Transcription of The Oscilloscope and the Function Generator
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TheOscilloscope andtheFunctionGenerator:Someintroductory exercisesforstudents in theadvancedlabsIntroductionSomany of theexperiments in theadvancedlabsmake useof oscilloscopes andfunctiongeneratorsthatit is speci ablevoltageappliedover a speci abletime,such as a \sinewave" or \trianglewave" controlotherapparatusto,forexample,varya magnetic eld(superconductivity andNMRexperiments)senda radioactive sourceback andforth(M ossbauere ectexperiment),or actas a timingsignal, ,\clock"(phase-sensitive detectionexperiment).Oscilloscopes area type ofsignalanalyzer|theyshow theexperimentera pictureof thesignal,usuallyin theformof a learntheamplitude,frequency, andoverallshape of thesignalwhich may dependonthephysicsbeingexploredin themdateback to thebeginningsof electronicengineering,andtheirmoderndesc endants areoftendigitallybased,multifunctiondevi cescostingthousandsof exercisesis intendedto getyoustartedonsomeof thebasicsof operating'scopesandgenerators,butit takes a good dealof experienceto learnhow to operatethemwell andtakefulladvantageof ,whethertheoldanalogtype or thenewer digitaltype, have a fewcommonfeatures: A way to selecta waveformtype: sine,square,andtrianglearemostcommon,but somewillgive ramps,pulses,\noise",or allow youto programa particulararbitraryshape.
Autoset tell the scope to examine the inputs and choose a best guess at reasonable input gain and timebase settings. You should see a display similar to that shown in Fig. 2. If you don’t get this, ask for help now. Oscilloscope vertical, horizontal and trigger controls Now that you have a signal, explore the e ects of the various scope controls.
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