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Analog Devices, MathWorks offerengineering students low-cost learning platformAnalog Devices has introduced alow-cost hardware-software solutionfocusing on circuit testing anddesigned for the engineering educationmarket. The solution combines Math-Works’ MATLAB software and AnalogDevices’ Digilent Analog Discovery designkits, enabling students to experimentquickly and easily with advanced technologiesand build, test, and analyze real-world,functional analog design circuits anytime,anywhere, for the price of a textbook.“The combination of MATLAB and theAnalog Devices Digilent design kits providesa very flexible, powerful learningsolution,” says Kathleen Meehan, associateprofessor in the Bradley Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineeringat Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). “I don’tneed to maintain a traditional large lab formy engineering students. Instead, studentscomplete experiments after class,where and when they want, with the analogdesign kit and analyze the data and writelab reports with MATLAB.”MATLAB and the Data Acquisition ToolboxSupport Package for Analog Discoveryhardware allow students to acquire signalsdirectly from the Analog Discovery as wellas filter and analyze data. This integrationallows students to develop a deeperunderstanding of the circuits they are buildingand reinforces MATLAB skills they arealready learning in other classes.Each Analog Discovery is the size of adeck of cards and features two oscilloscopes,two waveform generators,two power supplies,and a logic analyzer.The Analog Discoveryis manufacturedby DigilentInc and poweredby AnalogDevices components.The Ana-The Digilent Analog Discovery design kit,developed in conjunction with AnalogDevices, is designed to enable engineeringstudents to quickly and easily experimentwith advanced technologies andbuild and test real-world, functional analogdesign circuits right on their PCs.[ www.edn.com]log Discovery design kit costs $99. Studentscan access MATLAB by purchasinga MATLAB Student Version license orthrough a site license that may be availableWE ENGINEERProgrammable Current SensorsFor The Sustainable FutureEngineering is Our PassionEngineers solve problems. Our engineers recognize the need for a betterway to calibrate a sensor to its mechanical and electrical environment.Melexis builds a portfolio of programmable sensor ICs; enabling fine-tuningwith EEPROM calibration. Programming is done at end-of line production,normalizing assembly, material and environmental variances..Re-Programmable For Truly Sustainable ApplicationsDesign change? No worries. An end-user redesign or material changecan make today’s sensor module obsolete. Melexis Programmable Sensorsmake YOUR products re-programmable for new mechanical, electrical orenvironmental parameters or even a custom version of your product toYOUR customer.■ End-User Programmable - EEPROM calibrationfor mechanical, electrical and temperaturecompensation.■ End-Of-Line Programming - The output pin(s)multiplex as programming pin(s) for calibrationin actual operating environment.■ Support Available - Programming hardware,software and applications support available forall our innovative programmable sensors.See All Our Programmable Sensors At:www.melexis.com/calibrateWe EngineerThe Sustainable Future.from their university.—by Paul Buckley▷Analog Devices, www.analog.com▷MathWorks, www.mathworks.com▷Digilent Inc, www.digilentinc.com