EloTrain Catalog
EloTrain Catalog
3rd Edition
CONTENTS
Accessories
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TRAINING THE BASICS WITH THE ELOTRAIN PLUG-IN
SYSTEM
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ELOTRAIN PLUG-IN SYSTEM - FEATURING DIFFERENT ... FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS
SYSTEMS
The 2-mm system works in conjunction with the UniTrain- Benefits The 4-mm system uses conventional measuring instruments Benefits
Interface, PC-based measuring instruments and power sources. • Interface with virtual instruments and power sources. The same training contents are taught • No PC required
The tried and true Labsoft learning software guides the student • All measurement equipment and power sources needed in with the aid of manuals. That way learning can be done by • Safe experimenting thanks to clearly structured experiment
through the experiments deepening an understanding of the a single device working through the experiments without a PC. Here too by instructions
underlying theory thanks to numerous animations, graphics • Experimenter with 70 nodes provides plenty of space for alternating between theory and practice the motivation of the • Job skills acquired through individual experimentation
and quizzes. It is clearly structured and permits rapid learning complex circuitry student is boosted and rapid learning success and skills are • Teacher version with sample solutions
progress and also promotes professional skills and media • Compact plug-in modules for the clearly arranged set-up of obtained. • 7 manuals covering the areas of electrical engineering,
expertise. In combination with UniTrain, the measurement larger circuits electronics and digital technology
results compiled in the experiments are transferred directly • Plug-in modules with gold-plated 2-mm contact plugs • Flexible power supply: Multi-power supply as a tabletop
into the LabSoft course and saved for each user specifically.
• Active and passive components for a variety of electronic device or as a power supply unit to insert the power console
circuits duct
• Interactive learning software with integrated • Measurement with conventional measuring devices:
measurements boosts student motivation existing equipment can be used
• All course work entries are saved in specific user accounts • Experiment instructions in print format: no PC required
• Fast comprehension thanks to animated theoretical • Cascadable experimenter with power supply bus lines
material • Plug-in components with gold-plated and shock-hazard
• Practical skill and expertise gained through autonomous protected plug-in contacts
experimenting • Active and passive components for a variety of electronic
• Quizzes and queries to check learning progress provide circuits
direct feedback
• 7 courses from the areas of electrical engineering,
electronics and digital technology
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MORE THAN A LABORATORY
Presentation tools
Summarise what has been learned and
explore complex topics
and experiments
Sideboards and cabinets
for neat storage of the courses
and experiment systems
Standing mobile
workstations
are ideal for customized
configuration of individual
learning stations or for
group learning 2-mm plug-in system with UniTrain, PC and
LabSoft learning programs. Connection
terminals and power supplies for the
equipment are located in the console under
the moveable tabletops of the multimedia
4-mm plug-in system desks
with the EloTrain multi-power supply
as a tabletop device or an insert
into the multifunction table's power
supply console that can be raised or
lowered (hidden)
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2-MM PLUG-IN SYSTEM
WITH UNITRAIN
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ELOTRAIN 2-MM PLUG-IN MODULES
EloTrain experimenter
Repair / spare housings • Provides fixed and variable voltages at 2-mm sockets for UniTrain
• Easy to open housings for repairs. • 4 power supply bus lines (+15 V, +5 V, -15 V, ground)
• Problem-free removal / exchange of defective parts. • Variable three-phase power supply
• Installation of own special components possible.
• 70 nodes (connection points) with 9 x 2-mm sockets
• 7.5-mm raster grid with 2-mm sockets
• Desktop console with ergonomic design
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DC TECHNOLOGY AC AND THREE-PHASE TECHNOLOGY
Current, voltage, resistance–learning the basics of electrical Training contents How do coils and capacitors respond to alternating current? Training contents
engineering with 2-mm plug-in system. In this course, the • Design of simple circuits What is a resonant circuit and how does a transformer work? • Be able to explain the difference between DC and AC voltage
fundamental laws of electrical engineering are explored in • Assemble electrical circuits based on circuit diagrams These topics and many more are imparted in a multitude of • Name the parameters of alternating current
numerous, easily understandable experiments and deepened experiments that make them easy to understand for
• Use of ammeters and voltmeters • Calculate using alternating current variables
with knowledge tests. students.
• Experimentally verify Ohm's law • Ohmic resistance in the AC circuit
• Use Kirchhoff's laws on resistors connected in series and parallel • Experiment-based investigation of capacitors and coils in an AC
configurations circuit:
• Voltage measurements across loaded and unloaded voltage - charging and discharging process
dividers - response to alternating voltage
• Examine variable resistors: - reactance, phase angle between current and voltage
- Voltage-dependent resistor VDR - parallel and series circuit, resonant circuit
- Temperature-dependent resistors: NTC, PTC
- filter circuits with RC, RL and RLC elements
- Light-dependent resistor LDR
• Measurements on a transformer with and without load
• Capacitors in DC circuits:
• Be able to explain how three-phase power is generated
- Recording charging curves
Order no. C4206-1A Order no. CO4206-1B • Design and investigation of star and delta circuits with balanced
• Design of a relay circuit
and unbalanced loads
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SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
Knowing the properties and functions of electronic Training contents The focal point of this course is a smooth introduction to Training contents
components is fundamental to an understanding and • Recording diode characteristics electronic circuitry and the overall subject. The course first • Become familiar with the design and function of multi-staged
analysis of electronic circuits and ICs. • Experiment-based examination of diode operation in reverse and imparts the essential fundamentals so that later a variety of amplifiers, including calculation and measurement of gain
circuits can be assembled, experimented on and measured
forward direction • Feedback in amplifier circuits: positive and negative feedback
using original components.
• Investigation of half-wave and bridge rectifier circuits • Explore how other amplifier circuits operate experimentally:
• Determine the effect of filtering circuits and loads experimentally Darlington amplifiers, emitter-coupled amplifiers, phase inversion
• Determine the function and parameters of LEDs and Zener diodes stage, push-pull amplifiers
experimentally • Measurements on astable, monostable and bistable flip-flop circuits
• Find out how bipolar transistors operate • Operational amplifiers: amplifiers, comparators and Schmitt
• Record gate control, input and output characteristics triggers
• Perform measurements at the emitter and collector circuit • Assemble signal generators and modulator circuits and investigate
them with measuring instruments: sawtooth generators, sinusoidal
• Design and operation of field effect transistors
generator (Colpitts oscillator) AM and FM modulators
• Record input and output characteristics of FETs
• Find out how full-wave, bridge and three-phase rectifiers work
• Investigate circuits equipped with thyristors, diacs and triacs
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OPTOELECTRONICS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Optoelectronic components are those parts that act as Training contents Digital technology involves processing discrete value and Training contents
interfaces between electrical and optical components. • Be able to describe the design and function of light-emitting time variables and numerical sequences as well as digital • Be able to distinguish between analog and digital variables
Optoelectronic components are frequently used as sensors or diodes signal processing. Digital circuits consist mainly of logic • Find out the operating principles of digital circuits
within the framework of optic transmission lines. They are operations like AND, NAND, OR, NOR, NOT, XOR, XNOR and
• Determine experimentally the parameters and characteristics of • Become familiar with Boolean algebra and truth tables
also used inside electronic circuits to electrically decouple others with which digital 1/0 bits are combined, e.g. within
LEDs • Become familiar with logic gates and their graphical symbols
different circuit elements. timer or memory modules (flip-flops).
• Determine experimentally how optoelectronic sensors operate: • Implement basic logic operations AND, OR, XOR with NAND gates
- Phototransistors • Learn about the binary number system and be able to use it
- Photoelements • Assemble half and full adder circuits and examine them with
- Photodiodes measuring instruments
- Optocouplers • Find out how flip-flops work
• Be able to describe the principle of signal transmission with • Assemble and investigate simple flip-flop circuits
optoelectronic components • Use pulse diagrams for circuit analysis
• Assemble different optoelectronic transmission lines • Assemble and investigate application circuits with flip-flops
• Experiment-based investigation of disturbance variables on
optical transmission lines
Order no. CO4206-1E Order no. CO4206-1F
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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS
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4-MM PLUG-IN SYSTEM
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ELOTRAIN 4-MM PLUG-IN MODULES
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EXPERIMENT SET
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING / ELECTRONICS
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OPTOELECTRONICS SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT SET DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SET
The equipment set consists of 9 single 4-mm plug-in Scope of supply Starting with simple circuit combinations involving basic Scope of supply
modules and is a supplement to the basic EloTrain • Storage panel printed with graphical symbols of the components logic gates up to and including register and counter • Storage panel printed with • 2 JK-flip-flops, 2-fold
equipment set. The supplement permits additional • 1 IR LED circuits, this equipment set makes it possible to do a host the graphical symbols of the • 1 JK-MS-flip-flop, 2-fold
experiments in the area of optoelectronics. of experiments in digital technology which provide deep components
• 1 LED red • 1 Counter, 4 bit
insight into the nature and operation of digital circuits.
• 1 Photodiode • 1 4-bit driver / NOT logic gate • 1 Combined
The set is delivered on a DIN A4 storage panel with a
scratch-proof, coloured imprint. • 1 Phototransistor The set is delivered on a DIN A3 storage panel with a • 1 4-bit input AND / OR / NOT gate
• 1 Photocell scratch-proof, coloured imprint. • 2 AND / NAND logic gates, • 1 Multiplexer 1 out of 4
4 inputs, 2-fold • 1 Shift register, 4 bit, 2-fold
• 1 Optocoupler
• 1 OR / NOR gate, • 1 Adder, 4 bit
• 1 Variable light source
4 inputs, 2-fold • 1 Buffer, 4 bit, tristate
• 2 Brackets for optical fibres
• 2 AND / NAND gates, • 1 Display, 7 Segment
• 1 Fibre optic waveguide
2 inputs, 4-fold
• 1 Monoflop, 2-fold
• 2 OR / NOR gates,
• 1 Clock generator
2 inputs, 4-fold
• 1 XOR / XNOR gate,
Order no. PS4400-1P Order no. PS4400-1G 2 inputs, 4-fold
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INSTRUCTION MANUALS
DC technology / Order no. SH5002-7B AC and three-phase technology | Order no. SH5002-7D Optoelectronics | Order no. SH5002-7K Digital technology | Order no. SH5002-8B
• Design of simple circuits • Name the parameters of alternating current • Be able to describe design and operation of light-emitting • Be able to distinguish between analog and digital variables
• Assemble electrical circuits based on circuit diagrams • Calculate using alternating current variables diodes • Find out the operating principles of digital circuits
• Use of ammeters and voltmeters • Ohmic resistance in the AC circuit
• Determine experimentally the parameters and characteristics • Become familiar with Boolean algebra and truth tables
• Verifying Ohm's law using experiments • Experiment-based investigation of capacitors and coils in the AC
of LEDs • Become familiar with logic gates and their graphical symbols
• Using Kirchhoff's law on resistors connected in series and circuit
parallel configurations - charging and discharging process • Determine experimentally how optoelectronic sensors operate: • Assemble simple logic circuits with basic digital functionality
• Conducting voltage measurements on loaded and unloaded - response to alternating voltage - Phototransistor • Learn about the binary number system and be able to use it
voltage dividers - reactance and phase angle between current and voltage - Photocell • Assemble half and full adder circuits and examine them with
• Recording current and voltage characteristics of incandescent • Parallel and series connection, resonant circuit - Photodiode measuring instruments
light bulb • Filter circuits with RC, RL, RLC elements • Assemble circuits for the conversion of various binary codes
- Optocoupler
• Investigating variable resistors: VDR, NTC, PTC, LDR • Measurements on a transformer with and without load and determine experimentally how they function
• Capacitor in a DC circuit: recording charge curves • Be able to explain how three-phase power is generated • Be able to describe the principle of signal transmission with
• Be able to name the differences between RS, D and JK flip-
• Design of a relay circuit • Design and investigation of star circuits with balanced and optoelectronic components
flops
unbalanced loads • Design of different optoelectronic transmission lines
• Assemble and investigate flip-flop circuits
• Design and investigation of delta circuits with balanced and • Experiment-based investigation of disturbance variables on
• Be able to explain the difference between clocked and
unbalanced loads optical transmission lines
unclocked flip-flops
• Use a signal-time graph (pulse timing diagram) to analyze the
circuit
Semiconductor components |Order no. SH5002-7H Basic electronic circuitry |Order no. SH5002-7J Sequential circuits |Order no. SH5002-8D
• Recording diode characteristics • Design and operation of multi-stage amplifiers • To explain the difference between asynchronous and
• Experiment-based examination of diode operation in reverse • Experiment-based investigation of multi-stage amplifiers with asynchronous counters
and forward direction capacitive and electrical coupling • Assemble asynchronous and synchronous counter circuits with
• Investigating the operating response of half-wave and bridge • Be able to measure and calculate the gain of multi-stage amplifiers flip-flops or counter ICs
rectifier circuits • Feedback in amplifier circuits: positive and negative feedback • Assemble circuits for up and down counting operations
• Learn about the concepts of smoothing and residual ripple • Explore experimentally the function of other amplifier circuits: • Use signal-timing diagram truth tables for functional analysis
• Determine the effect of filtering circuits and loads Darlington amplifiers, emitter-coupled amplifiers, phase inversion • Assemble and test counting circuits using different codes
experimentally stage, push-pull amplifiers, differential amplifiers • Be able to explain the differences between counter and
• Determine experimentally how LEDs and Zener diodes operate • Using instrumentation to detect crossover distortions in a push-pull frequency divider circuits
and their parameters output amplifier • Set up and test frequency divider circuits with even and uneven
• Learn about the design and operation of bipolar transistors • Set up and conduct measurements on astable, monostable and division ratios
and FETs bistable flip-flop circuits • Assemble and test parallel registers with flip-flops
• Record gate control, input and output characteristics
• Investigate how to set the operating point of emitter and
collector circuits using measuring instruments
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ONE SYSTEM -
A MULTITUDE OF POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
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ACCESSORIES
Multi-power supply Multi-power supply for insertion into power console duct Digital multimeter Measurement lead and connector (jumper) set
• Regulated DC power sources: 5 V, 15 V/ 12 V • Regulated DC power sources: 5 V, 15 V / 12 V • 3 ¾-digit multimeter; resolution ±4,000 digits • 1 x safety measurement lead 4 mm, 50 cm, red
switchable, - 15 V, 1 A switchable, -15 V, 1 A • Measurement category CATII - 1000 V • 1 x safety measurement lead 4 mm, 50 cm, black
• Adjustable DC power source 0 - 30 V, 1A with adjustable current • Adjustable DC power source 0 - 30 V, 1A with adjustable current • Voltage measurement range: 400 mV - 1000 V DC / AC • 12 x measurement leads 2 mm, 15 cm, blue
limitation (1 - 1000 mA, off) limiting (1 - 1000 mA, off) • Current measurement range: 40 μA - 10 A DC / AC • 12 x measurement leads 2 mm, 15 cm, yellow
• Function generator • Function generator • Resistance range: 100 mOhm - 40 MOhm • 2 x measurement leads 2 mm, 45 cm, black
- Signal shape: sinusoidal, triangular, square-wave, TTL - Signal shape: sinusoidal, triangular, square-wave, TTL • Capacitance measurement 1 pF - 200 μF • 2 x measurement leads 2 mm, 45 cm, red
- Frequency range: 0.5 Hz - 1 MHz - Frequency range: 0.5 Hz - 1 MHz • Frequency measurement 0.001 Hz up to 500 kHz • 2 x measurement leads 2 mm, 45 cm, blue
- Amplitude: 0 - 20 Vpp, 300 mA - Amplitude: 0 - 20 Vpp, 300 mA • Continuity and diode test • 60 x bridging plugs (jumpers) 2 mm / 7.5 mm, black
• AC power sources 12 / 24 V, 400 mA with line (mains) frequency • AC power sources 12 / 24 V, 400 mA with line (mains) frequency • Automatic range selection and battery switch-off, min /max • 8 x safety bridging plugs (jumpers) 4 mm / 19 mm
• Three-phase power source 1 Hz / 50 Hz, 7 / 12 V, 3 x 200 mA • Three-phase power source 1 Hz / 50 Hz, 7 / 12 V, 3 x 200 mA and data-hold function
• Short-circuit proof using automatic reset fuses • Short-circuit proof using automatic reset fuses
• Safety extra-low voltage according to EN61010 • Safety extra-low voltage according to EN61010
• USB port for PC operation • Remote control option via Sybanet
Order no. CO3538-8M Order no. ST8008-6K Order no. LM2332 Order no. SO5146-1M
Order no. LM6210 Order no. CO3535-5X Order no. CO4203-2Y Order no. CO5127-3L
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