Course Outline

EE 217

Spring 2007

Electronic Devices

Text-Book:
"Electronic Instruments and Measurements" by Larry D. Jones & A. Foster Chin,
2nd Edition. Prentice Hall, 1991

References:

Electronic Test Instruments: Analog and Digital Measurements 2nd Edition, by Robert A. Witte,
Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition, 2002
Electronic Instrument Handbook, by Clyde F. Coombs, Prentice Hall; 1 edition, 1996
Electronic Instruments and Measurement Techniques by F. F. Mazda, Cambridge University
Press 1987

Pre-Request:
Circuit Analysis, Linear Algebra and Basic Electronics.
Week

Topics

Chapter

d Arson Val meter moment, The Ayrton Shunt and voltmeter, Ammeter insertion
2.3-2.6, 2.8
effect.

The Ohmmeter, Multiple range Ohmmeters, The multi meter, Calibration of

DC instruments.

Introduction to current meters, d Arson Val meter moment used with half and
3.2, 3.3, 3.4,
full wave rectifier,

Electrodynamometer, Thermocouple Meter, Peak to peak reading AC

voltmeters.

3.5, 3.7, 3.9

Direct current bridges, Wheatstone Bridge and its sensitivity

5.2, 5.3, 5.4

Electronic measuring Instruments, Differential amplifier, DC voltmeter with

direct coupled amplifier, A sensitive voltmeter

7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 7.7,

RMS Voltmeters, AC voltmeter using half bridge, The Electronic Ohmmeter

7.8, 7.9, 7.10

Introduction to cathode ray tube

8.2, 8.3

Oscilloscope control, the basic oscilloscope Sweep generator

8.5, 8.6, 8.11

10

Attenuators and high impedance probes

8.17, 8.18

11

Transducers, resistive position transducer

11.2, 11.3, 11.6,

12

Strain gauge, Displacement transducer, capacitive transducer, Inductive

transducer

11.7, 11.8, 11.9,11.10

13

Resistive temperature detectors, Thermo coupler, Semiconductor photodiode, 11.14, 11.15, 11.19,
the photo resistor
11.20

14

Comparison between analog and digital meters, Analog to digital converters

15

Final Exam

2.9 2.12

13.4, 13.5