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Lab 10 (Oscilloscope)

The objective of the lab was to learn how to use an oscilloscope and function generator. Questions were answered to familiarize students with the oscilloscope's functionality, such as measuring the period of a 1kHz sine wave. The oscilloscope's main purpose is to display waveforms by plotting voltage over time. This is useful for measuring clock frequencies, duty cycles, propagation delays, and more.

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Lab 10 (Oscilloscope)

The objective of the lab was to learn how to use an oscilloscope and function generator. Questions were answered to familiarize students with the oscilloscope's functionality, such as measuring the period of a 1kHz sine wave. The oscilloscope's main purpose is to display waveforms by plotting voltage over time. This is useful for measuring clock frequencies, duty cycles, propagation delays, and more.

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Physics 4B Christopher Ducusin Nathan Cheung Scott Mink Intro to Oscilloscopes Objective:

Date: 11/12/13

Our objective for this lab was to learn the functionalities of an oscilloscope and a function generator. The reason why we are also learning about the function generator is because there are various measurements that are compatible wit the oscilloscope. For instance, we can use the sine function on the oscilloscope. The main purpose for an oscilloscope is to display waveforms.

Data and Analysis: The following are questions that were given in the lab in order for us to get familiarized with oscilloscope. Experiment one a) The period of 1khz sine wave is .001 T b) 0.1 volts/div c) In order to fill the screen, we set channel one to .1 volts/div

d) Y-Axis (.1V/div) X-axis (.1 ms/div) e) There are volts going through because the current is going towards the ground. For AC, it goes from positive to negative, and it has a height of positive 2 volts and negative 2 volts. DC does not have any negative voltage, so it will have a minimum of zero volts, and a maximum of 4 volts. f) It decreases the peak-to-peak distance g) Turning it to the right will increase the time/ divisions. h) Turning the var sweep will vary the x-distance Experiment two

a) 0.005 seconds b) .10 ms c) .5 voltage/divisions

d) Y-Axis (.5 V/div) X-axis (.10 ms/div) e) For some reason, it didnt change the picture at all when we switched it to dc offset.

f) Y-Axis (.5 V/div) X-axis (.10 ms/div) g) This function is extremely useful due to the ability to sync the start/stop of the function. When it is synced the waveform is frozen on the screen and not fluctuating. Experiment three

Conclusion: During this lab we learned that an oscilloscope's primary function is to provide a graph of a signal's voltage over time. This is useful for measuring such things as clock frequencies, duty cycles of pulse-width-modulated signals, propagation delay, or signal rise and fall times. It can also alert you to the presence of glitches in your logic or bouncing switches.

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