From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 7 09:04:29 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 7 09:04:32 2009 Subject: [ece1002] Re: Tool boxes In-Reply-To: <20EF193F-FEA9-4B96-A2E2-BBEA199001B0@msstate.edu> Message-ID: <21364140.296611254924269296.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Nope. In-class soldering is done for a few weeks. You will need to finish your thru-hole PCBs at home. We will meet in the auditorium at our normal time. jwb ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jones" To: "J. W. Bruce" Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:36:30 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Tool boxes > Will we need our tool boxes for ece 1002 @ 1 today- leejones rlj151 > From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 7 11:17:01 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 7 11:17:04 2009 Subject: [ece1002] Re: Quad Chart In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <22951815.297751254932221431.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Please submit your single-slide quad chart in .PPT format. (Do not use the PPTX format.) You should be able to resubmit your slide if you have already uploaded it. thank you. jwb ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Nicholas" To: "J. W. Bruce" Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:52:58 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Quad Chart Hey Dr. Bruce, what format did you want the quad chart in? I put my article summary in PDF, but I don't remember what the quad chart was supposed to be in. Thanks ~Chris From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 7 11:50:31 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 7 11:50:33 2009 Subject: [ece1002] another ECE1002 HW opportunity Message-ID: <20833629.298191254934231469.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> You can earn another HW/quiz score for ECE1002 by attending the BCoE Distinguished Lecture Series tomorrow. Be sure to swipe your ID card to get credit for attending. BCoE Distinguished Lecture Series Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:00 pm Location: 33.454900,-88.788930 Lee Hall Auditorium All MSU faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the first lecture in the Bagley College of Engineering's Distinguished Lecture Series: Engineering for Global Change. The engineering guest lecturer is Dr. Subra Suresh, Dean of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 From dlj165 at msstate.edu Thu Oct 8 11:12:25 2009 From: dlj165 at msstate.edu (David James) Date: Thu Oct 8 11:20:59 2009 Subject: [ece1002] This is how to resubmit an assignment Message-ID: <003a01ca4832$20438120$60ca8360$@edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 58541 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.ece.msstate.edu/pipermail/ece1002/attachments/20091008/04a5c9b4/attachment-0007.jpe From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 14 15:04:06 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 14 15:04:16 2009 Subject: [ece1002] some SMT videos to watch In-Reply-To: <2942008.320551255550538993.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Message-ID: <9164034.320571255550646122.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> There is no better way to learn soldering than just get in there and burn your fingers. Soldering is a skill that you must practice. Here are a few videos from certified soldering instructors. Watch these videos a few times __BEFORE__ class on Monday. SMT resistor (iron and solder) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqJdJEMUOE SOT23 (diode?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQujMK_rju0 QFP (pt-to-pt) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NALwJ6OnwNw Removing soldering bridges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg2hxpy--gg SOIC SMD (hoof-tip drag method) DO NOT TRY THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE LOTS OF SMT EXPERIENCE AND THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXhny3R7lk SMDs and their PCBs are very-heat intolerant. Surface-mount PCBs have very small "pads". They are very easy to pull up if you heat them too much. SMDs are very small and you can easily melt their internals if you hold the iron to them for any period of time. Take your time; be patient. SMT boards are challenging. Good luck. JWB ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 14 15:12:07 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 14 15:12:17 2009 Subject: [ece1002] SMT soldering videos to watch In-Reply-To: <9602344.320651255550879412.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Message-ID: <17659917.320741255551126997.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> There is no better way to learn soldering than just get in there and burn your fingers. Soldering is a skill that you must practice. Here are a few videos from certified soldering instructors. Watch these videos a few times __BEFORE__ class on Monday. SMT resistor (iron and solder) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqJdJEMUOE SOT23 (diode?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQujMK_rju0 QFP (pt-to-pt) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NALwJ6OnwNw Removing soldering bridges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg2hxpy--gg SOIC SMD (hoof-tip drag method) DO NOT TRY THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE LOTS OF SMT EXPERIENCE AND THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXhny3R7lk SMDs and their PCBs are very-heat intolerant. Surface-mount PCBs have very small "pads". They are very easy to pull up if you heat them too much. SMDs are very small and you can easily melt their internals if you hold the iron to them for any period of time. Take your time; be patient. Soldering SMT components is challenging. Good luck. JWB ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 14 15:14:45 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 14 15:14:48 2009 Subject: [ece1002] weekly quiz on Thursday Message-ID: <15945425.320791255551285786.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Don't forget our weekly quiz this week. It opens Thursday at 5PM; closes Friday at 5PM. Topics: circuit analysis techniques See you on Monday with your toolboxes and your $20 for your soldering kit. jwb ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 From sen43 at msstate.edu Sun Oct 18 19:38:12 2009 From: sen43 at msstate.edu (Sarah Neely) Date: Mon Oct 19 08:26:47 2009 Subject: Fwd: [ece1002-01] [ece1002] weekly quiz on Thursday Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: orders.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 27863 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.ece.msstate.edu/pipermail/ece1002/attachments/20091019/ce00f5c4/orders-0001.pdf From jean at ece.msstate.edu Mon Oct 19 14:46:54 2009 From: jean at ece.msstate.edu (Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh) Date: Mon Oct 19 14:48:10 2009 Subject: [ece1002] bring toolbox on Wed In-Reply-To: <15945425.320791255551285786.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> References: <15945425.320791255551285786.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Message-ID: <24877871-0842-42AE-84B9-28F4B61E58B3@ece.msstate.edu> Bring your toolbox to class again on Wed., Oct 21. We are going to solder some more. If you had trouble today, you may want to watch the videos again. From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 21 11:23:55 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 21 11:23:57 2009 Subject: [ece1002] Re: absent In-Reply-To: <200910190029.n9J0TVbj015424@bespin.ece.msstate.edu> Message-ID: <20837620.346051256142235255.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> The new PCB will not be due for some time, so the 1 week delay is not an issue. Just plan on visiting with me when you return so we can get you back on track. Thanks. jwb ------------------ J.W. Bruce, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University 406 Hardy Road, Simrall 335 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9571 Office: (662) 325-1530 FAX: (662) 325-2298 ----- Original Message ----- From: "sarah neely" To: jwbruce@ece.msstate.edu Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:29:31 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: absent Hi Dr. Bruce, My name is Sarah Neely and I will be absent on the week of October 19, 2009-October 23, 2009 due to military leave. I was wandering how can I get the assignments and lectures for this week. I will also like to know, how can I get the lab assignment so I can pay the $20.00 for this week. From jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu Wed Oct 21 11:26:07 2009 From: jwbruce at ece.msstate.edu (J. W. Bruce) Date: Wed Oct 21 11:26:17 2009 Subject: [ece1002] Fwd: Fall Special from HEI In-Reply-To: <20091020232534.3BD76580849@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> Message-ID: <7229693.346111256142367490.JavaMail.root@zimbra.ece.msstate.edu> FYI: I don't endorse this company or its products. I just thought that some of you may be interested and find the 15% discount useful. Cheers. jwb ------------------ J.W. 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Maps: http://www.msstate.edu/web/maps/index.php?building=0168 http://www.msstate.edu/web/maps/shuttle.php -Jean From dlj165 at msstate.edu Tue Oct 27 20:33:24 2009 From: dlj165 at msstate.edu (David James) Date: Tue Oct 27 20:33:40 2009 Subject: [ece1002] Solder Reminder Message-ID: <005101ca576e$a45dcbf0$ed1963d0$@edu> If you did not solder last Wednesday you will be soldering tomorrow, so be sure to have your supplies with you. ~David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.ece.msstate.edu/pipermail/ece1002/attachments/20091027/9486e2cd/attachment.html