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Electric Circuits and Machines

Course: ELG2336

Experiment 2:
Oscilloscope and Function
Generator
T.A: Mina Rafi Nazari
Due: Monday, February 23th, 2015

Group Members:
Nikaya Snell (7291673)
Herman Liao (7405541)
Noujoud Alharbi (7022517)

Abstract
This laboratory practice demonstrates the oscilloscope operation in an analogic RC circuit
likewise in the NI Multisim software. The values measured in the capacitor will be voltage and
current analyzed in different waveforms. The component responsible for producing the
waveforms is the function generator provided by the Multisim software.

Introduction
The oscilloscope is a measuring instrument to display an electrical signal. Since many physical
quantities is measured by an electric signal, the oscilloscope is a very sensitive instrument
voltage, allows obtaining the instantaneous values of fast electrical signals, measuring voltages
and electric currents and even phase and frequency differences oscillations.
To rehearse the operation of the oscilloscope in electrical circuits it was used the NI Multisim
circuit simulation along with analogical circuits. NI Multisim software is a digital tool for design
and simulation of electronic circuits, interactive simulation, integrated boards and testing project.
The experiment consists of using the function generator in Multisim to launch different
waveforms into a RC circuit. The RC circuit is a simple model with a voltage source, resistance
and capacitor. On the other hand, the oscilloscope will measure the voltage and current values
through the capacitor. Likewise, the analogic circuit will be used to compare the results in each
analysis.

Equipment
Voltage source
Multimeter
Oscilloscope
Function generator
Resistance box
capacitor
Different resistors

Results
Resistor = 1.2 k
Frequency
(Hz)
1
2
5
10

Capacitor = 1.5 F
Amplitude (s)

Input (V)

Output (V)

1
0.5
0.2
0.1

5.2
2.8
1.4
0.7

5.2
2.8
1.2
0.6

Table 1. Voltage, frequency and amplitude in the capacitor

Image 1. Voltage oscillating with 1 Hz

Between in and
out (V)
1.6
0.8
0.6
0.1

Image 2. Voltage oscillating with 2 Hz

Image 3. Voltage oscillating with 5 Hz

Image 4. Voltage oscillating with 10 Hz

Discussion
Overall, it was realized the analysis of a RC circuit in an analogical circuit and an identical
circuit was simulated in NI Multisim software. The values of voltage measured are
approximately the same between the simulation and breadboard circuit.
In the analogic circuit that some imprecisions might occur when the frequency is increased,
thereafter the input and the output dont present the same value. Although for lower frequencies
as 1 Hz and 2 Hz the input and output voltages matched.
In addition, the function generator function component in Multisim provides complete features
to produces different waveforms such as sin, triangular and rectangular. The frequency of the
circuit can be performed to test how the capacitor behaves in the variation of frequency in the
circuit.

Conclusion
The experiment shows that the simulation performed in NI Multisim software match with the values
measured in the breadboard circuit. Likewise, the function generator produces waveforms as the analogic
voltage sources. During the frequency permutation it was observed that as more the frequency increases
lower the voltage decreases, setting consequently an inverse proportion.

Appendix A: Measures of Table 1

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