Don't come to lab unprepared to work. If a circuit must be built, you should come prepared with detailed schematics, datasheets, parts, and whatever else you need to get started right away. In other words, lab has a homework component. If you don't do it, you squander your time there.
On the day your lab is due, you will give the TA a printed copy of your code and any schematic used. This must happen before the project is demonstrated. You will then submit your code as a .tar file to the TEACH class submission site. The same code will then be compiled and downloaded to your board. You will then demo the board and show the TA how it works (or not!). You may be asked questions about why or how you implemented something. Your ability to clearly answer will become part of your grade.
No food or drink is allowed in the lab. No horseplay is allowed.
Documentation for your labs may be rejected unless it follows the following rules:
Try to include everything on one sheet, even if it is an over-sized sheet of paper. If you draw it by hand (which is totally acceptable), make it neat. Otherwise, use a schematic drawing tool. It is often best to draw your schematic by hand. You will be surprised what design details you may have missed. If someone else cannot build your circuit without other documentation, your schematic is not complete.
The schematic should include all parts of the project, not just the parts you added during the current lab. If you draw your schematic by hand, submit a photocopy. Then you can continue to add to your original throughout the term.
If you break things, its up to you to get replacements. The part numbers are listed on the web page for either Mouser or Digikey. A credit card plus five days gets you new parts. You will be responsible for repair of your own boards. Some limited help is available for soldering surface mount parts in the Tekbot lab.