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EXPERIMENT NO: 1 Oscilloscope: Objective

This lab manual discusses how to calibrate an oscilloscope. It provides 11 steps to calibrate the oscilloscope including setting the VOLTS/DIV, TIME/DIV, and Trigger controls and connecting a probe to the calibration terminal. Students are assigned to connect various waveforms to the oscilloscope plates in lab and analyze and document the results.

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EXPERIMENT NO: 1 Oscilloscope: Objective

This lab manual discusses how to calibrate an oscilloscope. It provides 11 steps to calibrate the oscilloscope including setting the VOLTS/DIV, TIME/DIV, and Trigger controls and connecting a probe to the calibration terminal. Students are assigned to connect various waveforms to the oscilloscope plates in lab and analyze and document the results.

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Lab Manual Electrical and Electronics Workshop

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EXPERIMENT NO: 1 Oscilloscope


Objective:

 Introduction to oscilloscope
 How to calliberate an oscilloscope.
 Lab Asssignment

Introduction:

It is a laboratory instrument commonly used to display and analyze electrical


signals. The device draws agraph of the instantaneous signal voltage as a
function of time.
Assignment No 1: Submit a report on oscilloscope covering its major
components, working and function.

Calliberation:
1. Examine all the controls on your scope and set them to normal positions.
For most scopes, all rotating dials should be centered, all pushbuttons should be
out, and all slide switches and paddle switches should be up.
2. Turn your oscilloscope on.
It it’s the old-fashioned CRT kind, give it a minute or two to warm up.
3. Set the VOLTS/DIV control to 1.
This sets the scope to display one volt per vertical division. Depending on the
signal you’re displaying, you may need to increase or decrease this setting, but one
volt is a good starting point.
4. Set the TIME/DIV control to 1 ms.
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This control determines the time interval represented by each horizontal division
on the display. Try turning this dial to its slowest setting. Then, turn the dial one
notch at a time and watch the dot speed up until it becomes a solid line.
5. Set the Trigger switch to Auto.
The Auto position enables the oscilloscope to stabilize the trace on a common
trigger point in the waveform. If the trigger mode isn’t set to Auto, the waveform
may drift across the screen, making it difficult to watch.
6. Connect a probe to the input connector.
If your scope has more than one input connector, connect the probe to the one
labeled A.
Oscilloscope probes include a probe point, which you connect to the input signal
and a separate ground lead. The ground lead usually has an alligator clip. When
testing a circuit, this clip can be connected to any common ground point within the
circuit. In some probes, the ground lead is detachable, so you can remove it when it
isn’t needed.
7. Touch the end of the probe to the scope’s calibration terminal.
This terminal provides a sample square wave that you can use to calibrate the
scope’s display. Some scopes have two calibration terminals, labeled 0.2 V and 2
V. If your scope has two terminals, touch the probe to the 2 V terminal.
For calibrating, it’s best to use an alligator clip test probe. If your test probe has a
pointy tip instead of an alligator clip, you can usually push the tip through the little
hole in the end of the calibration terminal to hold the probe in place.
It isn’t necessary to connect the ground lead of your test probe for calibration.
8. If necessary, adjust the TIME/DIV and VOLTS/DIV controls until the
square wave fits nicely within the display.
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9. If necessary, adjust the Y-POS control to center the trace vertically.


10. If necessary, adjust the X-POS control to center the trace horizontally.
11. If necessary, adjust the Intensity and Focus settings to get a clear trace.
Assignment No 2:
• Connect in lab- show spectrum and analyze on paper
• 1. Sine wave 50 Hz on X plates, Sine wave 50 Hz on Y plates
• 2. Sine wave 50 Hz on X plates, square wave 50 Hz on Y plates
• 3. Sine wave 50 Hz on X plates, Sine wave 100 Hz on Y plates
• 4. Sine wave 100 Hz on X plates, Sine wave 50 Hz on Y plates
• 5. Square wave 50 Hz on X plates, Sine wave 50 Hz on Y plates
• 6. Sine wave 100 Hz on X plates, Sine wave 400 Hz on Y plates

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