INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

The objectives for the very first experiment are for us to understand the measurement of
a resistor and a capacitor values and to familiarize us the use of the equipment
With the first part of this experiment, we are needed to focus on classifying and
measuring the specific resistance and capacitance values wherein we are given a set of samples
of resistors and capacitors with its specific colors and identical properties. Firstly, we identified
the value of the resistors using a Digital Multi-meter (DMM), a test tool used to measure two or
more electrical values—principally voltage (volts), current (amps) and resistance (ohms). After
getting the measured values, we then measured it again using the color coding for resistors by
way of identifying the specific color for a specific value on the resistor color-coding table. We
then compared the measured value to the computed value and they only have small differences,
which are suitable for this part since that there are tolerance levels given for the resistors while
for the given capacitors, we can determine and examine that the values were the same with the
resistors but their tolerances were not given.
With the second part of this experiment, we are in need to focus on examining the
functions of an oscilloscope and do a functional check on the oscilloscope. An oscilloscope is an
electronic device that can draw and manifest a graph of an electrical signal where in the graph,
the time is represented by the x-axis and the voltage is represented by the y-axis. We then
followed the procedures in the lab manual like where we connected the oscilloscope probe to a
certain channel, the channel 1, and connect the probe tip and reference lead to the probe comp.
Right after that, we then pushed a button that will measure the input signals that are fed into the
oscilloscope and will find some range that the signal falls into and then display it on the
oscilloscope so that the signal can be viewed by the user, the AUTOSET button and it shows a
square wave function which has a 5V peak-to-peak voltage. The other components such as the
vertical divisions, horizontal divisions and frequency have been identified with the use of the
graphical figure and the values are indicated on the screen of the oscilloscope.
With the third part and last part of the experiment, we are tend to focus on the
familiarization of the function generator and oscilloscope. The function generator is an electronic
equipment that delivers sinusoidal, triangular and rectangular waveforms. As a beginner for the
electronics class, we follow the lab manual’s directions so that we cannot break an equipment.
By following the procedure, after connecting the cables to the probes to the CHI of the
oscilloscope, we set the Function Generator to 1 kilohertz (kHz), with 10 Vpp, on a sinusoidal
wave. We then pushed the AUTOSET on the oscilloscope so that the graph will set by itself and it
manifests a sinusoidal wave. After doing this, the voltage has been computed which is also about
10 Vpp and the time base setting was given in the display which is 500 us/div, with a microsecond
reading. The period and frequency were computed with a value of a millisecond (ms) and a
kilohertz (kHz) respectively. Since all of the data we got were based from the results of the
experiment, I can say that this experiment is a success. Even though there are errors in some
parts, this errors are tolerable.
CONCLUSIONS

 The voltagepeak-topeak of the sinusoidal wave can be computed by multiplying the vertical
factor to the vertical divisions. For the period and frequency, this have been computed
using the time base setting and horizontal divisions. The period is equivalent to the
product of the time base settings and horizontal divisions. The frequency is the reciprocal
of the period.
 In the graph, the x-axis represents the TIME and the y-axis represents the VOLTAGE. The
Voltagepeak-to-peak can be computed by getting the product of the vertical factor and
vertical divisions. The period is computed by getting the product of the time base setting
and horizontal divisions. The frequency is the reciprocal of the period.
 In the oscilloscope, when the setup for the probes is finished, pushing the AUTOSET
button shows a wave. This wave is a square wave which has a 5Vpeak-to-peak amplitude at a
frequency of 1kHz.
 Function Generator is an apparatus that delivers sinusoidal, triangular, and rectangular
waveform.
 Resistors and capacitors values can be measured using a DMM and by using the color
coding. For the color coding, the computed value may not be the same with the measured
value but there is a tolerance makes it acceptable.
 The Delta value when the cursors are at the peaks of the waveform is equal to the
voltagepeak-to-peak of the sinusoidal wave.
 The Delta value when the cursors are to show one cycle is equal to the period of the
sinusoidal wave.