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Physics Electronics and Instrumentation Resources Page

This page contains links to a wide variety of information that will be useful to you for Physics 115, Physics 116, and Senior Project. Links to electronic versions of the users manuals and data sheets for the instruments, devices, and chips that we generally stock in Sequoia 140 are compiled here. They are generally in pdf format; if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you must download it to use these documents. This page will be updated with new documents as we upgrade our equipment or use different devices.

Jump to: How To Guides | Benchtop Devices | Discretes | Amplifiers | Digital Chips | Sensors | Specialty Chips | LabVIEW Stuff

How To Guides
The XYZ's of Scopes A guide prepared to Tektronix that covers the basics of Oscilloscopes. If you have never used an oscilloscope before, this is an excellent introduction into their use and features.
LabVIEW in 3 Hours Powerpoint introducing basics of LabVIEW

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Benchtop Devices These devices have electronic versions of user's guides available. We do have some additional equipment that have printed manuals available in the lab.
Keithley 2000 6.5 Digit Multimeter. Quick Reference Guide.
Keithley 2000 6.5 Digit Multimeter. Users Manual. Warning - this is a big file.
Tektronix TDS 1002 Tektronix TDS 1000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes. 60 MHz, two channel monochrome display. Built in FFT and basic mathematics.
Tektronix TDS 3044B Tektronix TDS 3000B Series Digital Oscilloscopes. 400 MHz, four channel color display. Built in FFT and mathematics. Controllable via GBIP
Tektronix DPO 4054 Tektronix DPO 4000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes. 500 MHz, four channel color display. Built in FFT and Mathematics. Controllable by computer via USB.
Tektronix AFG 3022 Tektronix AFG 3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generator. 25 MHz, independent two channel output with color display.
Agilent 33220A Agilent 20 MHz Arbitrary Function Generator.

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Discrete Devices Diodes, Transistors, etc.
1N914 Small Signal Diode
1N4001 Small Voltage Rectifier
2N4124 Small Signal NPN Transistor
2N4126 Small Signal PNP Transistor (2N4124 Compliment)
2N2222 General Purpose NPN
2N3904 General Purpose NPN
2N3906 General Purpose PNP (2N3904 Compliment)
2N5458 General Purpose N-channel JFET
2N3958 Dual N-channel JFET

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Amplifiers Op Amps, Instrumentation Amps, Comparators, etc.
741 General Purpose Bipolar Junction Op Amp
411 General Purpose FET Op Amp
351 General Purpose FET Op Amp
353 Dual 351 Op Amp
LF412 Dual High Speed FET
OPA4137 Quad FET Op Amp
OP177 Top Shelf Op Amp
LT1102 Precision Instrumentatino Amplifier
INA101 Precision Variable Gain Instrumentation Amplifier
AD524 Precision Variable/Internal Gain Instrumentation Amplifier
311 General Purpose Comparator
339 Quad General Purpose Comparator

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Digital Chips TTL and TTL-compatable CMOS digital chips.
74LS00 74HCT00 Quad two-input NAND
74LS02 74HCT02 Quad two-input NOR
74LS04 74HCT04 Hex NOT / Inverter
74LS08 74HCT08 Quad two-input AND
74LS10 74HCT10 Triple three-input AND
74LS27 74HCT27 Triple three-input NOR
74LS47 74HCT47 BCD to 7-segment Decoder (common anode type)
74LS73 74HCT73 Dual Negative Edge JK Flip Flop
74LS76 74HCT76 Dual Negative Edge JK Flip Flop
74LS86 74HCT86 Quad two-input XOR

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Sensors Interfacing with the world....
AD590 Temperature Sensor (Current)
LM335 Temperature Sensor (Voltage)
EMD 4000 Humidity Sensor (Resistive)
3503 Hall Sensor
1301 Hall Sensor
SS49 Hall Sensor

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Specialty Chips Other useful chips.
555 Timer (One shot / Oscillator)
556 Dual Timer
AD654 Voltage to Frequency Converter
LM331 Voltage to Frequency Converter

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LabVIEW  Hardware and Software for Data Collection and Analysis
Introduction to LabVIEW Direct link to NI's website.
ELVIS Workstation Our Work Horse in the Lab.
PCIe-6251 Our everyday DAQ cards.
PCI-6024 Our older, but still useful DAQ cards.
GPIB-USB USB-based General Purpose Interface Bus Cards. Use them to talk to other intruments.

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