Lab Kits

• You will only be allowed to purchase kits for courses you are currently registered for.
• Do not re-order if you already have a kit for your class from a previous semester. There is a limit of one kit per student.
• On-line order instructions:
  • Find your kit at the link above and “Add to cart”. Please place a separate order for each class.
  • Shipping Options: "Pickup item(s)" is selected by default and is required for all in-person students.
  • If you will not be on campus this semester, please select appropriate shipping option for continental U.S. ($20) or international ($120)
  • Confirm only a single kit is selected and “Proceed to Checkout”.
  • Fill out Name / Address / Email / Phone Number for your billing address. Destination’s local phone number is important for international shipments.
  • If shipping was required, please enter your shipping address. If your shipping address is the same as your billing address, please un-check "Shipping Address different from Mailing Address” Please double check your entries. We will not be able to correct/replace shipments due to incorrect info.
  • When finished, select “Complete Transaction”.  If shipment was required, please select "Continue to Payment Options". You will receive a confirmation screen as well as an email.
  • Order your kit at: https://my.ece.illinois.edu/buy/

• No same day order & pickup!
  • Kits must be ordered no later than the day before the indicated deadline.
• Go in-person to the Electronics Services Shop on the 1st Floor of ECEB (Rm 1041) at the times and dates indicated above.
• Pick-up instructions:
  • Place your order on-line before 4PM the day before and select “Pickup item(s)”.  You will not be able to pick up a kit without an order.
  • Pick-up location is on the northwest side of ECEB at 306 N. Wright Street. 
  • Please have your NetID ready, so the attendant can confirm which kit you are to receive.
• If you cannot make it to a pick-up window listed above, please contact ece-kits@illinois.edu for assistance.

The kits are free of charge to students registered for the class. If you do not pick up your kit during the designated pick-up window, you will be charged for the kit. 

• ECE 385 / 420 / 463 - Please return your loaned device to the E-Shop (ECEB 1041). 
  • Devices not returned will be charged to your student account.
• All other lab kits - If you plan to take the course in a future semester, you should keep your lab kit to use when you take the course. If your kit is unused and you do not plan to take the course in the future, you may return your lab kit to the E-Shop (ECEB 1041).
• We will only allow one kit per student per course.
  • Our system tracks kit distribution and will flag if a student has already been issued a lab kit. 
  • Do not place multiple orders if you have already placed an order for the current semester or were issued a kit for your class from a previous semester.

Please email ece-kits@illinois.edu to arrange the purchase of a replacement kit. If you attempt to reorder your kit, you will receive an order cancellation email. 

• Yes! We will be shipping kits via UPS to both domestic addresses for $20 and international addresses for $120.
• Please note that on-campus students are required to pick up their kits in person at the E-Shop (ECEB 1041). We will not automatically ship to Champaign-Urbana addresses.

• We are unable to provide tracking on all orders due to the order volume. 
• We will only provide tracking information if there are issues with delivery. Please allow at least 10 days before inquiring about tracking. Email ece-kits@illinois.edu for assistance. 

• Orders are checked against the labs you took in previous semesters. We are sending only the new items needed for your registered labs.
• ADALM2000s are no longer standard issue. If they are part of your lab, your instructor or TA will check them out to you.

• Whoops! We make a lot of kits and do quality checks, but mistakes and damage can still happen. Email ece-kits@illinois.edu to let us know what you are missing. Pictures help.
• Full part lists are included in the "Kit Contents" section above.
  • Students are responsible for confirming all parts are present in the first week after receiving their kits.
  • The last date to report missing parts is indicated above. We will not be able to issue replacements after this time without instructor approval.

Please email ece-kits@illinois.edu to arrange the purchase of a kit.