Academic Company Events NI Developer Zone Support Solutions Products & Services Contact NI MyNI

Circuit and Electronics Teaching Library

29 ratings | 4.03 out of 5
Read in | Print

Overview

Below you can find a number of resources on teaching circuits and electronics using NI Multisim, hardware, and LabVIEW. Download free labs and courseware to supplement your class. There are also links to example files, multimedia pieces, textbook resources, conference papers, and more. Bookmark this page for future reference.

Welcome to the Circuit Teaching Library...

    Concepts and Fundamentals
Learn about SPICE simulation and browse circuit files and examples
  Tutorials and Applications Notes
Access getting started materials and detailed tutorials
  Courseware & Textbooks
Explore courseware, lab, and textbook resources
  Case Studies and Papers
Discover how other educators are teaching circuits
Teaching Circuits by Application
Browse teaching resources by application area
  NI Hardware and Circuits
Perform hardware-based experiments to explore concepts
NI LabVIEW & Circuits   Support and Community
Get support and collaborate with peers

Visit ni.com/academic for additional teaching and research resources

View purchasing information »

Circuits Concepts and Examples

Explore circuit files in Multisim and technical white papers to learn about circuit theory and SPICE.

Featured Link:     NI Circuit Fundamentals Series

 

Circuits in the following list demonstrate complex circuit behavior in the easy-to-use Multisim environments.

RLC Circuits

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10.0 investigate a number of basic electronics laws and passive component designs with interactive SPICE simulation.

Download Files

Diodes

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10.0 investigate a number of diode and Zener diode circuits. Topics covered include half- and full-rectifier circuits as well as voltage regulation.

 Download Files

Transistors

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10  focusses on transistor based circuit, and investigates various PNP and NPN biased transistors

 Download Files

Amplifiers

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10 investigate various amplifier designs with interactive SPICE simulation and analyses. The amplifier examples include both single and two stage designs.

 Download Files

Operational Amplifiers

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10 focus on operational amplifier circuits with interactive SPICE simulation. Topics include inverting and non-inverting designs, as well as peak detectors.

 Download Files

 Filters

These example circuits created in NI Multisim 10  focusses on filter designs with interactive SPICE simulation and analyses. Topics include low-pass, high-pass, butterworth and notch filters.

 Download Files

 

Back to top»

Tutorials & Application Notes

Find a wide range of getting started materials, how-to content and advance topics to assist you.

Featured Link:        Interactive Demonstration of NI Multisim

 

Getting Started with NI Multisim

NI Multisim Capture

 

NI Multisim SPICE Simulation

 

Ultiboard Resources

 

Multisim and NI ELVIS 

 

LabVIEW and NI Digital Electronics FPGA

 

NI Multisim and CompactRIO, Single-Board RIO, M-Series DAQ

R&D Staff Tip and Advanced Topics

Back to top»

Courseware and Textbook Resources

Find textbook resources and courseware highlights below. Continue to the Teaching Circuits by Application Area for complete collection.

Featured Link:         Download Textbook Files and Resources

 

Textbook Highlights

Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Edition
Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith
Oxford University Press
ISBN10: 0195142519 
ISBN13: 9780195142518

Download Multisim example files direct from Microelectronics Circuits

   

Circuits
Fawwaz Ulaby and Michel Maharbiz
NTS Press
ISBN10: 1-934891-00-2
ISBN13: 978-1-934891-00-1

Take a look inside»

   
Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices and Applications, 8th Edition
Thomas L. Floyd and David Buchla
Prentice Hall
ISBN-10: 0135072956
ISBN-13: 9780135072950
   

Electric Circuits, 8th Edition
James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel
Prentice Hall
ISBN-10: 0131989251
ISBN-13: 9780131989252

Download Circuit Files»

   

Courseware Highlights

For additional resources sorted by application area, click here»

 

Back to top»

Case Studies and Conference Papers

Learn how other educators are engaging students and reinforcing theory in the classroom, lab, or design experience.Learn how other educators are engaging students and reinforcing theory in the classroom, lab, or design experience.

Featured Link:      Preparing Tomorrow's Innovators at Texas A&M

  

Case Studies

Industry Highlight: Studying Human Locomotion of Amputees Using Prostheses with NI Multisim

Industry Highlight: Designing a Solar-Powered, Rechargeable Lantern for Developing Nations Using NI Multisim and Ultiboard

Click here to explore more case studies»

 

"At UC Berkeley, EE100 is the introduction to electrical engineering class for non-EE majors. The goal of this course is to serve as a hands-on electronics class... We use Multisim in the EE100 course because it is easy-to-use and abstracts the messy details of SPICE. Multisim also provides very useful features like the breadboard tool and instruments like the multimeter (we can show students how to wire an ammeter without blowing fuses). Multisim also integrates with LabVIEW and this helps our students compare simulation data to experimental data."

 - Bharathwaj Muthuswamy, Visiting Lecturer, Summer 2006, University of California Berkeley

 

Conference Papers

Back to top»

Teaching Circuits by Application

Find the resources to supplement your course. The content is grouped by topics and application.

Featured Link:        Practical Teaching Ideas

 

Analog Circuits 

 

Digital Electronics

Case Study: LabVIEW FPGA in the Digital Circuits and Systems Curriculum

 

Biomedical Circuits & Instrumentation

 

Senior Design 

 

Controls and Mechatronics

  • Courseware: Control Systems with NI Multisim and NI LabVIEW    Tech 167 - Control Systems is a course designed by Dr. Julio R. Garcia at San Jose State University. This controls course has been offered as a part of the Department of Technology and generally requires prerequisites in Analog/Digital Electronics. Course materials are available both in English and Spanish. View the Experiments»

 

RF Communications

  • Understanding RF Circuits Teaching Resource   Contains radio frequency (RF) applications to be used with NI Multisim. Twenty-one specially designed electronic communication experiments are provided to supplement the theory students normally obtain in lectures.  Learn More

Back to top»

NI Hardware and Circuits

Take a look at how hardware can deliver hands-on project based learning to the classroom and lab.

Featured Link:        NI ELVIS Guided Tour: The Electronics Education Platform

NI ELVIS

NI Digital Electronics FPGA Board

Back to top»

LabVIEW and Circuits

Expand the capabilities of NI Multisim by learning how to use LabVIEW to bring real-world measurements into simulation. See what else LabVIEW can do.

 

Example Virtual Instruments

LabVIEW Multisim Connectivity Toolkit

Download: FREE LabVIEW Multisim Connectivity Toolkit ni.com/labs

Back to top»

Technical Support & Community

Find support resources, answers to frequently asked questions, and collaborate with peers on the NI Circuit Design Community.

Featured Link:        Join the NI Circuit Community

 

Contact Support

Online Knowledge Base

Circuit Design Training

Back to top»

 

 

Purchasing Information

NI ELVIS 

    • Complete integration into NI Multisim
    • Design and prototyping platform for engineering education
    • Integrated USB Plug-and-play for easy setup and maintenance
    • Virtual instrumentation suite with 12 integrated instruments
   

NI Multisim Education

  • Students can create "what if" scenarios with intuitive schematic capture and interactive simulation
  • Advanced SPICE analyses such as Monte Carlo and worst case help students develop their intuition
  • A database with thousands of models ensures that most laboratory circuits can be realized virtually
  • Teach instrumentation fundamentals with virtual instruments such as oscilloscopes and current probes
   

NI Circuit Design Suite Student Edition

  • Capture, simulate, and analyze circuits for homework and prelab assignments
  • Breadboard in 3D at home before going to lab sessions
  • Includes NI Multisim, the NI Multisim MCU Module and NI Ultiboard
  • Up to 50 components in designs with nearly 4000 components to choose from

Software Licensing Options

NI Academic Site License
  • Unlimited seats of NI software for your department, college or campus
  • Comprehensive suite of LabVIEW and other circuit sofware
  • Automatic bi-annual updates with new and upgraded software
 

Student Install Option
  • Allow your students to install software on their personal laptops and PCs
  • Affordable price for your entire student body
  • Access to all software available in the Academic Site License

 

Back to top»

29 ratings | 4.03 out of 5
Read in | Print

Reader Comments | Submit a comment »

 

Legal
This tutorial (this "tutorial") was developed by National Instruments ("NI"). Although technical support of this tutorial may be made available by National Instruments, the content in this tutorial may not be completely tested and verified, and NI does not guarantee its quality in any way or that NI will continue to support this content with each new revision of related products and drivers. THIS TUTORIAL IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN NI.COM'S TERMS OF USE (http://ni.com/legal/termsofuse/unitedstates/us/).