Lab 1: Basic Electrical Measurements

Compared with our colleagues in other branches of engineering, we ECEs are at something of a disadvantage in that we can't directly see what we're working with. So we require a variety of measuring instruments to make things visible.

Before You Begin

• Safety
• Background

Experiments

• Experiment 1.1: DC Measurements: the DMM
• Interlude: Grounds and Grounding
• Experiment 1.2: The Oscilloscope and Function Generator
• Postlude: Cleaning Up