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Multimeter
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What's a Multimiter
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How to use it
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> 1. To measure volatage, connect PV1, PV2, PV3 to CH1, CH2, CH3 pins
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> on PSLab board respectively and turn knob to either of the channel
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> labels in the Multimeter instrument in PSLab Android application
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> to see the volatage at corresponding PV pins.
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> 2. To measure resistance, connect desired resistor between RES and
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> GND pin on PSLab board and then turn the knob to resistance symbol
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> in PSLab Android application Multimeter instrument.
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> 3. To measure capacitance, connect desired capacitor between CAP and
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> GND pin on PSLab board and then turn the knob to resistance symbol
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> in PSLab Android application Multimeter instrument.
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> 4. Frequency and count pulse can be measured by connecting any
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> desired element between ID (or LA) and GND pins on PSLab board and
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> turning knob to respective label in PSLab Android application
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> Multimeter instrument.
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Experiment: Measuring Voltage (check your battery)
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Experiment: Measuring Resistance
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Experiment: Measuring Capacitance
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# Multimeter
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## What's a Multimeter
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A multimeter is an electronic tool used to measure various electrical properties such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance and frequency.
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It is used for measuring the values of voltage and current at various points in a circuit that can be used for analysis of the electrical circuits and help in troubleshooting.
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## How to use it
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/desk_home_screen.jpg" alt="home screeen" width="400">
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</div>
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* Open the _PSLab_ app
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* Navigate to the multimeter option on the _PSLab_ app home screen
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* Select the type of the required measurement needed :
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* Voltage
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* Frequency
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* Clock Pulses
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* Resistance
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* Capacitance
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* For measuring voltage we use:
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* CH 1
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* CH 2
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* CH 3
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* VOL
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* CAP(Capacitive pin voltage measurement)
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/multimeter.jpg" alt="PSLab Pinout for power supply" width="250">
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</div>
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* For measuring the frequency(Upto 4 MHz) or clock pulses:
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* Logic Analyser 1
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* Logic Analyser 2
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* Logic Analyser 3
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* Logic Analyser 4
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* For measuring capacitance:
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* -| (- (pF to uF range)
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* For measuring resistance:
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### Important Features
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* Multimeter Configuration:
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* <strong>Update period</strong> can be selected
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* <strong>Location data</strong> can be included in the logged files
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* Logged data:
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* It stores the logs of the data collected by the multimeter
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## Experiment: Measuring Resistance with _PSLab_
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/battery.jpg" width="150">
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</div>
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### Goal
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To measure the voltage of a battery using _PSLab_
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### Materials Required
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- Android Phone
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- [_PSLab_](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)[ Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)
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- Battery(9V)
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### Procedure
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/measure_voltage.jpeg" width="200">
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</div>
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1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app.
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2. Select the **Multimeter** option.
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3. The app will display various Multimeter options:
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- **Voltage**
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- **Hz**
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- **Count Pulse**
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- **Measure**
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4. Choose **VOl** in **Voltage** .
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5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the battery to VOL and ground respectively using connecting wires.
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6. **The Voltage is displayed** and stored in the logs
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### Observations
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- The value of the Multimeter starts increasing as the battery is connected.
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- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the battery.
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### Conclusion
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The _PSLab_ measures the battery voltage.
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## Experiment: Measuring Voltage (check your battery) with _PSLab_
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/resistor.jpg" width="150">
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</div>
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### Goal
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To measure the resistance of a resistor using _PSLab_
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### Materials Required
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- Android Phone
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- [_PSLab_](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)[ Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)
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- Resistor(220 Ω)
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### Procedure
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/measure_resistance.jpeg" width="200">
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</div>
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1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app.
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2. Select the **Multimeter** option.
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3. The app will display various Multimeter options:
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- **Voltage**
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- **Hz**
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- **Count Pulse**
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- **Measure**
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4. Choose **** in **Measure** .
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5. Connect the end terminals of the resistor to resistance and ground respectively using connecting wires.
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6. **The Resistance is displayed** and stored in the logs
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### Observations
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- The value of the resistor is displayed in the multimeter.
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- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the resistor.
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### Conclusion
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The _PSLab_ measures the resistance of the resistor.
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## Experiment: Measuring Capacitance with _PSLab_
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/capacitor.jpg" width="200">
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</div>
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### Goal
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To measure capacitance using _PSLab_
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### Materials Required
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- Android Phone
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- [_PSLab_](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)[ Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)
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- Capacitor(110 pf)
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### Procedure
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/measure_capacitance.jpeg" width="200">
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</div>
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1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app.
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2. Select the **Multimeter** option.
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3. The app will display various Multimeter options:
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- **Voltage**
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- **Hz**
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- **Count Pulse**
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- **Measure**
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4. Choose **-| (-** in **Measure** .
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5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the capacitor to Capacitance and ground respectively using connecting wires.
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6. **The Capacitance is displayed** and stored in the logs
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### Observations
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- The value of the capacitor is displayed in the multimeter.
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- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the capacitor.
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### Conclusion
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The _PSLab_ measures the capacitance of the capacitor.
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## Experiment: Measuring Frequency with _PSLab_
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/555_timer.jpg" width="200">
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</div>
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### Goal
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To measure frequency using _PSLab_
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### Materials Required
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- Android Phone
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- [_PSLab_](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)[ Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab\&hl=en_US)
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- 555 timer board(6.86Hz)
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### Procedure
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<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;">
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<img src="../images/measure_frequency.jpeg" width="200">
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1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app.
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2. Select the **Multimeter** option.
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3. The app will display various Multimeter options:
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- **Voltage**
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- **Hz**
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- **Count Pulse**
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- **Measure**
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4. Choose **LA1** in **Hz** .
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5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the 555 timer board to Logic Analyser 1 and ground respectively using connecting wires.
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6. **The Frequency is displayed** and stored in the logs
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### Observations
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- The frequency value is displayed on the multimeter.
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- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the frequency.
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### Conclusion
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The _PSLab_ measures the frequency of the 555 timer board.

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