The point of this lab was to become acquainted with oscilloscopes and how to use them for determining the frequency and amplitude (voltage) of an oscillating current.
Part 1 - Displaying and Measuring a Sinusoid
The FG was set to have f = 5kHz and peak to peak amplitude to have 5V. We measured the period with the O-scope to be 200 microseconds. The the peak to peak amplitude measurement was off by a factor of 4.: 20 V. Same with the zero to peak amplitude: 10 V.we got the Vrms to be 7.07V.
Using the DMM on the leads: VDC = 0.06 V, VAC = 4.07 V
Part 2 - Including a DC offset
The difference between the DC and the AC coupled is a change along the y axis. (voltage)
Using the DMM again: VDC = 2.5 V, VAC = 3.28 V
Part 3 - Square Wave
Again with DMM:
VDC = 2.5 V
VAC = 5.17 V
Vrms = 3.66V
Part 4- Measuring two Mystery Sources
Channel 1:
DC V= 0 V
f = 100 Hz
Pk -to- pk Amp: 0.6 V
Channel 2:
DC V=0.5 V
f = 6.25 kHz which is about 6.06 kHz (the actual frequency)
pk -to-pk Amp: 0.3 V
Thus we learned how to use oscilloscopes to learn things about alternating/time dependent currents.
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