MAE 3340 Instrumentation and Measurements

Lab 4: Introduction To Basic Electronic Test Equipment

• Lab 4 Notes: Basic Electronic Test Equipment (Beckwith Chapter 9 pp. 346 - 354)
  • Direct (DC) vs. Alternating Current (AC)
  • Alternating Current Waveform
    • Frequency
    • Amplitude, Peak-to-Peak vs. RMS
    • Phase Angle
    • General Waveform Parameter Definitions
  • Lab Instruments
    • Digital Volt Meters
    • Digital MultiMeters
    • Oscilloscopes
  • Lab Setup Part 1: General Waveform Measurements
  • Lab Setup Part 2: AC Signal Measurementss
  • Lab Part 3: AC Oscilloscope Signal Triggering

• Laboratory 4 Procedure: Introduction To Basic Electronic Test Equipment

• Required Virtual Instruments for Lab 4
• signallabDAQMX.vi
• DAQlab_DAQmx.v

• Laboratory 4 Resources for Students
  • "The XYZs" of using a 'Scope
  • Oscilloscope Trigger / Triggering Tutorial
  • Simple Oscilloscope VI Example(.zipped)
  • Oscilloscope Controls Primer

• Basic Oscilloscope You Tube Tutorials
• YouTube Oscilloscope Basics Tutorial
  • Vertical/Horizontal Position Control
  • Voltage Scale/Volts per Division
  • Time base/Time Scale
• YouTube Triggering Tutorial (be sure to warch this video)

• Lab 4 Heterodyne Labview Code Example

• DAQLAB Lab4 Aliasing Labview Code Example (zipped)

• User's Manuals
• AMPROBE, AM-500-Series HVAC Digital Multimeter (DMM)
• Fluke 73 Digital Multimeter (DMM)
• Fluke 8010A Digital Volt Meter (DVM)
• HP 34401A Digital Volt Meter (DVM)
• NI BNC 2120 Terminal Block

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