Course EA2106 · Year II · Autumn 2025-2026

ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

Compulsory course in Applied Electronics, taught by Adrian Alexandru Tulbure.

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Overview

Lecturer
Adrian Alexandru Tulbure
Seminar tutor
Paula Stoica
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English, German
Erasmus language
English, German
Domain
Electronic engineering and telecommunications
Field of study
Applied Electronics
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Technical presentation and meeting with experimental exemplification.
Entry requirements
Fundamentals of electric and electronic circuits, technical measurement skills.

Aims

- Objectives of the course consist of the knowledge concerning the fundamental methods used in electronic and telecommunication measurement modern technology

-The course focuses especially on getting the technical skills for choosing and using the right electronic measurement instruments

- The course is dedicated for understanding the working mode and principles of the devices and for achieved data analysis

- The practica s dedicated to share technical measurement skills

- describing the operation of the devices and the fundamental procedures for measurement of electric quantities

Course contents

• I. Fundamental concepts in metrology - 2:00h (fundamental and derived units, measurement procedures, propagation of errors). • II. Operational amplifier: inverting and non-inverting connection, feedback, comparator – 2h (symbol, diagrams, mathematical model, particularities) • III. Electronic instruments - 2h (analog voltmeter, digital voltmeter, electronic ammeter, clamp meter) • IV. Cathode-ray oscilloscope -2h (block diagram, cathode-ray diagram, operation and structure of the electron gun, deflection system, analog storage oscilloscope, oscilloscope accessories, performance, trends) • V. Oscilloscope input channel, timebase – 2h (Y-axis channel structure, attenuation / amplification, structure and working of the timebase, types of sweep: continuous running and triggered, synchronization) • VI. Signal generator, assembly, performance - 2h (working principles, block diagrams, distortions, pulse generators, function generators) • VII. Logic analyzers - 2h (analyzer setup and programming, spectral analysis instruments, 10MHz Spectrum analyzer, spectral visualization methods)

Learning outcomes

- describing the operation of the devices and the electronic circuits and the fundamental procedures for measurement of electric quantities; - usage of electronic instruments and specific methods for the description and evaluation of the performance of some electronic circuits and systems; - time domain and spectral signal description; - explanation and interpretation of the signal acquisition and processing methods.

Assessment

Theoretical – 66.6%; experimental – 33.3%.

Recommended reading

Măsurări electronice vol. 1, 2 şi 3.
• Antoniu M
Editura Satya, iasi, 2001 · 200
Metrologie electrica si Instrumentatie
• I.G. Tarnovan
Ed. Mediamira, Buc., 2003 · 200
C167 Derivatives.TriCore Microcontrollers 16-32 Bit Microcontrollers
Siemens AG
Siemens, Munchen, 2005 · 300
Indrumator de laborator-Masurari electrice si electronice
A. Tulbure si colab
Didactica, ALBA IULIA, 2013 · 120
ElectroProbleme
5. A.Tulbure & D.Cioflica
Aeternitas, ALBA IULIA, 2015 · 220