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Output Transducers, Actuators, and Driver Interfacing
11th Grade · Technology · UK A-Level
10 lessons
Goal
Design driver interfaces and protective circuitry for visual, audible, and electromechanical output devices including motors, solenoids, relays, servos, and displays.
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Curriculum Framework
11th Grade · Technology · UK A-Level
1
10 lessons
Analogue Input Transducers and Potential Divider Sensors
Design, analyse, and experimentally characterise analogue sensing sub-systems utilising NTC thermistors, light-dependent resistors, photodiodes, and switches.
2
10 lessons
Wheatstone Bridges and Strain Gauge Instrumentation
Analyse, balance, and design Wheatstone bridge networks for high-precision temperature and mechanical strain measurement.
3
10 lessons
Schmitt Inverters and Waveform Signal Conditioning
Utilise Schmitt inverters to eliminate noise, debounce mechanical contacts, reshape noisy analogue signals, and build relaxation oscillators.
4
10 lessons
Rotational Speed, Angular Position, and Gray Code Encoders
Implement slotted discs and encoded discs to measure rotational speed and angular position, comparing pure binary coding with Gray coding.
5
10 lessons
Output Transducers, Actuators, and Driver Interfacing
Design driver interfaces and protective circuitry for visual, audible, and electromechanical output devices including motors, solenoids, relays, servos, and displays.