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Electronics Design

Group assignment requirements

The group assignment for this week is the following: - Use the test equipment in your lab to observe the operation of a microcontroller circuit board (as a minimum, you should demonstrate the use of a multimeter and oscilloscope) - Document your work on the group work page and reflect what you learned on your individual page

## Multimeter

A picture of your Multimeter

Describe/list the available features and key settings of a Multimeter.

Continuity test

The continuity test is a test performed to confirm if an electrical circuit is open or closed. The multimeter is able to determine that by measuring the resistance in the circuit. We conducted a continuity test on a PCB to confirm that all the tracks are connected correctly.

A picture of your Multimeter showing continuity
A picture of your Multimeter not showing continuity

[add your observations about the process]

Voltage level

measure the voltage level at various points of the microcontroller board, a lot of the boards will have a 5v pin and a 3v pin.

We measured the voltage level at various points of the microcontroller board, we found the following values: [MEASURED VALUE] at the [pin] A picture showing the voltage at the 5v pin
[MEASURED VALUE] at the [pin] A picture showing the voltage at the 3v pin

Power up any analog sensor and measure the output voltage.

We also measured the voltage of the [SENSOR NAME] analog sensor. [write a brief description about the sensor and how it works and what it measures]

A picture showing the sensor used
A picture of sensor voltage reading A picture of sensor voltage reading

Using the multimeter, we were able to see how the voltage value was changing with the change of the [WHATEVER THE SENSOR MEASURES]. The voltage measured was in a range of [MAX]v and [MIN]v.

Oscilloscope

A picture of your Oscilloscope

Describe/list the available features and key settings of an Oscilloscope.

Voltage level - sensor

Power up any analog sensor and measure the output voltage

We also used the oscilloscope to measure the voltage of the [SENSOR NAME] analog sensor.

A picture of sensor voltage reading A picture of sensor voltage reading

Using the oscilloscope, we were able to see how the voltage value was changing with the change of the [WHATEVER THE SENSOR MEASURES].

[compare between using the multimeter vs the oscilloscope for the sensor measuring. Which one was faster, worked better, which one did you prefer?]

Program your board to blink an LED on and off, connect the Oscilloscope to the led pin and observe the signal

We programmed the microcontroller board to blink on and off and observed the signal going to the LED.

INCLUDE THE BLINK CODE

Using the Oscilloscope we were able to see the voltage level pulsing on and off. We are also able to adjust the view to be able to see the signal closely.

[A video of the voltage changing in the oscilloscope]

Voltage level PWM test

Program your board to fade an LED on and off, connect the Oscilloscope to the led pin and observe the signal

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), works by adjusting the width of digital pulses used to control output devices which simulates analog signals, allowing us to be able to control the level of led brightness for example instead of simply toggling it on and off.

pwm

We programmed our LED to fade on and off using PWM and observed its behavior using the Oscilloscope.

INCLUDE THE FADE CODE

Using the Oscilloscope we were able to see the voltage modulation and what the PWM signal looked like and how the led corresponds to that signal. We are also able to adjust the view to be able to see the signal closely.

[A video of the voltage changing in the oscilloscope]

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