Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle

School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Industrial Automation and control chair
Measurement and Instrumentation system final exam
Course code: MEng 3161 Time allowed: 2:30 hrs.
Date: January 21, 2020
NAME:_________________________________ ID.NO _____________ section _____
Directions:
 Mobile phones and personal paper are not allowed to bring to the exam hall
 Write your name on each page

Part -1: Answer the following questions in brief and precise words.

1. Explain the working principle of Moving coil meter. What it makes differ from the
Galvanometric recorder? And how? (4 pts.)
2. What are the components inside the Cathode-ray oscilloscope and explain its working
principle? (3 pts.)
3. Briefly explain and draw the picture for the steps of analog to digital conversion process?
(5 pts.)
4. Explain the difference between the three types of measurement errors? What are their
causes and suggest a remedy? (4 pts.)

Part – 2: Show all necessary steps clearly and neatly.

5. The R-2R ladder with an Op- Amp at the end is given below: (8 pts.)
 Determine:
a) The voltages at each nod i.e. (V0, V1 V2 V3).
b) The voltage output from the op-Amp, for the following conditions of the switch:
i. (1 0 1 0)
ii. (1 1 1 1)
iii. (0 1 0 1)
Where: the resister (R) and the voltage reference (Vs) are 2 KΩ and 5V respectively.
6. Assume a 5-bit Successive-approximation ADC. If the input voltage is 0.6 V (from
analog device) and the Vref = 1 V, show the operation of the ADC for each step of the
analog-to-digital conversion and write the code produced by the ADC. You need to show
all steps of the conversion to receive credit for this problem. (6 pts.)

7. In order to calculate the heat loss through the wall of a building, it is necessary to know
the temperature difference between the inside and outside walls. If temperatures of 5°C
and 20°C are measured on each side of the wall by mercury-in-glass thermometers with a
range of 0°Cto C50°C and a quoted inaccuracy figure of 1% of full-scale reading,
calculate the likely maximum possible error in the calculated figure for the temperature
difference? (5 pts.)
8. For the 4-bit weighted-resistor DAC shown in Figure below, determine the output from
the resistors to the amplifier for inputs of 0001, 0010, 0101 and 1010 if the inputs are 0 V
for a logic 0 and 8 V for a logic 1? (5 pts.)