ALTERNATING CURRENT

MEASURING PERIOD
AND
FREQUENY USING CRO
CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPE
CRO WITH FUNCTION GENERATOR

01.
INTRODUCTION
FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT
For this part of the experiment, you need a general purpose
function generator.

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPE

SINUSIODAL WAVE
*To begin the experiment, connect the OUTPUT terminal of
the function generator to the Y-input of the CRO.

*Time base signal is connected to x – plates(internally

connected).

*We get a sinusoidal wave on the screen, after the

adjustment of (Y-plates) and (X-plates).

*The (l) between two successive peaks is noted. When

this horizontal length (l) is multiplied by the time
base(m)(i.e. sec/div), we get the time-period(T).

*The reciprocal of the time-period(1/T) gives the

frequency(f). This can be verified with the frequency,
measured by the multi-meter.
Example – 1️⃣

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PERIOD CALCULATION:
3.0 x (0.50x10^-3) =
1.5x10^-3 seconds
 Example – 2️⃣
*Frequency is measured by finding the 'wavelength' of the
waveform along the time-line.

*In other words to find the period (T) of the wave (the time
interval for one complete oscillation.

*T = (horizontal dist. on screen in cm) x (time-base setting).

*Once T has been measured, the frequency f can then be found.

The period T is inversely proportional to frequency f :period
related to frequency
Example – 2️⃣
• Example: In the example above, measuring from the first crest
to the second horizontally, the distance is 3.3 cm.]
• T = (horizontal dist. on screen in cm) x (time-base setting)

• If the time-base is 2ms/cm (2 x 10-3 sec./cm), then the period

(T) is:
•  T = 3.2 x 2 x 10-3 = 6.4 x 10-3 secs.
•  Hence the frequency (f) is:

f = (6.4 x 10-3)-1 = 156.25 Hz