Lab 8 - Capacitors

http://www.ece.utah.edu/~ece1250/indexECE1250Su14.htm Links to an external site.

ECE1250U14_Lab8_Capacitors.pdf Download ECE1250U14_Lab8_Capacitors.pdf

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doc version of lab:

ECE1250U14_Lab8_Capacitors.doc Download ECE1250U14_Lab8_Capacitors.doc

Tutorial:

Connecting the Function Generator to the scope: http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-12940 (Links to an external site.)

Matlab files:

ECE1250_RCcharging.m Download ECE1250_RCcharging.m

ECE1250_RCdischarging.m Download ECE1250_RCdischarging.m

Videos:

MyDAQ Function Generator:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCR5hlDLyhU Links to an external site.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCR5hIDLyhU Links to an external site.

MyDAQ scope basics:�http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4_OuCKbIeQ Links to an external site.

MyDAQ scope:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92mI4n0zvo Links to an external site.

Reference material:

What should the voltages look like?  See Matlab: ECE1250_RCcharging.m Download ECE1250_RCcharging.m

NI lab on AC Measurements—Capacitors and Inductors Links to an external site.  (requires login, then look for Lab 2, Sect. 2-1)

Overview of capacitive sensors (Links to an external site.)

Details of capacitive sensor development (Links to an external site.)

Shapes of capacitive sensors (Links to an external site.)

More on shapes (Links to an external site.)

Relative permittivity of various materials (Links to an external site.)