Laboratory Equipment Introduction - Lab | ECE 25, Lab Reports of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download Laboratory Equipment Introduction - Lab | ECE 25 and more Lab Reports Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! ECE Laboratory Equipment Introduction (By Kaly Hong) Introduction: The following is just a quick introduction to the lab equipment you’ll be using. Not all of the functions and abilities of each device is explained, just what you need to know to get started. Advanced mastery of the equipment only comes through repeated use. The Breadboard: • The breadboard has many strips of metal (copper usually) which run underneath the board. • There are long columns that run down the board (rails) that have a color next to them. There are short rows of 5 holes that are connected, which form a node. The black lines on the above picture should give you an idea as to how they’re connected. • The rails are useful for running various voltages (i.e. +5v or GND) down the board, while the rows are used to build your circuits. The Oscilloscope Probe: • There are many brands of scope probes. The scope probes are used with the oscilloscope to check the various signals in your circuits. Plug these into the signal outputs of the oscilloscope. • Note that they can be set in 1x or 10x modes. You should always keep them in 10x mode unless otherwise instructed. • They also have a black alligator clip that should always be grounded. The Function Generator Cable: • These are used with the function generator. Plug them into the signal output of your function generator. • The red clip usually carries the signal while the black clip should be grounded. The Power Supply: