EE 431   Title: ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNIQUES   Credits: 3   Catalog Description: Units and principles of measurement. Error of measurement. Probability of error. Electronic measurements and electronic measuring instruments: Instrument amplifiers, signal sources, oscilloscopes, digital frequency meters, digital voltmeters. High frequency and microwave measurement techniques.   Coordinator: Yasemin P. Kahya, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering   Goals: This course aims to expose the students to the general electronic measurement principles and instrumentation techniques.   Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, students will be able to: Explain basic concepts and definitions in measurement. Explain the operation and design of electronic instruments for parameter measurement Explain the operation of oscilloscopes and the basic circuit blocks in the design of an oscilloscope. Explain the circuitry and design of various function generators. Explain the techniques used in signal analysis in time domain and frequency domain. Explain the operation and design of counters. Compare different ADC and DAC techniques and explain various circuits for conversion. Explain the transmission line effects pertaining to linear and non-linear loads in the context of bounce diagrams. Textbook: A.D. Helfrick and W.D. Cooper, Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, Prentice-Hall, 1990   Reference Text: D. Buchla and W. McLachen, Applied Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement, Maxwell Macmillan Int. Publishing Group, 1992   Prerequisites by Topic: Basic Electronics Frequency-domain analysis techniques Multi-stage amplifiers and their frequency response Topics: Basic Concepts in Measurement (1 week) Electronic Instruments for Parameter Measurement: AC/DC voltmeters, multimeters, digital voltmeter, component measurement, Q-meter, vector impedance meter (2 weeks) Oscilloscopes: CRT’s, deflection systems, probes (2 weeks) Function Generators: sine-wave generators, frequency synthesis, pulse generators (2 weeks) Signal Analysis: Wave analysis, harmonic distortion analyzer, spectrum analyzer (2 weeks) Counters (1 week) A/D and D/A Conversion (2 weeks) Measurement of Transmission Line Effects, Bounce diagrams, linear and non-linear loads. (1 week) Course Structure: The class meets for three lectures a week, each consisting of  50-minute sessions. 3-4 sets of homework problems are assigned per semester.  There are two in-class mid-term exams and a final exam.   Grading: Two Midterms: (25% each) Final: (40 %) Homework Assignments and Attendance Quizzes: (10 %) Outcome Coverage: Apply math, science and engineering knowledge. This course is about general electronic measurement principles and techniques.  Different tools from mathematics (differential equations, complex variables) in frequency domain analysis as well as from sciences (physics) in measurement circuits and engineering (electronics) in circuit analysis and design are heavily drawn upon during lectures, homework sets and exams. Acquire an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. This course is about different measurement devices and techniques which involve modern laboratory instruments which are demonstrated to the class in special lab demo hours. Prepared By: Yasemin P. Kahya   Last Revised: Oct 15, 2003