COURSE OUTLINE
EET
208: Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
Credits and Contact Hrs.
(Lecture/Laboratory): 3 credits. 1 contact hour per week.
Course Description: Study
of the design, operation and application of the cathode ray oscilloscope.
Prerequisites:
EET120
Basic AC circuit concepts.
Some practical usage of the
oscilloscope in a laboratory setting
Algebra and knowledge of
derivatives and integrals
Co-requisites: None.
Textbook: Cooper,
Electronic Instruments and Measurements. 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1985.
References: None.
Course Coordinator: Douglas
A. Hanneman, Professor.
Goals/Objectives:
To study and understand the
operation of the CRT and its use as an oscilloscope.
To study the operation of the
basic CRO and its timing diagram.
To analyze basic
techniques.
Course topics and
lecture hours devoted to each topic:
Main parts of the CRT and its
basic operation. (.5 hr.)
Development of the beam through
the emission of electrons. (.5 hr.)
Electron optics. Equip
potential fields. (.5 hr.)
Electron ballistics and
trade-offs in design of CRT. (.5 hr.)
Block diagram of CRO and timing
diagram (.5 hr.)
Probes and compensation
networks (1 hr.)
Band width and rise times.
Sources of errors.(1 hr.)
Delayed time base measurements.
Sampling techniques that lead to Digital CRO's. (2 hrs.)
Test (1 hr.)
Hewlett Packard PCI (Personal
Computer Instruments) (1 hr.)
Hewlett Packard 54200
Digitizing Oscilloscope (1 hr.)
Hewlett Packard 853A/8558B
Spectrum Analyzer (1 hr.)
Fluke Model 97 Scopemeter (1
hr.)
Tektronix tds 340 Two channel
Digital Real-Time CRO, 100MHz (1 hr.)
Computer usage: Spice
analysis of probes and compensation networks.
Laboratory projects: Assignments
involving the instruments in 10, 11, 13, and 14.
Oral and written
communication requirements: None
Calculus usage: None
Library usage: None |
