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About this course

"Pressure, Force, Motion, and Humidity Sensors" can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5342, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.

This is our third course in our specialization on Embedding Sensor and Motors. To get the most out of this course, you should first take our first course entitled Sensors and Sensor Circuits. Our first course gives you a tutorial on how to use the hardware and software development kit we have chosen for the lab exercises. This third course assumes that you already know how to use the kit. After taking this course, you will be able to: ● Understand how to specify the proper pressure, force, strain, position, motion, acceleration, occupancy, and humidity sensors for taking real-time process data. ● Implement these sensors into an embedded system in both hardware and software. ● Add the sensor and sensor interface into a microprocessor based development kit. ● Create hardware and firmware to process sensor signals and feed data to a microprocessor for further evaluation. In this course you will build the circuit from Video 7 (Lab Exercise on strain gauges), Module 2 (Force and Strain Sensors and Touch Screens), and use it to make screen shots of the timing of the switch. If you haven't already wired up the system and written all the software per the instructions of Video 7, please do so now. This course includes specific hardware and software requirements. Please review the FAQ below for complete details.

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5.0Reviewed Aug 28, 2020

This course is very interesting. I completed this course.But I can not get my certificate.Please help me to earn my certificate.

5.0Reviewed Nov 12, 2019

Um resumo,bem detalhista, sobre sensores e seus parâmetros para projeto.

5.0Reviewed Aug 15, 2022

Great introduction course to sensors. I really enjoyed the instructors videos as they were clear and engaging. I would recommend it.

5.0Reviewed Jul 5, 2020

material collection are good and nicely designed Assignments.

5.0Reviewed Jun 12, 2020

It's really very informative and easily understandable.

5.0Reviewed Jun 23, 2020

It is very knowledgeable Course. Mentor explains very well.

4.0Reviewed Apr 10, 2022

Thank you for your efforts, please add more practical applications by using diferent sensors to show the ideas well.

5.0Reviewed Dec 23, 2020

It was very helpful and it gave me a brief knowledge about the topics

5.0Reviewed Aug 3, 2020

by answering the questions reading material is required. overall good

5.0Reviewed Oct 22, 2025

It was really great learning through this online platform! Every information was needed.

4.0Reviewed Oct 13, 2021

Course provides great content with an excellent variety of addditional info to solidify your understanding of the concepts presented

5.0Reviewed May 1, 2020

Overall, the materials explained can be well understood.

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JiaJie, Xia

3.0

Reviewed Jul 16, 2020

Overall the teaching content is good.

But I have to point out that the Quiz and Homework assignments are not carefully designed, that frequently found problem either the question is wrong, or belive is the registered "correct answer" is wrong. It can cause lots of confusion and frustration. It seems not only noticed by me but many similar posts in the forum, and none of the issue has been answered and addressed!

Paul Perdomo

3.0

Reviewed Apr 10, 2020

The course has some good info. It needs a little polish

Pablo Cesar Soares

5.0

Reviewed Nov 12, 2019

Um resumo,bem detalhista, sobre sensores e seus parâmetros para projeto.

HET VIJAYBHAI BHOOT

5.0

Reviewed Jul 29, 2020

It was very good and superb course and it was also very hard to address

Amit Arora

5.0

Reviewed Jul 6, 2020

material collection are good and nicely designed Assignments.

Vinsensius Christian Ferry

5.0

Reviewed May 2, 2020

Overall, the materials explained can be well understood.

Enrique Vetere

5.0

Reviewed May 30, 2020

Very good course, build up nicely over previous one.

MR. VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN.S

5.0

Reviewed May 13, 2020

Good experience on solving problems.

Abhishek Kumar

5.0

Reviewed May 11, 2020

The videos and quiz were good .

Dr.KAUSTUBH KUMAR SHUKLA

5.0

Reviewed Apr 21, 2020

Good but somewhat difficult.

Bonifasius Bima Sakti Ardadi

5.0

Reviewed May 16, 2020

Good

Elliot Eid

4.0

Reviewed Apr 19, 2022

This course is full of great, useful information.

HOWEVER, the course overall is full of typos and a few mistakes that cause confusion. The lab is not very well structured and leaves a lot up to the student to figure out. Likely many students never figure it out.

There are some issues in getting some of the lab components in a timely manner, so I'd order them asap.

I'd still recommend the course, but I'd hope these get cleaned up to help future students.

Ngo Tung Duong

4.0

Reviewed Mar 4, 2021

Great information, both the lecture and external reference.

However, the quiz needs some corrections for the mistaken typo. It causes a lot of troubles to other students. Lab assignment needs to be more specific and clearer.

Guillaume Valancogne

4.0

Reviewed Apr 4, 2020

Important sensors are dealt with in this 3rd course. You will learn about physical effects (Peltier effect, piezoelectric effect), accelerometers. You will find one of those in many systems. Many readings.

Brittany justus

5.0

Reviewed Aug 16, 2022

Great introduction course to sensors. I really enjoyed the instructors videos as they were clear and engaging. I would recommend it.

Theint Zar Htet

5.0

Reviewed Aug 29, 2020

This course is very interesting. I completed this course.But I can not get my certificate.Please help me to earn my certificate.