Instrumentation
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The official GTU curriculum for Instrumentation (subject code 2710712) as prescribed for EE · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 21 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2710712)Unit 1 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
- Overview of A/D converter
- types and characteristics – Sampling
- Objective – Building blocks of Automation systems –Counters – Modes of operation- Frequency
- Time interval measurements
- Heterodyne converter for frequency measurement
- Single and Multi channel Data Acquisition systems
Unit 2 INTERFACING AND DATA TRANSMISSION
- Data transmission systems – 8086 Microprocessor based system design – Peripheral Interfaces – Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) – Digital Modulation – Pulse Modulation – Pulse Code Format – Interface systems and standards – Communications
Unit 3 INSTRUMENTATION BUS
- Modem standards
- Basic requirements of Instrument Bus standards
- Bus communication
- interrupt and data handshaking
- interchangeability for RS-232, USB, RS-422
Unit 4 PARALLEL PORT BUSES
- Field bus, Mod bus, GPIB
- IEEE-488, VME, VXI, Network buses – Ethernet – TCP/IP protocols
- CAN bus- basics
- Message transfer
- Fault confinement
Unit 5 CASE STUDIES
- PC based DAS, Data loggers
- PC based industrial process measurements like flow
- pressure and level development system
- CRT interface and controller with monochrome and colour video display