Experiments:

Positional Resistance Transducers

  • Basic construction of rotary and slider variable resistors
  • State that the resistance section may be either a carbon track or wirewound
  • Characteristics of output voltage against variable control setting
  • Comparison of a carbon track variable resistor to the wirewound type

Signal Conditioning Amplifier

  • Characteristics and application of DC amplifiers
  • The term “Offset” and the need for offset control
  • Characteristics and application of an AC amplifier
  • Characteristics and application of a power amplifier
  • Characteristics and application of a differential amplifier

Comparators, Oscillators and Filters

  • Characteristics of a comparator
  • Effect of hysteresis on the operation of a comparator
  • Characteristics of an alarm oscillator
  • The term “latch” applied to an alarm oscillator
  • Characteristics of a 40KHz oscillator
  • Characteristics of band pass filters
  • Characteristics of low pass filters

Ultrasonic Transducer Measurements

  • Ultrasonic Transducer Characteristics
  • Ultrasonic Echo Receiver Measurement
  • Distance Measurement using Ultrasonic Echo

Infrared Transducer Measurements

  • Infrared Transducer Characteristics
  • Infrared Echo Receiver Measurement
  • Distance Measurement using Infrared Echo

PIR Transducer Measurements

  • PIR Transducer Characteristics
  • PIR Transducer Measurement
  • Object Detection using PIR Transducer

Environmental Measurements

  • Construction and characteristics of a humidity transducer
  • Construction and characteristics of a Smoke transducer
  • Constructing a Smoke Alarm
  • Construction and characteristics of a Vibration transducer
  • Constructing an Alarm based on Vibration Sensor
  • Construction and characteristics of a Touch transducer
  • Constructing an Alarm based on Touch Sensor

IT-5934 Trainer introduces students to input and output transducers related to proximity, vibration, ultrasonic, Infrared, PIR and environment, signal conditioning circuits and display devices through a wide range of practical activities. The study module includes transducers and instrumentation trainer and a curriculum manual.