What texts should I be checking out for instrumentation?

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The discussion revolves around recommendations for texts and resources related to instrumentation, particularly in the context of measuring data in physics. Participants explore various aspects of instrumentation, including electronic theory, sensor development, and practical applications.

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  • One participant requests recommendations for texts on instrumentation, seeking guidance on specific areas of focus.
  • Another participant suggests that the requester clarify whether they mean electronic instrumentation and at what educational level.
  • It is proposed that the specified text for any upcoming course on instrumentation would be beneficial to acquire in advance.
  • Links to Wikipedia and a National Instruments tutorial are provided as starting points for understanding instrumentation and sensors.
  • A participant indicates an interest in making sensors for measuring data in physics, prompting further discussion about the types of data to be measured.
  • There is a suggestion that most sensors are typically purchased rather than made, although simple sensors can be constructed for specific applications.
  • Questions are raised about the requester’s background in electronics and the specific measurements they wish to undertake.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying views on the necessity and feasibility of making sensors, with some suggesting that most sensors are commercially available while others indicate that simple sensors can be constructed. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best texts and resources for instrumentation.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention the importance of understanding electronic theory as a foundation for instrumentation, but specific assumptions about prior knowledge and the level of detail required for texts remain unaddressed.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in instrumentation, electronics students, and those preparing for courses in related fields may find this discussion beneficial.

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What texts should I be checking out for instrumentation?
 
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You might need to be a little more specific. Do you mean Electronic instumentation and at what level?

If you are thinking of doing a course on instrumentation, the specified text for the course would always be a good advance purchase.
You could also approach the teacher of the course and ask if there was any text or website that might be useful to study before the course began.

Instrumentation always involves a detailed application of electronic theory, so some study in that area might be good if you feel you need it.
 
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vk6kro said:
You might need to be a little more specific. Do you mean Electronic instumentation and at what level?

If you are thinking of doing a course on instrumentation, the specified text for the course would always be a good advance purchase.
You could also approach the teacher of the course and ask if there was any text or website that might be useful to study before the course began.

Instrumentation always involves a detailed application of electronic theory, so some study in that area might be good if you feel you need it.
Well I would like to make sensors for measuring data in physics.
 


First, you need to work out what sort of data you want to measure.

You don't normally make sensors, because you have to buy most of them.

You can make some of them though. It might be as simple as putting two pieces of metal on a tank to see if it is full of water, or not, by checking for conductivity between them.

There are lots of different ways of measuring data to bring it into a computer, for example.

What level of electronics study have you done? What country are you in?
 


Courses I've taken: Digital and analog circuits(Hambley Txt)
country: U.S.A
 


That should give you some good background.

Have you used thermisters and light dependent resistors in your courses?

What would you like to measure?
 

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