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During this lab, you will be using a very simple reactive voltage divider. Calculate the
current Io and voltages Va and Vb as shown in Figure 3 for V1 = 2.5 cos(2rr X 1k x t) V.
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Part II (Pre-Lab) - Simulation
---._____-- - To verify your calculations, simulate the circuit shown in Figure 3 in LTSpice.
1. To model the time varying signal, right click on the standard voltage source and ·
SINE Function then set 1
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a. DC Offset = 0V
b. Amplitude = 2.5V
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c. Frequency= lk.Hz (i.e. 2k 1t radians)
3. Run the simulation and plot the Voltages at Node A and Band the Current thru the lk
resistor all on the same plot.
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Notice the difference between the curves in the 1st cycle and those in the 5th cycle. This
is because the capacitor is discharged at the start of the simulation and it takes .9 ms for
things to reach a steady state (more on this later). To eliminate this, edit the transient
simulation command to start recording data at 1.25ms.
- -- ----- - Add annotations identifying the amplitude and the time of the first upward going zero
crossing after the signals have reached a steady state (> 1.25 ms). Place a copy of this
figure in your lab book. -
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max, min, ...) on the two different waveforms.
How does the phase delay and amplitude of the simulated voltages and current compare
to the calculated from Part 1?
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Part ID (Pre-Lab) - Oscilloscope Operations
While DMM's can measure time varying signals, it can be difficult to record the changes as th
happen. The Oscilloscope (O-scope) operates like a volt meter with a memory as it provides aey
voltage graph as a function of time, see Figure 4 and 5. To control the display, the O-scope
provides three types of adjustments
• Vertical Adjustments: The vertical (Voltage) axis is controlled via the vertical
Position knob and the vertical Scale knob. The arrow on the left of the graph in
Figure 5 represents 0V. The volts-per-vertical-divis ion setting is shown in the
lower-left of the display window.
• Horizontal Adjustments: The horizontal (Time) axis is controlled via the
horizontal Position knob and the horizontal Scale knob. The arrow on the top of -
the graph in Figure 5 can be interpreted as t = Os, but keep in mind that this is a
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relative measurement. The seconds-per-horizontal -division setting is shown in
the lower-middle of the display window.
• Triggering Adjustments: As mentioned above, the time (x) axis is relative to some
starting condition, usually called the triggering condition. In its simplest form,
the voltage must reach a triggering level before a sweep will be displayed. This
point is controlled via the trigger Level knob and is shown as an arrow on the
------ right side of the display and text information in the lower right of Figure 6. The
sweep can also be set to trigger on either a rising or falling transition of Channel -
1, Channel 2, an Exterior Input, or the AC power line via options in the Trigger
Menu.
In addition, Digital Oscilloscopes have the capability of storing the waveform for some
post processing. While most of these concepts are beyond the scope of this course, the o- _
scopes in the lab have been configured to interface with OpenChoice Desktop software
,._,r___ on the Lab computers. With the oscilloscope on, power on the desktop and open
OpenChoice Desktop on the lab computer (not the blade server). Inside OpenChoice
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-- __.... Desktop, Select Instrument and set it to the USB interface. Then once the image of the
oscilloscope is correct, click Get Screen to capture the image. Captions can then be
------- - added via the Modify Note button before the bitmap image is saved or copied to the
clipboard. If the o-scope is not selectable in OpenChoice (the computer is not
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recognizing the USB connection), leave the o-scope on and cycle the computer. Then
provide enough time for the desktop to identify the "new" usb device, before opening
OpenChoice.
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Figure 8: Typical location of the 5V square wave test point and Autoset button. Someo-
scopes may place the test port on near the bottom right front side.
3. (IN LAB) Test the screen capturing feature of the O-scope by,
a. Opening "OpenChoice Desktop" on the lab computer (not the blade server).
b. Inside OpenChoice Desktop, Select Instrument and set it to the USB interface.
c. Click Get Screen to capture the image when the oscilloscope image is correct.
--·- ----- NOTE: If the o-scope does not appear in OpenChoice, reboot the computer and wait
for it to identify the USB device before starting OpenChoice.
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. Generator Operations
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1. Turn on the function generator and allow it to reach a constant operating temperature
(approximately 5 minutes or more for improved stability). In the future to avoid turning
off the function generator and loosing frequency source lock, most manufactures allow
you to enable/disable the output while leaving the device on.
Using a BNC (Bayonet Neill- Concelman) to Banana adaptor, see Figure 9, and Banana
to alligator adaptor to attach the oscilloscopes Channel 1 "hook" to the Signal plug (the
center wire in the BNC connector) and the Channel 1 "alligator clip" to the GND plug
(the shield/outside of the BNC connector.
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1. When you tum on the Function Generators output DO NOT PRESS "Autoset" on the 0- _,
scope. Instead, adjust the vertical and horizontal scale and position knobs until the entire
waveform is centered on the screen using the majority of the vertical scale, similar to
Figure 10. DO NOT use the "Wave Inspector" feature if equipped.
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sure that you have not "ground" out
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the 0-sc ope prob e by conn ectin g it to the func tion
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2. Using the vertical and horizontal scale values (V/div and sec/div), displayed on the
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bottom of the screen (see Figure 5), calculate the peak to peak voltage swing and the time
required for one complete period. Does this calculated value match the function
g~n~rators ~etting? Remember that period = I/frequency. ✓ I ✓ .. ~c dh,- r. Iv -
4. Digital Oscilloscopes (that sample the signal) like those in the lab also have the capability -
of adding cursers to the screen to aid in performing measurements, see Figure 11 .
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a. Press the "Cursor" button to turn on the cursors and cycle thru the different types
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b. Use the "Cursor Adjust Knob" (or the Multipurpose knobs if equipped) to position
• Period
• Frequency
• Peak-to-peak voltage
part VI - Function Generat?r Loading
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Figure 12: Schematic of a function generator with 50 n internal resistance
connected to a load resistor RL 7
2. Use the O-scope to measure the peak voltage dropping across the load resistor. Watch
where you connect the "grounds" as they are connected to each other inside the test
equipment. If you connect the O-scope incorrectly, you may short out the function
generator and see approximate OV instead of the 2.5 V sine wave. When connected
correctly, does the Function Generators display and the O-scope data match?
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Smee the lk.Q resistor is much greater than the 50 n source resistance, the 50 n source
resistance can be "absorbed" in the manufacturing errors of the 1 kn. In voltage divider
tenns, all of the source voltage will drop across the load resistor with approximately no
voltage dropping across the source resistance. L-
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In order for the function generator to display the proper signal on its scre_en, it must b~
told that it is driving a load>> its source resistance. This is done by settmg the function
generator's "Utility -> Output Menu" condition to "High Z".
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