Oscilloscope Exercise
This exercise presents the students with the opportunity to learn about the features and capabilities of this most fundamental of laboratory instruments. Students measure signals over a wide range of frequencies and magnitudes to gain a sense of the signal and parameter envelopes within which the oscilloscope is a useful measuring device. The importance of proper triggering is emphasized, and students observe how neglecting this part of the set-up process may completely prevent them from observing the signal of interest. This exercise will involve the use of both analog and digital instruments.
Experiment information
- Write-up.
- Wavetek model 29 basic operations, Wavetek, Ltd. Pages from the Wavetek 29 operators manual that describe basic operations.
- SRS model DS345 front panel operations, Stanford Research Systems, Inc. Pages from the DS345 operation manual.
- Tektronix model 2215A analog scope front panel descriptions. Pages from the 2215A analog scope operators instruction manual.
- Tektronix TDS320 reference sheets. Quick reference for this digital scope.
- Tektronix TDS340 & 360 reference sheet. Quick reference for these digital scopes.
- Tektronix TDS600B reference sheet. Quick reference for this advanced digital scope.
Longer documents
- The XYZ's of Oscilloscopes, Tektronix, Inc. This booklet gives a thorough overview of oscilloscope use and operation. (1.51MB)
- SRS Model DS345 Synthesized Function Generator. Operations manual for the DS345 digital function generator. (785kB)
- TDS310, TDS320 & TDS350 Two Channel Oscilloscopes Instruction Manual, Tektronix, Inc. (2.79MB)
- TDS340A, TDS360 & TDS380 Digital Real Time Oscilloscopes User Manual, Tektronix, Inc. (1.21MB)