Common mistakes II and exemplary work samples Please dont take offense if examples are taken from your report. Common mistakes Report should not document chronology of process (like a diary) Instead the report should cover the various elements of the design, providing background detail where needed (e.g., when a new device or technology is introduced) Do not describe design process Create new project in Pspice Place a V sin voltage in Pspice Connect voltage regulator Simulate under range of load resistors Such instructions would go into a design guide but not a project report Common mistakes U1 U2 Q1 Q2 10 mH 10 k 100 1 k 10 k 1 5 k SW1 500 5 k 0.1 F 5 k 0.1 F 500 Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Transformer not included Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Transformer, rectifier, filter capacitors not included. Difficult to read due to current/voltage tags Missing reference designator Where is the potentiometer? Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Very good Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Common mistakes Missing, incorrect, or incomplete schematics Transformer turns ratio? Reference designator? Common mistakes Equation errors Should be Use the equation editor Use superscripts and subscripts Should be ( ) Commendable examples Quality photographs document the well-organized circuit assembly. Commendable examples Inclusion of a Bill of materials is a good practice voltage Commendable examples Diagram illustrating test setup instead of long wordy description. Commendable examples Clear and readable figure Commendable examples Example of a very good abstract Provides concise project overview and states key performance features.