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The document describes an electronic instrumentation course, outlining its objectives, units of study, outcomes, and references. The course covers topics like transducers, measurement errors, voltmeters, digital instruments, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems. It aims to enable students to apply electrical engineering principles to measuring systems and identify measurement errors.

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Electronic Instrumentation

The document describes an electronic instrumentation course, outlining its objectives, units of study, outcomes, and references. The course covers topics like transducers, measurement errors, voltmeters, digital instruments, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems. It aims to enable students to apply electrical engineering principles to measuring systems and identify measurement errors.

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Electronic Instrumentation

[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) & OBE Scheme]
SEMESTER – VI
Course Code: P22ECO6051 Credits: 03
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P): 3:0:0 CIE Marks: 50
Total Number of Teaching Hours: 40 SEE Marks: 50

Course Learning Objectives: This course will enable the students:

1. Discuss the concepts of signal conditioning and data acquisition system


2. Explain the different types of transducers and measurement errors
3. Differentiate between the DC and AC voltmeters
4. Analyze different types of digital voltmeter
5. Analyze the operation of ADC and different types of digital instruments.
6. Describe the operation of instrumentation amplifier and its applications.
UNIT – I 8 Hours
Qualities of Measurements: Introduction, Performance Characteristics, Static
Characteristics, Error in Measurement, Types of Static Error, Sources of Error, Dynamic
Characteristics. Voltmeters and Multimeters: Introduction, Basic Meter as a DC Voltmeter,
DC Voltmeter, Multirange Voltmeter , Extending Voltmeter Ranges, Loading , AC
Voltmeter Using Rectifiers, AC Voltmeter Using Half Wave Rectifier, AC Voltmeter Using
Full Wave Rectifier, Peak Responding Voltmeter, True RMS Voltmeter.

Text 1: 1.1 to 1.7, 4.1 to 4.6, 4.12 to 4.14, 4.17, 4.18


Self-Study List out the companies that manufacture standard voltmeters and ammeters,
Component: range of operation and their salient features.

UNIT – II 8 Hours
Digital Voltmeters: Introduction, RAMP Technique, Dual Slope Integrating Type DVM,
Integrating Type DVM, Most Commonly Used Principles of ADC, Successive
Approximations, Digital Instruments: Introduction, Digital Multimeters, Digital Frequency
Meter, Digital Measurement of Time , Universal Counter, Decade Counter, Electronic
Counter.
Text 1: 5.1 to 5.6, 5.11, 6.1 – 6.7
Self-Study 1. List few practical applications of digital Instruments.
Component: 2. Design a digital meter to measure light intensity(Block
diagram approach)
UNIT – III 8 Hours
Transducers: Introduction, Electrical Transducer, Selecting a Transducer, Resistive
Transducer, Resistive Position Transducer, Strain Gauges, Resistance Thermometer,
Thermistor, Inductive Transducer, Differential Output Transducers, Linear Variable
Differential Transducer, Piezo Electrical Transducer.

Text 1: 13.1 to 13.11 and 13.15.

Self-Study 1. List out few electronic and fiber optic sensors which work on
Component: the principal of Transducers.
2. Design a weighing machine using single strain gage (Block
diagram approach)
UNIT – IV 8 Hours
Signal Conditioning: Introduction, operational amplifier, basic instrumentation amplifier,
Applications of instrumentation amplifiers, chopped and modulated DC amplifier. Recorders:
Introduction, strip chart recorder, galvanometer type recorder, null type recorder, circular chart
recorder, X-Y recorder.

Text 1: 14.1 to 14.5, 12.1 to 12.6.

Self-Study Design an op-amp which amplifies every signal by a factor of 2.5 using any
Component: simulator tool ((Multisim, LTspiceetc)

UNIT – V 8 Hours
Data Acquisition System (DAS): Introduction, Objective of a DAS, Signal Conditioning of
the Inputs, Single Channel Data Acquisition System, Multi-Channel DAS, Computer Based
DAS, Digital to Analog and Analog to Digital Converters, Data Loggers, Sensors Based
Computer Data Systems.
Text 1: 17.1 to 17.9
Self-Study 1. Gather information about data acquisition systems and its uses
Component: in fiber optic receivers .
2. Simulate an ADC and DAC using any simulator (Multisim,
LTspiceetc.)
Course Outcomes: On completion of this course, students are able to:
Program
Bloom’s
Course Outcomes with Action verbs for the Outcome
COs Taxonomy
Course topics Addressed (PO #)
Level
with BTL
CO1 Apply the knowledge of basic electrical L2 PO1 (L2)
engineering in understanding basic principles
of data acquisition system, measuring
systems, transducers, instrumentation
amplifier and recorders

CO2 Apply appropriate measuring techniques in L2 PO1 (L2)


measuring electrical and mechanical
parameters

CO3 Identify and Determine various measuring L3 PO1 (L3)


errors and other measurable parameters in
measuring instruments

CO4 Analyze the working principle of various L2 PO2(L2)


electronic measuring instruments.

CO Design a system for the desired specification L2 PO2(L2)


5 in electronic instrumentation.

Text Book(s):

1. “Electronic Instrumentation”, H. S. Kalsi,3rdedition, McGraw Hill,


2010 ISBN: 9780-07-070206-6 ISBN: 0-07-070206-3
Reference Book(s):

1. “Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements”, David A. Bell, 3rd


edition, Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN:978-0-19-5669614-1
2. “Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measuring Techniques”, Cooper,
Helfrick, Prentice Hall of India.
Web and Video link(s):
1. https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/108/105/108105153/
Course Articulation Matrix (CAM)
CO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PS PS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O1 O2
#1 2 2
#2 3 3
#3 3 3
#4 3 3
#5 2 3 2

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