Multimedia Content Production Lab enables the training of sound engineers and technical and technological support specialists for studios specialising in digital sound capture, processing and mastering (classical and digital cinema, television studios, AV production companies), a subject at the intersection of the fields of study Electronics and Telecommunications (ETC), Computers and Information Technology (CTI) technologies and Audiovisual content production and post-production techniques - tangential to the skills formed in the relevant sections of the faculties of cinema and music.
Electronics Technology Laboratory, affiliated to the Centre for Electronics Technology and Interconnection Techniques (www.cetti.ro), offers students the opportunity to make their own electronic modules in both THT and SMT technology. The laboratory is equipped with industrial equipment according to SMT and THT IPC standards for the assembly and optical inspection of electronic modules, as well as computers for modeling and simulation of electronic circuits in terms of electrical, thermal and signal integrity. In the laboratory, students can also approach 3D design, including the realization of projects using the 3D printer. Thus, students acquire knowledge of electronic technology, design for manufacturing, 3D modeling and testing of electronic modules.
Passive Components and Circuits Laboratory aims at enriching students' knowledge with the specificity of discrete (in THT, SMD, including networks) and integrated passive electronic components. Practical and theoretical notions related to the measurement, use and testing of resistors, capacitors, inductors and circuits made with these components are presented. After thoroughly mastering the knowledge presented students will be able to understand the operation of passive electronic components and use them in applications. They will also be able to choose the optimal type of component for a given application taking into account the limitations of the physical components (behaviour in frequency and temperature range) and the standards and regulations for electromagnetic compatibility, safety and environmental restrictions.
Analogue and Digital Communications Laboratory aims at understanding the phenomena of transmission and reception of information by acquiring practical skills, hardware and software, on modulation/demodulation techniques related to analogue and/or digital communications. The experimental work is intended to be a natural continuation, in an applied sense, of the theoretical knowledge acquired in the disciplines: Analogue and Digital Communications, respectively Data Communications. The applications familiarise students with the implementation of analogue and digital transmission techniques using dedicated hardware equipment (LabVolt test boards). They are mainly considered:
- familiarization with analog modulation techniques (AM, PM, FM);
- familiarization with impulse modulation techniques (PAM, PCM, DM);
- familiarization with phase jump modulation techniques (BPSK, QPSK).
The entire activity of the students is monitored by a client-server application Lab-Volt, which runs on the computer network in the laboratory.
A414 Digital Integrated Circuits Laboratory is equipped with HP all-in-one computers with i5 processor and 4GB RAM, and Intel-Altera DE1-SoC FPGA development boards. Labs in computer programming, data structures and algorithms, object-oriented programming, digital integrated circuits, computer systems architecture, as well as Master's courses and labs are held here.
Laboratory "Audio-video mixing and mastering facilities for music, voice, television and cinema" enables the training of sound and image engineers, technical and technological support specialists for studios specialising in the capture, processing and mastering of sound and digital images (classic and digital cinema, television studios, AV production companies), the subject area at the intersection of the fields of study Electronics and Telecommunications (ETC), Computers and Information Technology (CTI) technologies and Audiovisual content production and post-production techniques - tangential to the competences formed in the profile sections of the faculties of cinema and music.
Machine Learning Lab for Visual Applications, an integral part of the Laboratory for Image Analysis and Processing (LAPI), enables the development of machine learning algorithms and systems for a wide range of computer vision applications, from human-machine interaction to industrial and medical scenarios.
Optoelectronics Laboratory aims to enrich students' knowledge of the main components used in the field of optoelectronics: light emitting diode, photodiode, optocoupler and laser diode. The lab has a software component and a hardware component. The software component aims to familiarize students with how to make an optoelectronic circuit and how to simulate it in a computer-aided design environment. Within the hardware component, students make various assemblies used to familiarize themselves with various optoelectronic measurements, including: determining current-voltage and power-current characteristics, measuring laser beam divergence and measuring the spatial distribution of optical flux emitted by LED and laser diode, and incident / received photodiode flux.
In Electronics Laboratory The laboratory is equipped with 14 digital oscilloscopes, programmable digital signal sources and dual power supplies, which are used for the analysis and testing of the electronic circuits studied.
The work in Electronics Materials Laboratory provides students with knowledge of the properties and characteristics of materials used in electronics. For dielectric materials and ferroelectric materials, the complex relative permittivity as a function of frequency is studied. Relative magnetic permeability is used for the analysis of high and low signal ferromagnetic and ferromagnetic materials. For optoelectronic materials, the characteristics of the main optoelectronic devices (LED and phototransistor) are measured.
The laboratory of microwave aims to familiarize students with microwave equipment, but also with techniques for measuring the main parameters that characterize the propagation phenomena through rectangular waveguides. The laboratory is equipped with microwave generators capable of providing signals on frequencies around 10GHz, measuring lines, variable attenuators, millivoltmeters and various loads (fixed or mobile short circuits, adapted loads, impedance transformers). The measurements are in perfect agreement with the theory, supporting the high performance of the laboratory equipment. At the same time, the phenomena studied in this laboratory are fundamental for understanding the notions presented in other disciplines, such as microwave circuits, antennas and propagation, radar, fiber optics, but also for working with devices specific to those disciplines: couplers, chimney antennas, bistatic radar , OTDRs (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer).
Discipline Electronic devices familiarizes students with the determination of the main static and dynamic parameters for basic semiconductor devices (diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors) through measurements and simulations. Study of typical methods for measuring device parameters. Introducing students to the use of simple simulators to evaluate model parameters.
In the laboratory related to the discipline Analog integrated circuits, students will analyze, simulate the operation of fundamental analog circuits and validate them through experimental measurements. This goal is achieved by:
i) simulation of the operation of analog integrated circuits such as differential amplifiers, current sources, voltage references or operational amplifiers;
ii) the ample theoretical description of the operation of the analyzed circuits;
iii) validation by experimental measurements of the operation of linear and nonlinear applications with operational amplifiers, as well as the study of their most important parameters.
The laboratory introduces students to how to perform typical measurements in electronics: amplitude and phase characteristics, distortions, measurement of impedances affected by parasitic elements, etc., as well as the correct use of measuring equipment in situations that may introduce less than expected errors. , such as time and frequency aliasing when using the digital oscilloscope, etc.