21REN322 Data Acquisition and Sensors 2h, June 2022

Module Code (21REN322 )

Formative Examination
2021/2022
Module Title: Data Acquisition and Sensors

Module Leader: Ahmed Samir Eldessouky Semester:

Two, June 2022
Equipment allowed
Calculators only

Instructions to Students

 The exam is in one sections.

 Answer all given questions section A and two question in section B.
 The exam paper is 2 pages long, not including this page
 The allocation of marks is shown in brackets next to each question.
 Write your answers in the answer booklet provided, not on the exam paper.
 Assume any missing information and state your assumptions clearly.

This examination is 2 hours long.

[Turn Over only when instructed to do so]

 Section A: Answer all given questions
QA1 15 marks Time 17 min
a- Design 6 bit DAC using Resistive Ladder Network. Find the output if the logic one voltage is +5V and the
input pattern is 110010

QA2 20 marks Time 26 min

a. What are the advantages of incremental encoder over absolute encoder?
b. To measure position using incremental encoder, how many channels are required?
c. Draw the circuit diagram that can resolve the rotation direction of incremental encoder and
draw its input signal wave form.

QA3 15 marks Time 17 min

a- Assume an event with minimum and maximum frequency of 50 Hz and 10 kHz respectively, a clock of
1MHz is used and 4 bit counter is available. Answer the following:
b- (a) How many cascaded counters can be used to measure the event period without counter overflow?
c- (b) What is the minimum and maximum error percentage in measuring the period for that event?
d- (c) What is the maximum clock frequency that can be used to increase the period measurement accuracy
using the same number of counters?
e- (d) What is the minimum and maximum error percentage in measuring the period for that event using the
calculated clock frequency in the (c)?

QA4 20 marks Time 26

min
1- Assume Low voltage side sensor used to measure AC current of maximum 5 A (rms) with
R shunt=0.01Ω . and the bus voltage is 110 V

a- Design (draw the circuit diagram and find resistance values) op-amp circuit to supply -12V to
+12V bipolar ADC.
b- Find the sensor error % at maximum load current.
21REN322 Data Acquisition and Sensors 2h, June 2022
Model Answer

Section B: Answer two question only

QB1 15 marks Time 17
min
a- What is the Nyquist frequency?
b- Assume a signal has frequency range from 1 kHz to 10 kHz What would be the minimum sampling
frequency to avoid aliasing?
c- Illustrate by figure in frequency domain, the case at which the sampling frequency is less than
the Nyquist frequency and the case at which the sampling frequency is higher than the Nyquist
frequency.

QB2 15 marks Time 17

min
Assume an Active Non-Inverting Low-Pass Filter as shown in figure where,
R1=1 k Ω hence R2=5 k Ω, R3=100 Ω hence C 1=10 μF
Draw the frequency response of the filter and in the figure identify the cutoff frequency and the gain in
dB.

QB3 15 marks Time 17

min
a. Draw the schematic diagram of 8 bit Digital Ramp ADC.
b. If the clock frequency is 100 MHz, what is the maximum conversion time for this type of ADC?
c. Assume that the ADC dynamic range is from 0 to 5V and the input signal amplitude is 3V, the clock
frequency is 100 MHz, what would be the conversion time?

QB4 15 marks Time 17 min

a- Draw the circuit diagram of Thermistors Wheatstone Bridge.

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