The Department came into being in 1984, the same year when the college was established. The department offers the following courses:

	B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering
	M.E Communication Systems
	M.E Embedded Systems Technologies

The Department has signed Memorandum of Understanding with the following firms

	M/s APLAB Limited, Chennai.
	TESSOLVE Services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore.

Electric Circuit Laboratory

This Lab has a sufficient number of cathode ray oscilloscopes (CRO), audio oscillators, function generators, regulated DC power supplies, multimeters, Voltmeters and Ammeters, galvanometer, and all ranges of resistors and capacitors to perform all the basic experiments related to the electric circuits.

Electronic Devices and Circuit Laboratory

This lab contains enough quantity of variable DC power supplies, 30 MHz CROs, multimeters, regulated power supplies, audio oscillators, LCR meter, decade resistance boxes, decade inductance boxes, decade conductance boxes, step-down transformers, regulator ICs, ammeters and voltmeters, and all ranges of resistors and capacitors to conduct experiments on the characteristics of various electronic devices such as diodes, BJT, JFET, MOSFET, LED, UJT, photo diode, photo transistor, DIAC, TRIAC, SCR and the electronic circuits made out of them.

Digital System Design and Signal Processing Laboratory

Digital IC trainer kits, digital and analog IC testers, 7-segment displays, LEDs, signal generators, logic analyzer add-on for PC/XT/AT compatible, analog computer trainers, TM320C5X DSP Processors, power supplies, RS232C buses, CROs, Interfacing cables, TMS320C54X DSP starter kit, ADSP 2181 kit, Code Composer Studio, MATLAB 6.5.1 (Release13) package, spectrum analyzer, Pentium III computer systems, dot matrix printers, and laser printers are available in this laboratory.

Microprocessor and Control Laboratory

Microprocessor trainer kits - 8085, 8086, Microcontroller trainer kits - 8031/8051/PIC controllers, PC based temperature controller, stepper motor and its interface modules, Computers with serial/parallel ports, LVDT position control system, AC motor, DC motor, Speed control system, Cassette, dual DAC, ADC interface, keyboard display interface, 8251/8253 study card, 8237 study card are included in this lab.

Communication System Laboratory

Multiple output power supplies, CROs, frequency counters, function generators, audio oscillators, pulse generators, RF oscillators, noise generators, AM receiver trainer kit, digital communication trainers, Modulation kits for AM, FM, PAM, PPM, and PWM, AM/FM signal generators, DRB, DCB, DIB, Microphone / Loud Speaker Characteristics kit, and MATLAB and PSPICE software packages are provided.

Electronic System Design Laboratory

Wireless data modem setup, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) trainer kit, Process controller timer trainer kit, CROs, Digital multimeters, EASY PC software for PCB layout design, MultiSIM software package, Microprocessor / Microcontroller based system design kit, DSP based system design kit, and other passive and active devices required for performing various experiments are kept in this laboratory.

Microwave and Optical Communication Laboratory

The Microwave and optical communication laboratory has many number of X - band and J - band microwave test benches each consisting of microwave source, power supply, detector, isolator, attenuator, frequency meter, slotted line section, with other accessories to train the students in the field of microwave communication related experiments. Also it is equipped with Fiber trainer kits to carry out the experiments like study of fiber characteristics, analog modulation, digital modulation, time division multiplexing, analog link, digital link, voice link, video link, numerical aperture and fault location finding in fiber link.(OTDR).

VLSI Laboratory

This laboratory has been equipped with Xilinx make VLSI software – foundation series 5.1i, Xilinx Software System edition ver 11.1, Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) Trainer kit, Xilinx Spartan 3 /Spartan 3E FPGA Trainer Kit, Universal Trainer Model MXUK, Universal VLSI Trainer Kit, Universal Multi vendor Development Kit, Desktop systems with TFT color Monitor to facilitate the students to enrich their knowledge in the field of VLSI.

Networks Laboratory

The Network lab has about forty networked PC's connected via Gigabit Ethernet. The lab contains many Cisco routers, switches and also Windows 2003 server with Departmental Domain Controller, file server etc. The Network lab contains many network simulators that allow students to practice network design and configuration. Examples of the available simulation packages Packet Tracer, NS2 etc., providing the real time exposure regarding the today’s network to the students. And also it provides facilities to students for learning basic and advanced concepts in networking. The Network Lab facilitating by very recent high efficient network configuration systems. It focuses on RIP,OSPF,TCP etc used in networking. In addition to undergraduate teaching facilities, the Network laboratory allows advanced research in various areas such as QoS, TCP/IP, Network Modeling, and Network Security. Using the online curriculum, hands-on labs, state-of-the-art equipment, real-world projects, and optional text products, our students receive the very best education available whenever they need it.

Advanced Communication Laboratory

This laboratory has been equipped with the latest set-ups including Fiber optic kit (glass fiber based) with TTL detector, Fiber optic kit (glass fiber based) with PIN detector, pulse generator, signal generator, oscilloscope, digital communication kit with noise generation features, digital transmission analyzer – transmitter and receiver, microwave test bench, microwave test bench with horn antenna, calibrated turn table and twister, VSWR meter, power meter, RF test equipment (upto 1 GHz), and MATLAB software package with communication tool box.

Electronic Engineering Practice

This laboratory has the all tools and equipments to provide exposure to the students with hands-on experience on various basic engineering practices in Electronics Engineering such as soldering and de-soldering stations, assorted electronic components for making circuits, small PCBs, Multimeters, telephones, FM radios, and low-voltage power supplies

Embedded System Technologies Laboratory

The utilities of this laboratory enable the students to acquire practical knowledge and experience on embedded industry needed “Processor based Embedded system design”. Some of the Hardware Facilities are, ARM 7 Evaluation boards, MSP 430 development boards, Embest ARM 7 Teaching Kit, Embest ARM 9 Teaching Kit, LPC 2xxx Development board, Samsung ARM 7 development board, ARM 11 based mini 2440 Board, OMAP 3530 Development Board and TMS 32x based Altra image processor Board, In addition to them PSOC development board and Renesas series processor board are also available. These Facilities enable students to do project in the field of Robotics and social relevant intelligent system development

Research and Development Lab

The R & D lab has been established in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam to carry out a three year project titled “ Artificial Intelligence based Computer Aided Detection for Medical Application“ which involves the Non – Destructive Testing modality such as Infrared Thermography.

Audio Visual Resource Center

This center is provided with the necessary audio and video equipments and instruments: Over Head Projector, Multimedia Projector, Slide Projector, Epidiascope Projector, Laser Pointers, Educational Charts, 29” Colour TV with remote, VCR with remote, VCD Player with remote, Video Course Cassettes on various subjects, Video Compact Discs, Amplifiers, Mixers, Speakers, Distribution Preamplifiers, Public Address Cassette Amplifier, Microphones, Tape Recorder, Cordless Mikes, Collar Mikes, Satellite Receiving System.

Department Library

For the benefit of the Department staff members and students, a separate library has been installed in our department. It has more than 600 volumes of technical books on 570 titles on various subjects. The library also has a reading hall that can accommodate about 25 people.