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The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at RMK College of Engineering and Technology is well-equipped with seven specialized laboratories, each designed to provide hands-on learning and support research and innovation. These includes
The Research Laboratory serves as a hub for both faculty and students to carry out advanced research, innovative developments, and academic projects. The newly established Robotics Laboratory is used for developing, testing, and programming robotic systems, enabling students and faculty to explore automation, AI integration, and advanced control applications. The various laboratories in the ECE department facilitate hands-on training and practical sessions for a wide range of courses offered across different semesters.
This laboratory is equipped with essential instruments such as regulated DC power supplies, function generators, cathode-ray oscilloscopes (CROs), and a variety of measuring meters (digital and analog). These facilities enable First Semester students to perform foundational experiments in electronics, allowing them to study the characteristics of basic electronic devices and verify theoretical concepts through practical observation.
The laboratory is equipped with digital trainer kits, function generators, CROs, regulated DC power supplies, and digital IC testers. The facility enables students to perform experiments on combinational and sequential logic circuits, code converters, multiplexers, demultiplexers, counters, and shift registers using standard logic families. The lab provides hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and testing digital systems, reinforcing theoretical concepts through practical application.
The laboratory is equipped with regulated DC power supplies, function generators, cathode-ray oscilloscopes (CROs), and digital multimeters to facilitate practical learning for third Semester students. These instruments enable students to conduct experiments on various analog circuits such as amplifiers and oscillators, study their performance, and strengthen their understanding of circuit analysis and design principles.
This laboratory caters to Fourth Semester students and is equipped with essential instruments and trainer kits for studying and designing linear integrated circuit applications. The facilities include regulated power supplies, function generators, cathode-ray oscilloscopes (CROs), digital multimeters, IC testers (digital and analog), linear IC trainer kits, and analog/digital trainer kits. Students can perform a wide range of experiments on op-amps, filters, oscillators, and other linear/analog circuits, bridging theoretical knowledge with practical implementation.
This laboratory is equipped with advanced trainers and instruments for studying and implementing both analog and digital communication systems. The facilities include dual power supplies, function generators, analog and digital CROs, digital storage oscilloscopes, and a wide range of modulation and demodulation trainer kits (AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, QPSK, Delta, and Sigma-Delta). Additionally, the lab has time division multiplexing/demultiplexing kits, line coding/decoding trainers, and error detection/correction systems. These resources enable students to practically explore modulation techniques, multiplexing methods, and digital communication protocols, reinforcing theoretical concepts through hands-on experience.
This laboratory is equipped with FPGA development boards such as Spartan 3E, Zynq FPGA, and Genesys 2 Kintex-7 along with industry-standard design and simulation tools such as Xilinx ISE/Vivado and Cadence. The lab supports complete VLSI design flow, including HDL programming (Verilog/VHDL), functional simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and hardware implementation. Students gain hands-on experience in digital circuit design, FPGA prototyping, and ASIC design methodologies, bridging theoretical VLSI concepts with practical hardware and EDA tool usage.
Offered in the Fifth Semester, this laboratory is equipped with a wide range of microprocessor and microcontroller trainer kits (8085, 8086, 8051, PIC), peripheral interface boards (8251, 8255, ADC/DAC, keyboard/display interface), stepper/DC motor control modules, and measurement/control modules. Additional facilities include traffic light controllers, printer and real-time clock interfaces, and CROs for signal monitoring. The lab enables students to program and interface microcontrollers with various external devices, develop embedded applications, and acquire practical skills in system integration, control, and real-time processing.
The laboratory is equipped with TMS320C50 DSP trainer kits, function generators, dual-channel oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes and software resources include MATLAB, Simulink, and Signal Processing Toolboxes to support real-time and simulation-based signal processing experiments. Furthermore enabling students to design, implement, and analyze DSP algorithms for applications such as filtering, convolution, Fourier analysis, and real-time audio/signal processing, bridging theoretical DSP concepts with hardware and software implementation.
This laboratory is equipped with TM4C123 Starter Kits with LaunchPad and Zigbee Modules, Ethernet-enabled embedded kits, and a wide range of IoT development hardware including Arduino Uno boards, Raspberry Pi kits, Node MCU modules, and various sensors temperature, humidity, IR, ultrasonic. Additional facilities include relays, motors, push buttons, LEDs, buzzers, and interface components for real-time system prototyping. The lab also houses projectors and communication modules such as Bluetooth, Zigbee for demonstration and testing. Students gain hands-on experience in embedded system programming, IoT application development, sensor interfacing, and wireless communication, enabling them to design end-to-end connected solutions.
This laboratory is equipped with Klystron and Gunn oscillator setups, solid-state power supplies, microwave benches, waveguide components (isolators, circulators, directional couplers, magic tees, E-plane and H-plane tees), and antenna measurement systems. Facilities include frequency meters, variable/fixed attenuators, VSWR meters, scalar network analyzers, power meters, and CROs. Students gain practical experience in measuring antenna parameters, studying radiation patterns, characterizing microwave components, and performing experiments on guided wave structures and microwave transmission. The lab bridges electromagnetic theory with practical high-frequency measurements and system analysis.