MUST HAVE EVIDENCE PROVIDED TO PASS THE UNIT.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE WILL LEAD TO THE COURSE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
BEING INVOKED.

Scenario for the whole assignment

Learners have been asked by their employer to build and test analogue circuits to meet a new
design requirement.

Successfully completing this part of the assignment show that the student is able to:

Explain the purpose of two different types of diode, each in a different electronic circuit application
(P1)
Explain the operation of two different types of transistor, one in an analogue and one in a digital
circuit
(P2)
Build and test two different types of analogue circuit using operational amplifiers
(P4)
Modify an existing analogue circuit to achieve a given revised specification by selecting and
changing the value of one of the components
(M1)

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Task 1 (P1) (P4)
Part A
a) Build the circuit shown opposite.
b) Construct a table to record the input
voltage Vs between 0 -12V in 1 volt
increments and the resultant output
voltage Vz. Adjusting the main power
supply to give the Vs value required.
c) Explain the purpose of the zener
diode.

Part B
d) Build the circuit shown opposite.
e) Switch on the power supply.
f) Connect a shorting link between 10.8
and 10.9
g) As the shorting link is connected the
Light Emitting Diode illuminates
indicating that current is driving the load.
h) Explain the purpose of the Light
Emitting Diode.

Task 2 (P2)

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a) Explain the operation of the transistor in the switching circuit used in Task 1 Part B.
b) Explain the operation of the transistor Q1 in the following circuit.

Task 4 (M1) Optional

a) Obtain the components and build
the circuit shown opposite.
b) Measure and record the transistor
Base voltage for light and dark
conditions. (sensor covered and
uncovered).
c) Modify the circuit so that it operates
over a range of light levels by
changing one component.
d) State the component changed.
e) The new range of Base voltage that
the circuit operates over.

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