Department of Instrumentation and Control

Teaching Scheme

Examination Scheme

Lectures : 4 hrs/week

Mid-Sem – 30, Assignments, Quiz -20

End-Sem Exam- 50.

Unit 1 

(08)

Digital Instruments                                                                                                   

Digital frequency meter, Universal counter and their applications like event, ratio, totalizing and timers etc. significance of ½ and ¾ digit, Automation in digital instruments

Unit 2 

(07)

Signal Sources

Sine wave generator,  sine wave synthesis, audio and function generator, RF signal generator, arbitrary waveform generator and its applications in instrumentation.

Unit 3 

(07)

Signal Analyzers                                                                                                        

Introduction to total harmonic distortion, wave analyzer and its applications, FFT analyzer and Network analyzer and their applications

Unit 4 

(08)

Virtual instrumentation:

Applications of virtual instrumentation, typical case study, environment, front panel, block diagram, data flow

Unit 5 

(08)

Measuring Instruments and Test Equipments

RMS definition, RMS measurement, RMS value of sine and pulse, True RMS ,True RMS meter, DMM, Standard AC and DC sources

Unit 6 

(04)

Data Transmission Techniques                                                                     

Introduction to data transmission techniques, Pulse modulation, digital modulation techniques like Amplitude shift Keying, Phase shift Keying, telemetry and its applications in Instrumentation.

Text books:

·         Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation – David Bell, Prentice Hall, 2^nd edition.

·         Digital Instrumentation, - A.J. Bowens, McGraw-Hill, 1986.

·         Instrumentation Devices and Systems -C.S. Rangan, G.R. Sarma, V.S.V. Mani, Tata McGraw Hill, 9^th edition

Reference books:

·         Elements of Electronic Instrumentation and Control, J.J.Carr, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition

·         Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, W.Cooper, A.Helfric, PHI, 3rd edition

·         Handbook of Electronic Instrumentation, Coombs,