BITS-Pilani, K.K.

Birla Goa Campus

First Semester: 2014-2015
Course Handout: Part-II
02/08/14

In addition to Part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table), this portion gives
further specific details regarding the course.
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor-in-Charge
Instructors

: INSTR C355 / INSTR F311

: Electronic Instruments & Instrumentation Technology
: Dr. Anita Agrawal
: Praveen G.B, Saif Dilavar Nalband, Ch.S. Sankhar Reddy

1. Scope and Objectives of the course:

a) Design aspects, techniques and specifications of electronic instruments
b) Industrial communication
c) Instrumentation typically for industries
d) Hands-on- experience in PCB design (hardware and software)
e) Design of instrumentation system using Labview
f) Electronic Circuit implementation using Programmable SoC (PSoC)
The course will consist of lectures, laboratory practice and projects.
2. Text Book:
M.M.S. Anand, Electronic Instruments & Instrumentation Technology, PHI.2003

3. Course Plan:
Lecture
No.

Learning Objectives

Topics to be covered

1-2

To study weight, pressure,

temperature and optical
measuring devices

3-4

To study basic analog meter

movements and DC analog
meters
To study DC analog meters

Transducers & measurement

system, weight measurement
using strain gage, pressure gage,
temperature measurement using
RTD, Thermocouple and optical
transducers such as photovoltaic
photoconductive, photodiode,
phototransistor and infrared
transducer, D/A converter
Introduction, PMMC movement, 1.1, 1.2,
DC Ammeter, DC Voltmeter
1.3.1, 1.3.2

5
6-7
8
9-10

To study electronic analog

Meters
To study electronic Digital
Meters
To study specifications and
calibration of digital meters

Ohmmeter, Multimeter

Reference
to Text
Book
Class notes

1.3.3 ,1.3.4,
1.4
1.6

Electronic DC meters
Electronic AC meters
Introduction of Digital meters,
2.1, 2.4
digital meter displays
Specifications of digital meters
2.5,2.6,2.7
and calibration of digital meters,
Selecting a DMM

11-12

To study digital storage and

phosphor oscilloscopes

13-14

To study DC bridges.

15-16

To study AC bridges.

17

To study the recording and

data logging techniques
To study the recording and
data logging techniques
To study direct and indirect
frequency synthesis
techniques
To study direct digital
synthesis, digital signal
generators

18
19

20-21

22-23

To study the measurement

of frequency, period, time
interval and frequency ratio

24-25

To study the concepts of

Distortion
To study signal analyzers

26-27
28

29

30-31

32-33
34

To study OSI layers,

Network topologies, and
serial communication
protocols
To study OSI layers,
Network topologies, and
serial communication
protocols
To study parallel and other
communication protocols

To study the grounding and

shielding techniques
To study the techniques of
circuit layout and assembly
and inspection

Digital storage oscilloscope,

Digital phosphor oscilloscope,
Controls of an oscilloscope,
Measurements using
oscilloscope and Selection of an
oscilloscope
Introduction, Wheatstone
bridge, Kelvin bridge
Maxwell Bridge, Hays bridge,
Schering bridge, Wein Bridge,
Wagner ground connection,
Anderson loop, LCR bridge
Introduction, Strip Chart
recorder, XY recorder
Data Loggers, Paperless
recorders, Recorder selection
Direct Analog Synthesis, Indirect
Synthesis, Direct Digital Synthesis

3.4 to 3.8

DDS principle, advantages,

limitations, Arbitrary Waveform
Generators, Arbitrary Function
Generators, Data or Pattern
Generators, Key characteristics
of Digital Signal Generators
Conventional electronic
counters, Sources of
Measurement Errors,
Reciprocal Electronic Counters
Distortion, Distortion Analyzer,
Wave Analyzer, IMD Analyzer
Spectrum Analyzer, FFT Analyzer,
Vector Analyzer, Logic Analyzer
Introduction, OSI Network
Model, Network Topologies,
Interface standards

7.7, 7.8

RS-232, RS-422, RS-423 and RS485

5.1, 5.2
5.3 to 5.5

6.1 to 6.3
6.4 to 6.6
7.6

9.2, 9.3

8.2, 8.3
8.4, 8.5,
8.6, 8.8
14.1, 14.2,
14.3.1,
14.3.2

14.3.3,
14.3.4,
14.3.5,
14.3.6
IEEE 488 (GPIB), IEEE 488.1, IEEE 14.3.7,
488.2, HS 488, HART, Token
14.3.8,
buses and rings, Ethernet
14.3.9,
14.3.10
Introduction, Grounding,
10.1 to 10.3
Shielding
Circuit layout, Assembly and
Class notes
Inspection

35

36
37-40

To study the types of PCBs,

substrates used in PCBs and
fabrication of PCBs
To study electrical, time and
frequency standards
Study of advanced devices
and tools for instrumentation

Printed Circuit Boards, PCB

assembly

Class notes

Electrical Standards, Time and

12.4, 12.5
Frequency Standards
LabVIEW, ECG amplifier, PSoC,
Class notes
Programmable Logic Controller,
NI ElVIS-Data Acquisition System,
Electropneumatics

For all of the above topics, in addition to the mentioned text book, reference to class notes
is recommended.

4. Self Study: (Hazardous area instrumentation 15.1-15.5:Text book)

5. Evaluation Scheme:

Weightage
Percentage
(marks)

Component

Type

Test 1

Closed Book

15 (30)

Test 2

Closed Book

15 (30)

Open Book
Lab Exam
Closed Book
Projects
Open book
Comprehensive Exam
Closed Book
** will be announced later

10 (20)
10 (20)
20 (40)
30(60)

Lab Record

Duration

Date & Time

60 mins

15/9/14
8:30 to 9:30 am
20/10/14
8:30 to 9:30 am

60 mins
Lab hours
**
**
3 hours

12/12/14 (FN)

th

6. Chamber Consultation Hour: Tuesday 5 Hr.

7. Make-up Policy: Make-ups shall be allowed only in genuine cases, on a case-by-case basis and
proper justification. Prior permission of the instructor-in-charge is necessary.
8. Notices: All notices will be displayed on moodle

Instructor-in-Charge
INSTR C355/F311