Each group of two students has to submit a report for each session. This is separate from the notebook. The main purpose for the report is to communicate the results to others and to enable others to duplicate the work in a straight forward manner. On the other hand, the lab notebook is for your own benefit and record keeping.

When preparing the lab report you can use a word processor (it may save you time to have a template that you follow for each lab, according to the guidelines described below). You have to include printouts of all logic schematics and simulated waveforms. The lab report does not need to be step-by-step detailed, but should show that you have a good understanding of the lab. Also, the lab report should be complete, where all information requested should be in the lab report. The listing of the report requirements can be found at the bottom of each individual lab’s page.

Reports are to be either neatly hand written or typed (or a combination of both) and should contain the following information. A report should be concise but thorough. The length of a typical report should not exceed 5 pages. The lab report is due at the start of the next lab.

1. Title, date and name of the students.

2. Follow the following format (The report counts for 75 points out of a total of 100 points per lab)

1. Pre-lab: (15 points, unless otherwise indicated - these are usually given for the on-line answers and done by each student)

For the questions which are not submitted online  include schematics (if appropriate), a brief explanation of the circuit and derivations (or optimizations/simplifications, K-maps if applicable) to the questions. However, questions which were submitted on-line need not to be included in the report.

2. Introduction (10 pts)

Give the goals of the lab experiement.

3. Theory of Operation and explanation of the design

Give a brief discussion of the theory of operation, including schematics and equation used, etc. This is of particular importance for the design oriented labs and mini-projects. You should also explain the schematics involved in your design.

4. Experimental results: (70 points including the section on "Theory of Operation" unless otherwise indicated)

a. Brief description of the lab experiment.

b. Schematics of the circuit (from Xilinx schematic entry tool). Put your name and date on each page.

c. Simulated waveform.

d. Discussion of the results indicating that the circuit functions properly. It is not good enough to just give the simulated waveform. It is up to you to show that this waveform correspond to what you expect (do not say
"The simulation shows that the circuit works properly"). You need to make it clear to the reader that the circuits works properly! One convenient way it to give a truth table and indicate that for each entry the corresponding values given by the logic simulator by labeling the simulated waveforms. Include also a reasonable detailed discussion of the results.

5. Conclusion. (15 points, unless otherwise indicated)

This is an important part of the report. The conclusion should contain a summary of the results. Are the goals of the lab fulfilled? If not, explain why.

6. Sign and date the entry (you and your partner).

 Lab Proceedures; go to Lab Notebook guidelines

Jan Van der Spiegel jan@ee.upenn.edu

Created: September 12, 1997; Updated: September 12, 2006