ECEn Help Wiki wiki:student

wiki:student:account_errors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-10-02T16:16:19-0600

Account Errors J Drive is full On linux machines, if you try to log into your CAEDM account, when your J Drive is full, you will get an error: could not update ICEauthority file /fsj/[username]/.ICEauthority

wiki:student:apple_battery_calibration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-21T16:36:22-0600

Apple Battery Calibration Learn how to calibrate your iBook, PowerBook, MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro computer's lithium ion battery for best performance. Visit the following URL Apple Battery Calibration

wiki:student:box_tutorial

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-06-02T10:01:08-0600

Box is a cloud-storage solution to provide storage for BYU faculty, staff, and students. Any cool features? Yes! Here are a few: * When accessing Box through the web interface (see below for the URL) or mobile apps, it is possible to preview and even edit many popular file-types (such as videos or Office documents). For example, you could post a video of your lecture, which users could stream from their web-browser or in the app. Alternatively, you could edit your lecture slide deck or even…

wiki:student:byu_software_dist

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T13:44:49-0600

BYU Software Distribution The office of OIT at BYU has established a software portal for faculty, staff and students to log in and access software available to the campus community. The site includes free software such as Microsoft Office Suite for BYU owned machines, Matlab, Sophos Antivirus, Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, and VPN.

wiki:student:byu_vpn_ios

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-21T16:40:05-0600

BYU VPN on the iPhone or iPad Follow the instructions below to configure the BYU VPN on an iPhone or iPad. 1. Download the VPN General Access Profile and then send an email to yourself with the file attached. 2. On the iPhone or iPad, open the email, launch the attached file, and install it.

wiki:student:caedm_groups

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T15:50:52-0600

CAEDM groups are shared folders on CAEDM file servers that are available to students, faculty, and staff within the College. These folders appear within the “groups” folder of a user's J drive, making it feel like a Dropbox-type service to the end user. Users can create groups on the CAEDM website, as well as manage the membership and expiration of the group. There is no limit to the number of groups a user may join (there was a limit of 32 prior to 2010). Detailed information can be found on th…

wiki:student:caedm_groups_custom_urls

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-02-06T16:26:39-0600

CAEDM Groups Custom URLs The default URL for CAEDM groups is http://groupname.groups.et.byu.net/. When you request a custom URL for a group (like http://ecencsrs.ee.byu.edu/ and http://www.ecencsrs.ee.byu.edu/) the old URL http://ecencsrs.groups.et.byu.net/

wiki:student:eagle

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T13:54:13-0600

Eagle Eagle is schematic editing software that our department uses from time to time. There is a free and Professional version. We have two Professional licenses that were purchased by the shop. We have Eagle installed on the CAEDM Citrix servers to best suit the needs of the department.

wiki:student:graduate_monitors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-04-13T11:47:31-0600

In the past, spare monitors were given to out for student use on a first-come, first-serve basis. This was largely unregulated. By 2016, most students felt they needed multiple monitors. Some had three 22“ or 24” monitors, while others were forced to use a single monitor (sometimes as small as 19

wiki:student:heidelberg

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-21T15:45:50-0600

Heidelberg Instructions for test compiling the Heidelberg virtual machine Connect to VM (Persistent Session) * Download and run VNC viewer from * Connect to the Heidelberg VM in VNC viewer by going to the address: heidelberg.byu.edu:5903 and accept the unsecure connection notice

wiki:student:hfss_multi_threading

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T14:05:06-0600

HFSS Multi-Threading HFSS instructions to enable multiprocessing on optimetrics: Step 1: * Go to Tools -> Options -> HPC and Analysis Options * Select 'Options' tab and set the Name/Value option of 'HPC License' to 'Pool' Step 2: * Under Tools

wiki:student:how_to_clear_a_full_boot_partition

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-21T14:56:36-0600

Ubuntu usually creates a separate /boot partition for storing Linux kernels. This isolates the kernels from the rest of the operating system, which helps make the system more stable. However, as it is usually a small partition (> 200

wiki:student:install_matlab_with_campus_license

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-02-26T16:53:00-0600

You need to create an account at Mathworks.com. The email address on the account should be @byu.edu. The Install download requires an Internet connection. If you cannot connect to the Internet, you will need to use the full download (see method 2 below).

wiki:student:keysight_ads

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T14:09:08-0600

Keysight ADS (Advanced Design System) Advanced Design System is an electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high speed digital applications. In a powerful and easy-to-use interface, ADS pioneers the most innovative and commercially successful technologies, such as X-parameters and 3D EM simulators, used by leading companies in the wireless communication & networking and aerospace & defense industries.

wiki:student:lts_prompts

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-19T15:53:22-0600

Suppress LTS Upgrade Prompts To make it so that Ubuntu will not prompt you to upgrade to a new release of Ubuntu, including LTS releases, do the following: * Open /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades in a text editor: * sudo nano /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades

wiki:student:ltspice

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T14:14:13-0600

LTSpice If LTSpice is crashing when trying to access someone's J drive, through Citrix or not, go to their J Drive, show hidden items, go into the .sandbox and delete all the LTSpice stuff. tags: not working

wiki:student:mac_os_mounting_volumes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-21T17:55:07-0600

Mounting Volumes on a Mac To setup a connection to a server (e.g. your CAEDM profile) click on “Go” in the Finder menu bar then choose “Connect to Server” In the “Server Address” field, put in the following entry: smb://fs-caedm.et.byu.edu/

wiki:student:matlab_copy_to_powerpoint_mac

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T15:04:30-0600

How to Copy Matlab Figures to PowerPoint on the Mac The following solution explains one way to copy Matlab figures to PowerPoint on the Mac. Output the figures in EPS format and then use the terminal command epstopdf to convert to PDF. The resulting PDF is in vector graphics format and seems to work well.

wiki:student:matlab_on_personal

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-27T14:11:33-0600

Prior to 2016, Matlab could only be installed on “employee” computers. Aside from University-owned machines, that also applied to the personal machines of graduate students being employed to do research, but not others. MathWorks has now simplified this by creating a

wiki:student:matlab_update_local_lic

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-27T16:01:33-0600

Once OIT renews the University's Matlab site license (usually early February), and our department license server has been updated (see Updating the Matlab License), users of designated licenses are able to renew their local copy of the Matlab license. For those using a concurrent license (usually desktop computers that are always connected to the college’s network) the message regarding the license expiration will disappear on its own. These instructions must be followed before the expiration d…

wiki:student:renew_local_matlab_license

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-02-20T10:15:02-0600

Renew Local Matlab License BYU has a site license from Mathworks, which expires every year at the end of February. OIT is responsible for renewing that license. Once OIT renews the University's site license (usually early February), and our department license server has been updated by the CSR, users of designated licenses (i.e. local licenses) are able to renew their local copy of the Matlab license. For those using a concurrent license (usually desktop computers that are always connected to t…

wiki:student:research_lab_printers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T16:00:29-0600

Location Type FQDN Model ICN Serial Number Cartidge Faculty 400 CB LaserJet P3015 cb400p.ee.byu.edu CE528A EE10480 VNB3R98551 CE255A Steve Schultz 424 CB LaserJet 4300dtn cb424p.ee.byu.edu J6057A EE8911

wiki:student:software

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-03-26T14:28:53-0600

Software BYU Software Distribution Eagle HFSS Multi-Threading Keysight ADS (Advanced Design System) LTSpice

wiki:student:start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-10-02T16:10:48-0600

Apple Battery Calibration Account Errors Box.com Tutorial BYU VPN on the iPhone or iPad CAEDM Groups Custom URLs CAEDM Groups Graduate Student Monitor Policy Heidelberg How to Clear a Full Boot Partition Install Matlab with Campus License Mounting Volumes on Mac Renew Local Matlab License Software Supress LTS Upgrade Prompts Undergrad Lab Printers

wiki:student:undergrad_lab_printers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-16T10:25:38-0600

Undergrad Lab Printers Type Name Model Serial Number Cartridge Maintenance Kit HP LaserJet P2055x cb400ps J8017E CNB9756733 CE505A HP LaserJet P4515x cb413ps CB516A CNDY442148 CC364A 110V-CB388A, 220V-CB389A HP LaserJet P4515x