Difference between revisions of "Oscilloscope"
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===About Oscilloscopes=== | ===About Oscilloscopes=== | ||
: [[Oscilloscope]]s display the information on a screen with the [[amplitude]] on the [[y-axis]] and [[time]] on the [[x-axis]]. | : [[Oscilloscope]]s display the information on a screen with the [[amplitude]] on the [[y-axis]] and [[time]] on the [[x-axis]]. | ||
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| + | |[[File:OscilloscopeScreen4.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a high [[amplitude]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen. | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a low [[amplitude]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen. | ||
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| + | |[[File:OscilloscopeScreen1.png|center|200px]] | ||
| + | |[[File:OscilloscopeScreen2.png|center|200px]] | ||
| + | |[[File:OscilloscopeScreen3.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a low [[frequency]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen. | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a high [[frequency]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen. | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 29 March 2019
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A picture of an oscilloscope.
An oscilloscope is a measuring instrument used to measure the frequency and amplitude of oscillations.
About Oscilloscopes
- Oscilloscopes display the information on a screen with the amplitude on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.
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| This is a high amplitude wave on an oscilloscope screen. | This is a low amplitude wave on an oscilloscope screen. |
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| This is a low frequency wave on an oscilloscope screen. | This is a high frequency wave on an oscilloscope screen. |