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EXPERIMENT 1

TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO MEASURING EQUIPMENT OBJECTIVES: i. ii. To review the correct ways of calibrate and read measurement value of multimeter. Learn how to calibrate the oscilloscope before further measurements taken and read measurement value of oscilloscope.

EQUIPMENT: i. ii. Analog multimeter Oscilloscope Sinometer YB54060

WORKING PROCEDURE: a. Reading range of multimeter. 1. Observe the scale of multimeter in figure 1, state the use of scale (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and fill in table 1.

Figure 1 SCALE (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Table 1 FUNCTION

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2. By according to figure 2, determine the value of the reading with your calculation and fill in table 2.

Figure 2 Range Scale Using Value

DCV 0.3

DCV 12

DCV 600

ACV 250

ACV 12

X 10

Table 2

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3. By according to figure 3, determine the value of the reading with your calculation and fill in table 3.

Figure 3 Range Scale Using Value

DCV 0.3

DCV 12

DCV 600

ACV 250

X1

X 10

Table 3

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b. Calibrate multimeter 1. Observe the indicating needle of multimeter and make sure it is at zero position. 2. If the indicating needle is not at zero position, adjust the zero position adjuster as shown in figure 4 clockwise or anticlockwise using test-pen. *This should be done before taking measurement. 3. Turn the range selector knob to X 10 range. 4. Short circuit the red and black test leads together, and then observes the reading of multimeter and take note in table 4. 5. Turn the 0 adjuster knob until zero reading on scale. 6. Repeat step 3 to step 5 by turning range selector knob to X 1 range. 7. Repeat step 3 to step 5 by turning range selector knob to X 10K range. *This should be done every time before taking measurement involving resistance.

Figure 4 Range X 10 X1 X 10K Short circuit reading

Table 4

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c. Calibrating oscilloscope 1. Refer to oscilloscope in Figure 5, calibrate it before any measurement is taken. 2. Press the power button (1) to switch ON the oscilloscope and one or two line (green color) should be appeared on the screen. 3. Connect probe to CH1input X (3). 4. Press the button (4) and observe the green line. Then, adjust the green line until it reached the middle of the screen by turning the position adjuster (5) clockwise / anticlockwise. 5. Then, touch the probe to 0.5V p-p pin (2) and observe the changes of the output on the screen. The green line should show the square waveform is shown in Figure 6.

Figure 5

Figure 6

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6. If the waveform not appears, turn the volt/div (6) or time/div (7) clockwise / anticlockwise until output show the square waveform. 7. Then, touch the probe to 0.5V p-p pin (2) and observe the changes of the output on the screen. The green line should show the square waveform is shown in Figure 6. 8. Then observes the reading of oscilloscope and take note in table 5.

Volt/div setting

Time/div setting

Voltage reading

Table 5