ECE 201 Foundations of Electric Circuits Laboratory Assignment 1 Worksheet Lakhani
Name _Rudy
_________________________________________ Sept 26 2025
Date _______________ !
Table 1. Resistance and Tolerance from 4-band Color Code
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Value (Ω)
Tolerance (%)
Brown
Black
Orange
Silver
10000
10
Green
Yellow
Black
Gold
54
5
Red
Black
Green
Gold
2000000
5
Orange
White
Orange
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39000
20
Band 3
Band 4
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Table 2. Resistance and Tolerance to 4-band Color Code
Value (Ω)
Tolerance (%)
Band 1
Band 2
10000
5
Brown (1)
Black (0)
Orange (3)
Gold (5%)
470
5
Yellow (4)
Purple (7)
Brown (1)
Gold (5%)
5600
5
Green (5)
Blue (6)
Red (2)
Gold (5%)
100000
5
Brown (1)
Black (0)
Yellow (4)
Gold (5%)
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Table 3. Compare Resistance and Tolerance from Color Code to Measured Value
Band 4
Nominal
Value(Ω)
Tolerance
(%)
Measured
Value (Ω)
Black (0)
Orange (3) Gold (5%)
10000
5
9814.2
Yes
Yellow (4)
Purple (7)
Brown (1)
Gold (5%)
470
5
461.58
Yes
Green (5)
Blue (6)
Red (2)
Gold (5%)
5600
5
5524.2
Yes
Brown (1)
Black (0)
Yellow (4)
Gold (5%)
100000
5
98822
Yes
Band 1
Band 2
Brown (1)
Band 3
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Within Tolerance?
(Y or N)
Table 4. Current Value for Resistor Loop with 10 kohm Resistor
Measured Resistor Value R (kΩ)
9.81
Method
I (mA)
Theory (V = I R)
1.53
Multisim Simulation
1.5
1.96
myDAQ Measurement
1.54
0.65
Difference from Theory (%)
Extra Credit (5%)
Table 5. Loop Current Calculation, Simulation, and Measurement Results
Current
Nominal R
(kΩ)
Measured R
(kΩ)
Theory (mA)
Simulation
(mA)
Measurement
(mA)
Difference,
Theory to
Measurement
(%)
R1
100
98.8
0.15
0.15
0.16
6.67
R2
5.6
5.52
2.72
2.68
2.73
3.68
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