Resources

Laboratory Consulting Services

Mr. Rozhdestvenskiy, Dmitry will be available for consulting services. Students should bring their project description, block diagram, electronic schematic and any other documentation related to their project.

Laboratory Resources

The Department now has some labs associated with the 490 project

Multimedia Lab H805-1

- Hardware
    4 multimedia PCs with Windows XP, Linux (PCs have speakers and microphones)

- Software
    Microsoft Office
    Java Development Kit 1.3
    Java Media Framework 2.1.1a

Reserved for students doing multimedia projects

H-961 Capstone Project Area

- Hardware
   PC and presentation rooms, and plotters.

Hardware Lab H857

- Hardware
    PCs (Private + Shared)
    Unix X-terms (available on request)
    Xilinx Development boards (XCV 300 chip with 140 I/Os) with download cable, and unix workstation to program (available on request)
    DSP boards (TMS320C2X DSP board) (available on request)
    Logic analyzers (available on request)
    Spectrum analyzer (available on request)
    Oscilloscopes (available on request)
    Multimeter (available on request)
    Power supplies (available on request)
    VCR (available on request)
    EPROM burner (available on request)
    Wire wrapping tools (available on request)
    Breadboards (available on request)

- Software for UNIX stations
    Synopsis synthesis tool
    Xilinx Design Manager
    Xilinx Core Generator
    VHDL simulation tool

Access to the PCs will be available upon request only.

Material listed as (available on request) will only be installed in the lab as needed. To obtain this equipment, send an e-mail to Dmitry specifying the equipment required and a description of its use.

General Purpose Teaching Labs H913, H915, H917, H919, H831, H805

Software
    C/C++,  Matlab, Maple, Opnet, StarOffice, Java

For students who need word processing, you can use the word processing lab (H509) that the university offers to all students.

Teaching labs
    Information about ECE teaching labs

Software availability
    Software available in Windows on the User-Managed Desktop

The list of computer labs is available from
  http://www.encs.concordia.ca/encsit/public/top/labs/index.html

If a borrowed equipment or material is lost or damaged the university has the right to ask for re-imbursement.

Components Purchase Procedure

Components Available from ECE

ECE maintains a supply of commonly used electronic components such as op-amps, LEDs, transistors, and standard value resistors and capacitors,. There will be a plastic cabinet at the back of H857 containing these components.

For components such as Logic TTL circuits (7400 to 74373) ECE has some on hand but each student must determine the quantity and exact part number for each component required. Once this information has been gathered, it should be e-mailed to Dmitry. If we have them on hand an e-mail will be sent to the student when the parts are ready to be picked up. If the component requested is not on the list, then Dmitry will notify you, and the component(s) will have to be purchased.

Components NOT Available from ECE
The deadline for placing an order through ECE is February 1st, there will be no exceptions.

Students are responsible for determining the supplier, quantity, price, availability, parts and catalogue number for the components that they want. If the information is imcomplete, or the Supervisor’s or Coordinator’s signature is missing on the Component Order Form, the order will not be processed.

Students can visit the sites below to determine the availability of the components that they need.

These are the preferred suppliers and web pages for components purchase:

Digikey: http://www.digikey.ca
Newark: http://canada.newark.com
Electrosonic: http://www.e-sonic.com

Procedure

  1. Search the preferred suppliers for the component and obtain the price,availability, parts and catalogue number.
  2. Once all the information is obtained, fill out the Component Request Form.
        Attach the quotations to the request form.
        Make sure that you have:
            Full address of the supplier
            Contact person
            Telephone and fax number
            Email address
            Web site info
  3. Have the Request form signed by one of your supervisors.
    The supervisor will confirm that the equipment is required for your project and will be used without implication.
  4. Have the request form signed by one of the 490 Coordinators. This will imply that the purchase can be made within the current budget.
  5. Forward the signed form to Dmitry, who will order the parts.

Note:
Certain ORDER DAYs will be established for the remainder of the fall and winter semesters. You have to try to synchronize your purchases with these days. If you miss one, you will have to wait for the next ORDER DAY.

Components purchased from Non-Preferred Suppliers (Cost < $200)
This refers to all specialized components that can not be found at one of our preferred suppliers and whose cost is less than $200.

For these items, students will be allowed to purchase the items themselves, and then be reimbursed. However, the students should note that this will have to go through official University channels, and the reimbursement may take from 4-6 weeks.

Procedure

  1. Search suppliers for the component.
  2. Once all the information is obtained, fill out a Resource Request Form or Software Request Form
    Attach the quotations to the request form.
    Make sure that you have:
        Full address of the supplier
        Contact person
        Telephone and fax number
        Email address
        Web site info
  3. Have the Request form signed by one of your supervisors.
    The supervisor will confirm that the equipment is required for your project and will be used without implication.
  4. Have the request form signed by one of the 490 Coordinators.
    This will imply that the purchase can be made within the current budget.
  5. You can then purchase the item.
    You will be reimbursed afterwards. Make sure to keep the original invoice and the bill marked PAID. If you pay by credit card, keep your credit card receipt.

To be reimbursed
You will be required to fill out an Expense Report. You will need to attach the original invoices and the proof of payment (Bill marked PAID or credit card slip) all information MUST match the signed Component Request Form. There will be no exceptions to this rule! You must follow the procedure outlined above. If you purchase a component without the proper signatures, you will NOT be reimbursed!

Components purchased from Non-Preferred Suppliers (Cost > $200)
This refers to all specialized components that can not be found at one of our preferred suppliers and whose cost is more than $200.

For these items, the purchase will have to go through the university, which will issue a purchase order.

Procedure

  1. Search suppliers for the component. You will be required to submit more than one price quotation, when possible.
  2. Once all the information is obtained, fill out a Components Purchase Order Form
    Attach the quotations to the request form.
    Make sure that you have:
         Full address of the supplier
         Contact person
         Telephone and fax number
         Email address
         Web site info
  3. Have the Request form signed by one of your supervisors.
    The supervisor will confirm that the equipment is required for your project and will be used without implication.
  4. Have the request form signed by one of the 490 Coordinators.
    This will imply that the purchase can be made within the current budget.
  5. The coordinator (or student) will forward this form to Dmitry, who will undertake the appropriate steps to fill out a purchase order.

Students are asked to be patient for these items, as the entire process for purchase orders is quite slow.