Calibrating An Oscilloscope and Generating Waveforms Using The Function Generator
Calibrating An Oscilloscope and Generating Waveforms Using The Function Generator
Introduction
The oscilloscope and the function generator are one of the most versatile and useful equipments that
can be found in the engineering field. The oscilloscope is an electrical instrument that displays varying
voltages of one or more signals as a function of time. It also aids in the display of waveforms and can
measure amplitude of signals. The function generator produces various types of waveform of various
forms over a range of frequencies. It has the ability to produce the sine square and triangular
waveforms. Both tools are general purpose tools used widely in every engineering field and beyond.
They are used in the development and testing of communication devices. They are also used to
troubleshoot signals in electronic circuits and also used to verify the proper operation of the ECG by
simulating electric signals of the heart.In this study, a two part experiment is done- one focused on the
calibration of the oscilloscope and the other on how to manipulate the function generator to display the
various waveforms