Course Contents

Category of Course Title Course Credits-6C Theory Papers

Course Code L T P (ES)
Engineering Instrumentation IT3404 3 1 2 Max.Marks-100
Sciences & Measurement IT303 Min.Marks-35
ES- 4 Duration-3hrs.

Branch: Information Technoloyg-III Semester

Course: IT303 Instrumentation & Measurement

Unit I
Measurement and error, Accuracy and precision, sensitivity resolution, Types of
errors, Electronic Voltmeter, AC Voltmeter with rectifier and amplifier
combination Electronic multimeters, DC Ammeters, AC current indicating
instruments, AC probes, CR0s, Single trace and dual beam, CROS.
Unit II
Measurement of inductance, Capacitance and Q of the coil, Maxwells Bridge,
Wiens bridge, Scharing bridge, whether earling, Evector impedance meter
transducers classifications of Transducers, Strain Gauge, Displacement
Transducers, Linear variable differential transducers(LVDT), Photoelectric
transducers, Temperature measurements, Thermocouples, Photosensitive device,
Nuclear radiation detection instruments.
Unit III
Signal generator, Function generator, sweep frequency generator, Pulse and
square wave generator, Wave Analysers, Harmonic Distortion Analyser,
Spectrum Analyser, Heterodyne frequency, meter frequency counter,
measurement errors, automatics and computing counter.
Unit IV
Digital instruments: Advantages of digital instruments, Over analog
instruments, D-A,A-D conversion, Digital voltmeter, Ramp type DVM,
Integrating DVM, successive approximation DVM, Displays (LED, LCD and
seven segment etc.), (Instruments used in computer controlled instrumentation,
RS232C and IEEE 488, GPIB electrical interface, Interfacing transducers to
electronic control).
Unit V
Microwave instruments, Scattering parameters, Transmission and reflection
parameters, Network analyser, Measurements uncertainty measurement with
scalar and vector network, Analysers microwave power measurement - sources
and detectors, Fiber optic power measurement, Stabilized calibrated light sources
end to end measurement of fiber losses, Optical time domains reflectometry.

Suggested list of Experiments

 Study of strain Guage.
 Displacement measurement by LVDT.M
 Measurement of (1) Introduction (2) Cap (3) Self-induction using Q-meter.
 Temperature measurement using thermister.
  Temperature measurement using R.T.D.
Reference Books:
1. Modem Electronics Instrumentation, Auther Albert D. Cooper, PHI.
2. Microwave & Radars, Auther - A.K. Maini, Khanna Publisher.
3. Electronic Instrumentation – Kalasi - TMH