Measurement is the assignment of numbers to objects or events. All measurements consist of three parts: magnitude, dimensions (units) and uncertainty.
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Is there a device to measure distance to a live wire through bone-like material?
Is there any electronic device that can measure the distance from a point in space to a wire with very low voltage running through it? The measurement of concern would be approx. 3 to 5mm . Its ...
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Performance Analysis of PLC Modem
I'm an electronics and communications engineering student undertaking a project regarding the occurrence of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) in power line communications (PLC).
I would like to ...
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How to use SCPI on HP33120A via RS232?
I have old Hewlet Packard 33120A function generator (it should be the same type as Agilent 33120A) and I would like to control it with MCU (ATMega). The generator has RS232 and use SCPI commands.
I ...
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Testing the Amp ability of a copper wire in an automotive environment
A question posed on a forum for the pico scope relates to testing of the wiring for a load bearing circuit. For example a circuit with an electric motor, lamp, heater element, fuel pump, etc. They ...
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Need help with generating a bi-phasic current
I'm trying to generate a symmetric biphasic current pulse using a Grass S88 Stimulator.
Here's a diagram:
SG is a signal generator with two outputs, S1 and S2, which are generating a periodic ...
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STC3100 capacity remaining calculations
I'm trying to get a better understanding of how to measure battery capacity left. If I understand the STC3100 datasheet correctly, I need to reset the counters when the battery is fully charged. ...
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measuring vertical movement in a container
I am looking for a non-mechanical means to measure the descension of a plate within a container about 3cm by 15cm by 7cm. The plate is not terribly well guided so there is a need for a lot of room for ...
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Is there an out-of-the-box solution for measuring low resistances?
I have a microprocessor project where I need to measure resistances between .1ohm and anywhere above 10ohm and I need to do it about 1000 times per second. Guessing from the number of tutorials I've ...
