10IT35 EI VTU Syllabus

ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION (Common to EC/TC/IT/BM/ML)

Sub Code	:	10IT35	IA Marks	:	25
Hrs/ Week	:	04	Exam Hours	:	03
Total Hrs.	:	52	Exam Marks	:	100

PART – A

UNIT – 1:

Introduction

(a)Measurement Errors: Gross errors and systematic errors, Absolute and relative errors, Accuracy, Precision, Resolution and Significant figures.

(b)Voltmeters and Multimeters Introduction, Multirange voltmeter, Extending voltmeter ranges, Loading, AC voltmeter using Rectifiers – Half wave and full wave, Peak responding and True RMS voltmeters.

3 + 4 Hours

UNIT – 2:

Digital Instruments

Digital Voltmeters – Introduction, DVM’s based on V – T, V – F and Successive approximation principles, Resolution and sensitivity, General

specifications, Digital Multi-meters,	Digital frequency meters, Digital
measurement of time.	6 Hours

UNIT – 3: Oscilloscopes

Introduction, Basic principles, CRT features, Block diagram and working of each block, Typical CRT connections, Dual beam and dual trace CROs,

Electronic switch.	6 Hours
UNIT – 4:
Special Oscilloscopes
Delayed time-base oscilloscopes, Analog	storage, Sampling and Digital
storage oscilloscopes.	6 Hours
PART – B

UNIT – 5:

Signal Generators

Introduction, Fixed and variable AF oscillator, Standard signal generator, Laboratory type signal generator, AF sine and Square wave generator,

Function generator, Square and Pulse generator, Sweep frequency generator, Frequency synthesizer. 6 Hours

UNIT – 6:

Measurement of resistance, inductance and capacitance

Whetstone’s bridge, Kelvin Bridge; AC bridges, Capacitance Comparison Bridge, Maxwell’s bridge, Wein’s bridge, Wagner’s e arth connection

5 Hours

UNIT – 7: Transducers - I

Introduction, Electrical transducers, Selecting a transducer, Resistive transducer, Resistive position transducer, Strain gauges, Resistance thermometer, Thermistor, Inductive transducer, Differential output transducers and LVDT. 6 Hours

UNIT – 8:

Miscellaneous Topics

(a)Transducers - II –Piezoelectric transducer, Photoelectric transduce r, Photovoltaic transducer, Semiconductor photo devices, Temperaturetransducers-RTD, Thermocouple .

(b)Display devices: Digital display system, classification of display, Display devices, LEDs, LCD displays.

(c)Bolometer and RF power measurement using Bolometer

(d)Introduction to Signal conditioning.

(e) Introduction to LabView.		10 Hours
TEXT BOOKS:
1.	“Electronic Instrumentation”, H. S. Kalsi, TMH, 3rd 2010.
2.	“Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements”,	David A Bell, PHI
	/ Pearson Education, 2006.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1.“Principles of measurement systems”, John P. Beately, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, 2000

2.“Modern electronic instrumentation and measuring te chniques”,

Cooper D & A D Helfrick, PHI, 1998.

3.Electronics & electrical measurements, A K Sawhney, , Dhanpat Rai & sons, 9th edition.