LESSON PLAN SUBJECT: MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION SUBJECT CODE: EC2351 Class : III Yr / V Sem / ECE A Syllabus EC2351

AIM To introduce the concept of measurement and the related instrumentation requirement as a vital ingredient of electronics and communication engineering. OBJECTIVE To learn Basic measurement concepts Concepts of electronic measurements Importance of signal generators and signal analysers in measurements Relevance of digital instruments in measurements The need for data acquisition systems Measurement techniques in optical domains. MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION LTPC 3003

UNIT I BASIC MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS 9 Measurement systems Static and dynamic characteristics units and standards of measurements error :accuracy and precision, types, statistical analysis moving coil, moving iron meters multimeters Bridge measurements : Maxwell, Hay, Schering, Anderson and Wien bridge. UNIT II BASIC ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS 9 Electronic multimeters Cathode ray oscilloscopes block schematic applications special oscilloscopes : delayed time base oscilloscopes, analog and digital storage oscilloscope, sampling oscilloscope Q meters Vector meters RF voltage and power measurements True RMS meters. UNIT III SIGNAL GENERATORS AND ANALYZERS 9 Function generators pulse and square wave generators, RF signal generators Sweep generators Frequency synthesizer wave analyzer Harmonic distortion analyzer spectrum analyzer :- digital spectrum analyzer, Vector Network Analyzer Digital L,C,R measurements, Digital RLC meters. UNIT IV DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS 9 Comparison of analog and digital techniques digital voltmeter multimeters frequency counters measurement of frequency and time interval extension of frequency range Automation in digital instruments, Automatic polarity indication, automatic ranging, automatic zeroing, fully automatic digital instruments, Computer controlled test systems, Virtual instruments. UNIT V DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND FIBER OPTIC MEASUREMENTS 9 Elements of a digital data acquisition system interfacing of transducers multiplexing data loggers computer controlled instrumentation IEEE 488 bus fiber optic measurements for power and system loss optical time domain reflectometer. TOTAL= 45 PERIODS TEXT BOOKS: 1. Albert D.Helfrick and William D.Cooper Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, Pearson / Prentice Hall of India, 2007. 2. Ernest O. Doebelin, Measurement Systems- Application and Design, TMH, 2007.

REFERENCES: 1. Joseph J.Carr, Elements of Electronics Instrumentation and Measurement, Pearson Education, 2003. 2. Alan. S. Morris, Principles of Measurements and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2003. 3. David A. Bell, Electronic Instrumentation and measurements, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd, 2003. 4. B.C. Nakra and K.K. Choudhry, Instrumentation, Measurement and Analysis, 2nd Edition, TMH, 2004. 5. James W. Dally, William F. Riley, Kenneth G. McConnell, Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 2003. 6. S.Ramabhadran, Electronic Measurements and Instruments, Second edition, Khanna Publishers, Delhi, 2003. 7. H.S.Kalsi, Electronic Instrumentation, Tata McGraw-Hill Publications, New Delhi, 2003. 8. M.M.S.Anand, Electronic Instruments & Instrumentation Technology, Prentice-Hall of India. 9. A.J.Bouwens, Digital Instrumentation, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited. S.NO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. DATE TOPICS

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BASIC MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS Measurement systems I Static and dynamic characteristics I units and standards of measurements Error: accuracy and precision, types, statistical analysis moving coil meter moving iron meter multimeters Bridge measurements : Maxwell, Hay,Schering, Anderson bridge Wien bridge BASIC ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS

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Electronic multimeters Cathode ray oscilloscopes block schematicapplications special oscilloscopes - delayed time base oscilloscopes analog and digital storage oscilloscope, Sampling Oscilloscope Q meters Vector meters RF voltage and power measurements True RMS meters Tutorial Function generators pulse and square wave generators RF signal generators Sweep generators Frequency synthesizer wave analyzer Harmonic distortion analyzer spectrum analyzer: digital spectrum analyzer, Vector Network Analyzer Digital L,C,R measurements Digital RLC meters

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DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Comparison of analog and digital techniques, digital Voltmeter Multimeters Frequency counters, Extension of frequency range Measurement of frequency and time interval Automation in digital instruments, Automatic polarity automatic ranging indication, Automatic zeroing, fully automatic digital instruments Computer controlled test systems Computer controlled test systems Virtual instruments, Tutorial Elements of a digital data acquisition system interfacing of transducers, multiplexing data loggers computer controlled instrumentation computer controlled instrumentation IEEE 488 bus fiber optic measurements for power loss fiber optic measurements for system loss Optical time domain reflectometer IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV V V V V V V V V V R7 R7 R7,R4 R6 R6 T1,R1 T1 T1 TI 533 - 569 533 - 569 533-569,184 467 467 412,591 425 429 429 T1 R3 R3 T1,R1,R3 R9 R9 T1 T1 146 144 150,160 315, 439, 157 227 229,230 400 400

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