Physics Laboratory Report: Course Physics 122

The Oscilloscope and AC

Measurements
Group 4

Dorantes, Raul
Moreno, Ivan
Valenzona, Patrick

Labs:
Tuesday March 3, 2015
Tuesday March 17, 2015
Tuesday March 24, 2015

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The Oscilloscope and AC Measurements

Purpose

Learn the similarities between the oscilloscope and the equipment used in the previous lab.
Demonstrate the use of the oscilloscope to make DC and AC measurements. Learn Alternate
Current, and visualize what AC current with an LED. Learn how to use the function
generation, and Light Emitting Diode, LED, and works in a DC and AC circuits.

Equipment

 Power sources: Power supply (DC)

 Function Generator (AC source)
 DMM
 Oscilloscope
 Cables and Connectors
 Resistors
 2 LEDs
 Protoboard

Procedure

See Lab Manual, The Oscilloscope and AC Measurements Lab

Data
Table 1. DC Measurements: oscilloscope reading against PS voltage
Channel #
Vps 1 2
Scale ( ) Vscope ( ) Scale ( ) Vscope ( )
0 2 0 1 0
1 2 0.5 1 1
2 2 1 1 2
3 2 1.5 1 3
4 2 2 1 4
5 2 2.5 5 1
6 2 3 5 1.2
7 2 3.5 5 1.4
8 5 1.6 5 1.6
9 5 1.8 5 1.8
10 5 2 5 2

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Table 2. DC Measurements: LED(s) in series with Resistor

R = 480 Ω R = 469 Ω
LED on or off?
LEDs in Series LEDs in Parallel
Orientation Orientation
VPS ( ) IDMM ( )
Same Opposite Same Opposite
One LED
LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2

-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 off off off off off off off off off
1 off off off off off off off off off
2 off off off off off on on on off
3 on off off off off on on on off
4 on off off off off on on on off
5 on on on on on on on on off
6 on on on on on on on on off
7 on on on on on on on on off
8 on on on on on on on on off
9
10

Table 3a. AC Measurements with the DMM and the scope using the FG as a source set at frequencies below 5 Hz. FG set for
Triangle Wave output
R = 501
DMM Scope
ƒFG ( Ω
) Vmax ( Vmin ( ƒ( Vert Scale V' Max Vert Scale V' Min Hor Scale T ƒ (1/T
) ) ) (V) (V) (v) (V) (Time/DIV ) (s) )
0.5 1 1.6 0.1 1.2 0.2 1 1.0
0.8
1 1 2.2 0.1 2.2 0.2 1.2
4
1.0
1.5 1 3 0.1 2.2 0.2 1.0
4
2 2 2.2 0.5 1 0.5 1.9 0.5
2.5 2 3.2 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.9
3 2 3.4 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.0
0.2
3.5 2 3.6 0.5 1.4 0.1 4.5
2
4 5 1.8 0.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 5.0
0.2
4.5 5 1.8 0.5 1.6 0.1 4.5
2
0.1
5 5 2 0.5 1.8 0.1 8.3
2

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Table 3b. AC Measurements with the DMM and the cope using the FG as a voltage source set at single frequency below 5 Hz. FG
set for sinusoidal, square, and triangular wave output
DMM Scope
Signal Vmax ( Vmin ( ƒ( Vert Scale V' Max Vert Scale V' Min Hor Scale T (ms ƒ (1/T
) ) ) (V) (V) (V) (V) (Time/DIV) ) )
Sine 5 2.2 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.1 0.48
Square 5 2.2 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.1 0.48
Triangl
5 2.2 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.1 0.48
e

Table 4. AC Measurements: LED(s) in series with Resistor. The FG is set at maximum output. Resistance R=501 Ω
LED on or off?
LEDs in Series LEDs in Parallel
Orientation Orientation
Wave Function VDMM ( )
Same Opposite Same Opposite
One LED
LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2 LED 1 LED 2

Sine on on off off on on on off

Square on on off off on on on off
Triangle on on off off on on on off

Results/Analysis

Table 1. DC Measurements: oscilloscope reading against PS voltage

Calibration Curve of the Power Supply

4
3.5 y = 0.2x + 0.7636
R² = 0.4157
3
2.5
VPS 2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Vscope ( )

Table 2. DC Measurements: LED(s) in series with Resistor

When the LED is either on or off, it is dependent on the LEDs polarity when the power supply is supplying a
positive voltage, as well as variant on the amount of voltage given by the power supply.

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Table 3a. AC Measurements with the DMM and the scope using the FG as a source set at frequencies
below 5 Hz. FG set for Triangle Wave output

Vmax vs. fFG

4
3.5
y = -0.0097x + 2.5067
3
R² = 0.0004
2.5
Function
2
Generator
1.5
1
0.5
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
V'max

2. fDMM in the y-axis and fFG in the x-axis.

3. V’max in the y-axis and Vmax in the x-axis. Do you see any relationship between these two
different voltages?
4.

Table 3b. AC Measurements with the DMM and the cope using the FG as a voltage source set at single
frequency below 5 Hz. FG set for sinusoidal, square, and triangular wave output

Table 4. AC Measurements: LED(s) in series with Resistor. The FG is set at maximum output.
Resistance R=501 Ω

For the above AC circuits, the DMM replaced by the obtained a voltage of 5 V with a Resistor of 501 Ω. This
voltage compares with the measurement made by the DMM pretty closely.