Electronics and Signal Processing for Experimental Rigs

An HMS nanocourse, Spring 2026

Class 1: Electronics Basics (April 27, 2026)

• Lecture 1 video (HarvardKey login required)
• Lecture 1 slides
• Assignment 1
  • Answers

Class 2: Noise and OpAmp Circuits (May 4, 2026)

• Lecture 2 video (HarvardKey login required)
• Lecture 2 slides
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Assignment 2
  • Answers

Class 3: Digitization and Filtering (May 11, 2026)

• Lecture 3 video (HarvardKey login required)
• Lecture 3 slides
• Assignment 3
  • Answers

Reference Material

• Waveforms software for the Analog Discovery 2
  • Download Waveforms (you’ll have to create a free account)
  • Full Waveforms User Manual
    • Waveforms: Oscilloscope tutorial
    • Waveforms: Waveform generator tutorial
• Oscilloscope tutorial (the real kind, with buttons and dials)
• All About Circuits Textbook A free, on-line electronics textbook
• Amplifiers reference material
  • TI Precision Labs Op Amp videos
  • The Signal TI e-book .pdf download
• The Axon Guide The classic reference on electrophysiology rig instrumentation. Covers most of the topics in this course — and many more — in greater detail.