LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT: MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION SUBJECT CODE: EC2351

Class : III Yr / V Sem / ECE A Syllabus

EC2351 MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION L T P C 3 0 0 3

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.

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 DATE TOPICS UNIT REFERNCE PAGE NO BASIC MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS

1.

Measurement systems I R4 6 R7 2,10 2.

Static and dynamic characteristics I R4 32-54, 59-65

3.

units and standards of measurements I T1, R7

20-29, 32-45, 14-15

4.

Error: accuracy and precision, types, statistical analysis I T1 6-18 5.

moving coil meter I T1 51 6.

moving iron meter I R7 29-32 7.

multimeters I R7 97-101 8.

Bridge measurements : Maxwell, Hay,Schering, I T1 117,119,121 Anderson bridge R8 212 9.

Wien bridge I

TI 126 BASIC ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS

10.

Electronic multimeters II TI 140,146 11.

Cathode ray oscilloscopes block schematicapplications II T1

187

12.

special oscilloscopes - delayed time base oscilloscopes II T1 227-233 13.

analog and digital storage oscilloscope, Sampling Oscilloscope

II T1,R3

235-241, 233-234

15.

Q meters Vector meters II T1 165,174-180 16.

RF voltage and power measurements II T1 181-183 17.

True RMS meters II R7,R3 90-92,410 18.

Tutorial

SIGNAL GENERATORS AND ANALYZERS 19.

Function generators pulse and square wave generators III T1 268-277 20.

RF signal generators III T1 263 21.

Sweep generators III T1 264 22.

Frequency synthesizer III T1 257 23.

wave analyzer III T1 283 24.

Harmonic distortion analyzer III T1 286 25.

spectrum analyzer: digital spectrum analyzer, III T1,R3 291,398 26.

Vector Network Analyzer III R8 315 27.

Digital L,C,R measurements Digital RLC meters III R3 215, 218

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS 28.

Comparison of analog and digital techniques, digital Voltmeter

IV T1 146

29.

Multimeters IV R3 144 30.

Frequency counters, Extension of frequency range IV R3 150,160 31.

Measurement of frequency and time interval IV T1,R1,R3 315, 439, 157 32. 33.

Automation in digital instruments, Automatic polarity automatic ranging indication,

IV R9 227

Automatic zeroing, fully automatic digital instruments IV R9 229,230 34.

Computer controlled test systems IV T1 400 35.

Computer controlled test systems IV T1 400 36.

Virtual instruments, Tutorial IV DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND FIBER OPTIC MEASUREMENTS 37

Elements of a digital data acquisition system V R7 533 - 569 38

interfacing of transducers, multiplexing V R7 533 - 569 39

data loggers V R7,R4 533-569,184 40

computer controlled instrumentation V R6 467 41

computer controlled instrumentation V R6 467 42

IEEE 488 bus V T1,R1 412,591 43

fiber optic measurements for power loss V T1 425 44

fiber optic measurements for system loss V T1 429 45

Optical time domain reflectometer V TI 429

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