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| -Multimeter |
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| -========== |
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| - |
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| -What's a Multimiter |
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| -------------------- |
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| - |
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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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| 1 | +# Multimeter |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## What's a Multimeter |
| 4 | +A multimeter is an electronic tool used to measure various electrical properties such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance and frequency. |
| 5 | +It is used to measure voltage and current values at various points in a circuit that can be used for analysis of the electrical circuits and help in troubleshooting. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## How to use it |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 10 | + <img src="../images/desk_home_screen.jpg" alt="home screeen" width="400"> |
| 11 | +</div> |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +* Open the _PSLab_ app |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +* Navigate to the multimeter option on the _PSLab_ app home screen |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +* Select the type of measurement needed : |
| 19 | + * Voltage |
| 20 | + * Frequency |
| 21 | + * Clock Pulses |
| 22 | + * Resistance |
| 23 | + * Capacitance |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +* For measuring voltage, use: |
| 26 | + * CH1(16.5V to -16.5V) |
| 27 | + * CH2(16.5V to -16.5V) |
| 28 | + * CH3(3.3V to -3.3 V) |
| 29 | + * VOL(3.3V to -3.3 V) |
| 30 | + * CAP(Voltage Measurement on CAP) |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 33 | + <img src="../images/multimeter.jpg" alt="PSLab Pinout for power supply" width="250"> |
| 34 | +</div> |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +* For measuring the frequency(Upto 4 MHz) or clock pulses: |
| 37 | + * Logic Analyzer 1 |
| 38 | + * Logic Analyzer 2 |
| 39 | + * Logic Analyzer 3 |
| 40 | + * Logic Analyzer 4 |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +* For measuring capacitance: |
| 43 | + * -| (- (pF to uF range) |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +* For measuring resistance: |
| 46 | + * Ω |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Important Features |
| 49 | +* Multimeter Configuration: |
| 50 | + * The <strong>update period</strong> can be selected |
| 51 | + * The <strong>location data</strong> can be included in logged files |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +* Logged data: |
| 54 | + * It stores the logs of the data collected by the multimeter |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +## <strong>Experiment: Measuring Voltage (check your battery) with _PSLab_</strong> |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 60 | + <img src="../images/battery.jpg" width="200"> |
| 61 | +</div> |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### Goal |
| 65 | +Measure the voltage of a battery using _PSLab_. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +### Materials Required |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +- Android Phone |
| 71 | +- [_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) |
| 72 | +- Battery(1.5V) |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +### Procedure |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 77 | + <img src="../images/measure_voltage.jpeg" width="200"> |
| 78 | +</div> |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app. |
| 82 | +2. Select the **Multimeter** option. |
| 83 | +3. The app will display various Multimeter options: |
| 84 | + - **Voltage** |
| 85 | + - **Hz** |
| 86 | + - **Count Pulse** |
| 87 | + - **Measure** |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +4. Choose **VOL** in **Voltage** . |
| 91 | +5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the battery to VOL and ground respectively using connecting wires. |
| 92 | +6. **The voltage is displayed** and stored in the logs if the option is selected by user. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +### Observations |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +- The reading of the Multimeter starts increasing as the battery is connected. |
| 97 | +- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the battery voltage. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Conclusion |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +The _PSLab_ measures the battery voltage. |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +## <strong>Experiment: Measuring Resistance with _PSLab_</strong> |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 107 | + <img src="../images/resistor.jpg" width="200"> |
| 108 | +</div> |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +### Goal |
| 112 | +Measure the resistance of a resistor using _PSLab_ |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +### Materials Required |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +- Android Phone |
| 119 | +- [_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) |
| 120 | +- Resistor(220 Ω) |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### Procedure |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 125 | + <img src="../images/measure_resistance.jpeg" width="200"> |
| 126 | +</div> |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app. |
| 130 | +2. Select the **Multimeter** option. |
| 131 | +3. The app will display various Multimeter options: |
| 132 | + * **Voltage** |
| 133 | + * **Hz** |
| 134 | + * **Count Pulse** |
| 135 | + * **Measure** |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +4. Choose **Ω** in **Measure**. |
| 139 | +5. Connect the end terminals of the resistor to RES and ground respectively using connecting wires. |
| 140 | +6. **The Resistance is displayed** and stored in the logs if the option is selected by user. |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +### Observations |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +- The value of the resistor is displayed in the multimeter. |
| 145 | +- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the resistance value. |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +### Conclusion |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +The _PSLab_ measures the resistance of the resistor value. |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +## <strong>Experiment: Measuring Capacitance with _PSLab_</strong> |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 155 | + <img src="../images/capacitor.jpg" width="200"> |
| 156 | +</div> |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +### Goal |
| 160 | +Measure capacitance using _PSLab_ |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +### Materials Required |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +- Android Phone |
| 165 | +- [_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) |
| 166 | +- Capacitor(110 pF) |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +### Procedure |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 171 | + <img src="../images/measure_capacitance.jpeg" width="200"> |
| 172 | +</div> |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app. |
| 176 | +2. Select the **Multimeter** option. |
| 177 | +3. The app will display various Multimeter options: |
| 178 | + - **Voltage** |
| 179 | + - **Hz** |
| 180 | + - **Count Pulse** |
| 181 | + - **Measure** |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +4. Choose **-| (-** in **Measure** . |
| 185 | +5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the capacitor to CAP and ground respectively using connecting wires. |
| 186 | +6. **The Capacitance is displayed** and stored in the logs if the option is selected by user. |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +### Observations |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +- The value of the capacitor is displayed in the multimeter. |
| 191 | +- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the capacitance. |
| 192 | + |
| 193 | +### Conclusion |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +The _PSLab_ measures the capacitance of the capacitor. |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +## <strong>Experiment: Measuring Frequency with _PSLab_</strong> |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 200 | + <img src="../images/555_timer.jpg" width="200"> |
| 201 | +</div> |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | +### Goal |
| 205 | +Measure frequency of a 555 timer using _PSLab_ |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | + |
| 208 | +### Materials Required |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | +- Android Phone |
| 211 | +- [_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) |
| 212 | +- 555 timer board(6.86kHz) |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | +### Procedure |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | +<div style="float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> |
| 217 | + <img src="../images/measure_frequency.jpeg" width="200"> |
| 218 | +</div> |
| 219 | + |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +1. Open the _PSLab_ Android app. |
| 222 | +2. Select the **Multimeter** option. |
| 223 | +3. The app will display various Multimeter options: |
| 224 | + - **Voltage** |
| 225 | + - **Hz** |
| 226 | + - **Count Pulse** |
| 227 | + - **Measure** |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | + |
| 230 | +4. Choose **LA1** in **Hz** . |
| 231 | +5. Connect the voltage and ground terminals of the 555 timer board to Logic Analyser 1 and ground respectively using connecting wires. |
| 232 | +6. **The Frequency is displayed** and stored in the logs if the option is selected by user. |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +### Observations |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +- The frequency value is displayed on the multimeter. |
| 238 | +- The _PSLab_ successfully measures the frequency. |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +### Conclusion |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +The _PSLab_ measures the frequency of the 555 timer board. |
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