Teaching Labs/1003 EB2

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Troxler Design Center

The Troxler Design Center is named in recognition of William F. Troxler, and is dedicated to the Department's Senior Design courses. Originally located in Daniels Hall, the center moved in the Fall of 2005 to a larger facility in Engineering Building II. This new location provided expanded workspace, new equipment, and 24-hour availability for students working on their design projects.

At ~2,000 sq. ft., the Troxler Design Center is the ECE Department's largest lab, and contains workspace and storage space as well as multiple meeting areas for group meetings or presentations. Large, high-quality workbenches make up the 20 stations for project teams, which also include a dedicated computer for each team. Cutting-edge test equipment and instruments are provided throughout the lab, thanks in large part to the generous donations of William F. Troxler and the Troxler family. The lab also provides solder stations, lockers and multiple cabinets for team storage, and a networked printer.


Lab Schedule

1003 EB2 Schedule

To schedule this lab, email ecehelp@ncsu.edu.


Course Information

The Troxler Design Center is primarily used for the Senior Design capstone course. In this course, students work in teams, utilizing the skills and knowledge they have acquired during their undergraduate studies to design and implement a product concept. Utilizing resources from company and individual sponsors as well as the equipment and resources of the Troxler Design Center, students must design, test, and create their product prototype. At the end of the semester, the students present their projects to the public at ECE Design Day.

For additional information on Senior Design, please see:


Equipment

Number of Computers:
  • 20
Operating System:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
Model:
  • Dell Optiplex 760
Processor:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz
RAM:
  • 4096 MB
Software:
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Cadence SPB
  • Matlab
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • OpenAFS/Kerberos
  • National Instruments LabView
  • Solidworks
  • Starnet X-win32
  • Sun Java JRE
  • WinSCP SFTP client
Instruments:
  • 1 Dell 1710dn Laser Printer
  • 12 Agilent 33220A 20MHz Function Generators
  • 15 Agilent E3630A Triple Output Power Supplies
  • 10 Agilent 54622D 100 MHz Oscilloscopes
  • 12 BK Precision Bench Multimeters
  • 5 BK Precision 20 MHz Oscilloscopes - Model 12120
  • 20 Fluke 111 Handheld Multimeters
  • 1 Fluke 8000A Digital Multimeter
  • 2 Fluke 8050A Digital Multimeter
  • 1 HP 7662A Logic Analyzer
  • 2 HP ESA-L1500A Spectrum Analyzers
  • 2 Tektronix 11 MHz CFG280 Function Generator
  • 1 Tektronix PS280 Power Supply
  • 1 Wavetek 134 Sweep Generator
  • 22 Anti-Static Mats

Pictures

Room view
Station view
Solder station

Room Layout

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