Applying voltage using the Analog Discovery's Voltage instrument to a diode to produce light.
Utilize the Analog Discovery's Voltmeter instrument to measure voltage in a circuit.
Using the Analog Discovery's arbitrary waveform generator to apply a time-varying signal to an LED to make it flash on and off. This project builds off of the previous Analog Discovery material.
Use the arbitrary waveform generator on the Analog Discovery to apply sinusoidal and swept sinusoidal voltages to a speaker.
Use the arbitrary waveform generator on the Analog Discovery to create frequency modulated signals and apply them to a speaker. This project builds off of the previous Analog Discovery material.
Use the Analog Discovery to play back .wav files through the speaker included in the analog parts kit. This project builds off of material presented in previous Analog Discovery projects.
Use the Analog Discovery's ability to import "custom" waveforms from a file.
Use the Analog Discovery's ability to create "custom" waveforms according to a mathematical function.
Introduces the Analog Discovery's Oscilloscope instrument. Explains the basics of the ways in which voltages are acquired and displayed by the oscilloscope.
The Arbitrary waveform generator instrument will be used to apply relatively rapidly varying wave forms to the oscilloscope, and then triggering of the waveform will be used to make the waveform easier to view and analyze.
How to use some of the most basic and common oscilloscope tools to simplify the measurement process.
Introduces the use of the math channel function on the Analog Discovery. This function allows the user to perform a wide variety of mathematical operations, all of which can be applied to the voltages being measured.
Use the Analog Discovery to plot the voltage-current characteristics of a light emitting diode.
Acquiring vibration data from the piezoelectric sensor from the analog parts kit.
In our previous oscilloscope projects, we have acquired data continuously: after clicking the Run button, the oscilloscope continuously acquired and displayed data until the Stop button was clicked.
Sometimes it is desirable to obtain a single set of data. This is often the case when our data are the result of some event; for example, we might want to measure sound levels resulting from an explosion. We would really just like to measure the data beginning from the time of the explosion, and terminate data acquisition a short time after the explosion. We can do this with our scope by using single sequence acquisition.
In this project, we will acquire vibration data from the piezoelectric sensor in our parts kit.
Qty | Description | Typical Image | Schematic Symbol | Breadboard Image |
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1 | Piezoelectric Sensor | ![]() |
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Connect the terminals of the sensor to the terminals of channel 1 of the oscilloscope.
Insert the leads of the piezoelectric sensor into your breadboard. The leads of the sensor should be in different rows of the breadboard.
Connect the terminals of channel 1 (1+, 1-) to the sensor's terminals.
Open WaveForms™ to view main window.
Click on the Scope icon to open the oscilloscope instrument.
Click on to start acquiring
data. The trigger indicator just above the display window should read
, indicating that the scope is ready
to begin acquiring data once the trigger condition is met.