Academics
There are special laboratories for the three programmes in Hertfordshire College, CIT. The details, including software and hardware, of each laboratory are listed as below:
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Laboratory | Software | Hardware |
Electronic laboratory (B201 B205 in Kaiyang Building) | MATLAB Multisim Fusion 360 | Handheld Digital Multimeter Rapid basic electronics tool kit Digital oscilloscope Laboratory power supply unit Function generator General electronic consumable Soldering station |
CDIO laboratory (B401 in Kaiyang Building) | Multisim Fusion 360 | 3D printer |
Robotics laboratory (C109 in Kaiyang Building) | Python Aseba (for Thymio robots) | WLKATA Robotic Arm Small mobile robot |
Power Engineering laboratory (C106 in Kaiyang Building) | MATLAB | Electric power system Power motor sets Three-phase power infrastructure |
Telecommunication laboratory (B301 in Kaiyang Building) | MATLAB | Function generator Digital oscilloscope Specialist PC Spectrum analyser Antennas Software defined radio Wifi router |
Embedded system laboratory (B410 in Kaiyang Building) | VIVADO for FPGA/VHDL Multisim Keil or Mbed Azure account | Nanoboard 3000 FPGA boards Nucleo development kits Sensors Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Digital Electronics FPGA boards |
Computer laboratory (B403 in Kaiyang Building) | MATLAB Visual Studio | PCs (intel i7-10700 CPU, NVIDIA RTX2060 GPU, 32G memory, 12G SSD + 1T HD, 23.8-inch display) |
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory | Software | Hardware |
Electronic laboratory (B201 B205 in Kaiyang Building) | DesignSpark PCB | shelves analogue circuit experimental box digital circuit experimental box digital oscilloscope Wires Handheld Digital Multimeter Multimeter Test Lead Fused Probe Kit Alkaline Batteries Battery Strap Breadboard Prototyping Board Plunger Tactile Switch Red LED Green LED Linear Voltage Regulator 7-Segment LED Display Isolated Resistor Array Bussed Resistor Network Thin Film Resistor 330Ω/4.7kΩ Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor Hex Inverter Quad 2-Input NAND Logic Gate Quad 2-Input OR Logic Gate Triple 3-Input AND Logic Gate Quad 2-Input AND Logic Gate Quad 2-Input NOR Logic Gate Quad 2-Input XOR Logic Gate Soldering irons Portable extractor fans Lead free solder Buzzer Stripboard Temperature sensor Arduino board Ultrasonic sensor General workshop tools |
Robotics laboratory (C109 in Kaiyang Building) | Python Aseba DJI Edu Hub MATLAB Windows 10/11 Mbed Studio Visual Studio Mbed Serial Driver XCTU by Digi Mecrisp Forth Tera Term/Putty Free CAD | WLKATA Robotic Arm small mobile robot DJI Robomaster Unitree robot dog Nucleo-F411RE development board Zigbee modules XBee TH to USB USB A to B Mini cable WLKATA Robotic Arm |
CDIO laboratory (B401 in Kaiyang Building) | Autodesk Fusion 360 FlashPrint Assembler: GNU as Link & Loader: GNU ld Editor: GNU Nano Debugger: GDB Matlab/Simulink Thonny IDE Webots | 3D printer Computer Raspberry Pi Pico Ultrasonic distance sensor Servo Motor Wheel Breadboard Clear Allstore Storage Box IR Infrared Line Follower Sensor Power Bank Portable Charger USB-A to Mirco-USB cable Mixed jumper cables Pico cameras RLC components LED Sensors with I2C/SPI/ UART Quad Motor Controller Motor Hub & Bracket Wheels for motors LIDAR module OLED Display Module Regulator USB Powerbank TBC Batter case Build A/B robot |
Computer laboratory (B403 in Kaiyang Building) | Python CocoIDE Visual Studio Microsoft Office Matlab/Simulink | PCs (intel i7-10700 CPU NVIDIA RTX2060 GPU 32G memory 512G SSD + 1T HD 23.8-inch display) Oura Rings |
Mechanical Engineering
Laboratory | Software | Hardware |
CDIO laboratory (Tianquan Building A407) | MATLAB/Simulink Arduino IDE CATIA ANSYS(FEM) | 3D Printers Laser cutter Arduino UNO sets Laser cutter Milling machine Lathe CNC machine Drilling machine |
Professional computer room (Tianquan Building A411) | DesignSpark PCB Arduino IDE AutoDesk Tinkercad MATLAB/Simulink MATLAB Excel FlexSim | PCs (ThinkStation i5-12500, 16G, 512G +1T) |
Mechanics laboratory (Tianquan Building B101) | ANSYS(FEM) | Heat pump Pendulum Rotary test rigs Tensile Machine Solar panel |
