This document provides instructions for an electronics lab on DC power supply circuits using diodes. The key components and operations of a basic power supply are rectification to convert AC to pulsating DC using diodes, filtering using a capacitor to smooth the pulsating DC, and regulation using a zener diode voltage regulator circuit to control the output voltage. The lab will involve using an oscilloscope and function generator to test and analyze half-wave and full-wave rectifier circuits, a filtered power supply, and a voltage regulator circuit. SPICE simulation and MATLAB scripts can also be used to analyze the circuits.