Students need a shop account to check out lab tools. This account is separate from the department user accounts. Required information for account creation will include proof of enrollment, a valid KU ID card, EECS e-mail address and phone number. It is advisable to verify the existence of the account prior to the first day of lab.
Students are allowed to check out equipment under their personal account only. The account owner is responsible for any equipment checked out under their account.
It is the individual's responsibility to verify that the items checked out are complete before leaving the Shop service area (i.e. probe kit contents). The contents will be checked for completeness upon return. If any items are missing upon return, the account will be locked until the items have been replaced and/or the balance for the items is paid. This action will be handled through the EECS fiscal organization, cindy@eecs.ku.edu . If the missing items are not replaced or paid for within 5 business days, the TA and professor of the class will be notified.
Equipment will be checked out in a neat, organized fashion, and should be returned in the same manner. Each student has the right to refuse a disorganized probe kit, as does the EECS Shop. Lost or damaged equipment must be reported immediately. Normal wear and tear of hand tools and equipment is expected. Willful neglect or abuse will not be tolerated.
No food or drink is allowed in any of the EECS labs.
Tools can be checked out at any time during normal office hours. All checked equipment should be returned as soon as the lab period is over if not still in use.
Tools and equipment are a shared resource and, at times, used by several different labs concurrently. Scheduled labs have priority on equipment checkout.
The tool checkout program will keep track of late returns and will assign an infraction to the account, every 24 hours. Three consecutive infractions are allowed and the account will be locked on the fourth infraction accrued. The lockout will be cleared only with the authorization of the class professor.
List of tools available for checkout:
Probe kits, soldering irons, strippers, dikes, wrap tools, needle nosed pliers, xactos, screwdrivers, DMMs, solder pumps, forceps, tweezers, bread boards, and LCR's.
Proper care and operation of the fixed lab equipment is the responsibility of each student. If unfamiliar with the operation of the test equipment, seek the support of the GTA. Report any equipment failures immediately to the GTA in charge of the class. If a hard failure is verified, report it immediately using Help Request at: http://www.eecs.ku.edu/help/request/
Parts may be ordered at: http://1u-serv.eecs.ku.edu/order.html
(Please note that this link will only work when accessed from the EECS network.)
Students (other than Senior Design, ie EECS140, 212, 412) will obtain all parts from the lab GTA.
All GTA's (other than senior design classes) are required to have parts orders submitted 5 business days prior to pickup. GTA's should also make a reasonable effort to project the needs of the course for the entire semester and convey those needs to the EECS Shop staff.
Parts for "canned" projects will still be "kitted" and given to TA's for class distribution.(ie EECS140,212,412)
Parts orders will be aliased to the universal shop account at the front Service Area. Shop Attendants will have access to, and will process most orders from the Service Area. Shop Attendants will also distribute "cheap" components (ie resistors, caps, transistors, diodes, etc… in small quantities) without formal electronic orders, if the request is deemed reasonable.
IC's will require a formal electronic order to be placed, but will not require staff approval.
Students will be granted limited access to peruse hardware items (nuts, bolts, etc.) that are stored in the front Storage Area. Students will not have "carte blanche" to all components in the storage area.
Students will be allowed use of the etching, drill, and SMD solder stations, during the hours of: M- F, 8am-12pm and 1pm-4:30pm.
Solder stations will be used for SMD projects only. Through hole soldering, will take place using normal equipment checkout.
Requests for PCB milling may be made at: https://my.eecs.ku.edu/mill/emailform.php. This form must be fully completed before your request will be considered. Boards will be milled for class projects only, and senior design projects have priority. A tutorial for preparing Cadence PCB files for the mill can be found here: https://my.eecs.ku.edu/files/downloads/layout_tutorial.pdf This service is still in an experimental phase, and all requests cannot be honored. You will be notified if the shop cannot complete your milling request.Closed labs have priority on all tool use.
Students in the senior design courses will be allowed the use of a locker located in those rooms. These lockers will be held for the entire academic year. The locker must be registered with the TA.
Per the class professor's discretion, security codes will be issued at the beginning of the Fall semester for Senior Design Classes. Additional codes will be issued for other classes, as needed, and as directed by faculty members. Personal security codes must not be shared.
