{"id":18404,"date":"2017-01-16T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=18404"},"modified":"2024-12-28T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:29:37","slug":"getting-the-most-out-of-your-analog-discovery-lab-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/getting-the-most-out-of-your-analog-discovery-lab-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting The Most Out Of Your Analog Discovery: Lab 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I announced that National Instruments<\/a> has released a set of example labs<\/a> designed to show you how you can get the full use of your Analog Discovery 2<\/a>. If you have since forgotten and want to review the summaries and mission of the seven labs, you can check out the original post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The table of contents from the 7 free labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the next few weeks I’ll be covering each lab, the tools it uses, and concepts that can help you teach your students. In my previous post I went over Lab 3: Amplifier Frequency Response. In this post I’ll be going over Lab 4: Full Wave Rectifiers.<\/p>\n

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Lab 4 is designed to be included in a introductory electronics or power electronics course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lab 4: Full Wave Rectifiers\u00a0<\/strong>is designed to teach students about the characteristics of rectifier circuits. They will learn the theory behind rectifiers and simulate and build their own bridge rectifier. Through this lab they can explore bridge rectifier design and it’s response to different input waveforms and loads. They will also learn how to characterize diodes and find their minimum input voltage.<\/span><\/p>\n

This lab utilizes 4 sets of software, Multisim Live<\/a>, WaveForms 2015<\/a>, and LabVIEW<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Multisim live <\/a>is a browser-based PC software that allows students to simulate their circuits from their tablet, smartphone, or computer, no matter where they are.<\/p>\n

LabVIEW<\/a> is a development environment design specifically used to accelerate the productivity of engineers and scientists. It features a graphical programming syntax that makes it simple to visualize, create, and code engineering systems.<\/p>\n

Waveforms 2015<\/a> is the software that drives the Analog Discovery 2<\/a>. For this lab, students will use the power supply and waveform generators to provide the DC and AC input,\u00a0and oscilloscope to discover the output. All of these tools are available to them on one device, the Analog Discovery 2.<\/p>\n

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Lab 4 uses the oscilloscope,\u00a0power supplies, and waveform generator. In addition to being accessed through WaveForms 2015, in this lab the tools on the Analog Discovery 2 are also accessed via LabVIEW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For this lab students will need:<\/span><\/p>\n