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 schematic–applications 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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