Describe an example of a situation in which you needed to employ troubleshooting during a lab exercise or the lab exam. In your own words explain how/whether you were able to perform the following necessary steps for troubleshooting:

1. Symptom Identification: identify and characterise the symptoms of the problem
2. Symptom Elaborate: investigate the conditions under which the symptoms occur or persist
3. Hypothesise Cause: identify the underlying fault functions and list possible causes

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your ability to troubleshoot in a structured manner, had an effect on your ability to achieve lab-related outcomes.

Please upload image(s) that illustrate your use of the following tools during the lab exercises and lab exam:

1. Power supply
2. Multimeter
3. Oscilloscope
4. Function Generator
5. MPLAB-X - Simulator
6. MPLAB-X - SNAP

Identify which images illustrate your use of each tool.

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your ability to make use of these tools, had an effect on your ability to achieve the lab exercise outcomes.

Please upload ONE ASM program file showing an example of program file you typed and submitted this semester and indicate which exercise you used this program for. 

Identify whether your program meets the following coding guidelines:

1. column alignment
• labels in first column;
• op-code/directive in second column;
• operands (where appropriate) in 3rd column;
• comments (where appropriate) in the 4th column
2. Use of Case
• directives in capital letters;
• assembly language in common letters;
• labels in lower case (optional first capital letter)
3. directive placement
• all INCLUDE and EQU directives at the top of the program
• END directive last in the program
• use of the ORG directive to populate the reset vector
• use of the ORG directive to ensure placement of code outside of the vector space
4. use of the sleep instruction to halt execution OR use of an infinite loop 

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your program format, had an effect on your ability to utilise and revise the program.

Please upload ONE image showing an example of a circuit you designed this semester for either an LED or a SWITCH and indicate which exercise you designed this circuit for. 

Identify any component values that appeared in the circuit diagram, and in your own words explain why the circuit was designed in this way, and how the component values were determined (Use the Equation Editor if needed). 

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your circuit design, had an effect on your ability to utilise the circuit.

Identify two different oscillator frequencies that you utilised during the lab exercises, and indicate which exercise(s) you utilised that oscillator in.

Explain (in your own words) how you can determine the instruction cycle frequency, based on the external oscillator frequency (You may use the Equation Editor if needed). Are there any settings that you need to adjust in either the Configuration Bits or the MPLAB Simulator settings when you change the external oscillator?

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your understanding of Instruction Cycle Timing impacted your ability to achieve specific lab outcomes.

Please upload ONE photo (preferred), or video showing an example of a breadboard you have wired this semester and indicate which exercise you wired this circuit for. 

Identify whether the circuit adequately demonstrates the elements of good practice - specifically :

• Appropriate use of breadboard poles and rails,
• Breadboard rows/columns & color coded wiring used consistently;
• Layout/proximity of connected components to minimise wire length;
• Wires appropriately sized and stripped to minimise loops, shorts, and poor connections;
• Wires routed around components to improve visibility with minimal crossing.

Evaluate (see https://www.risemodel.com/self-evaluation) whether your choice to either employ or ignore these practices, had an effect on your ability to utilise the circuit.