ME-327 Instrumentation and
Measurement
Lecture 3
Review of Instrument Types
By Dr. Muhammad Usman Bhutta
usmanbhutta@[Link] +92-51-9085-6044 Office 215-F
Content
1. Review of Instrument Types
1. Review of instrument types
Active and Null and
Passive Deflection
Instruments Instruments
Analogue and Indicating and
Digital Signal
Instruments Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types
Active Instrument Passive Instrument
Null Instrument Deflection Instrument
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Indicating
Signal Instruments
Instruments
1. Review of instrument types - Active
and passive instruments
Classification criteria
Q1: Is instrument output entirely produced by the physical
quantity being measured?
YES – Passive Instrument
NO – Active Instrument
Q2: Is physical quantity being measured simply modulates the
magnitude of some external power source?
YES - Active Instrument
NO – Passive Instrument
0 psi
10 psi
Pressurized
Fluid
0 psi
10 psi
Pressurized
Fluid
1. Review of instrument types - Active
and passive instruments
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
Classification criteria
Q1: Is physical quantity being measured is displayed in terms of
the amount of movement of a pointer
YES – Deflection Instrument
NO – Null Instrument
Q2: Is physical quantity being measured creates imbalance in the
instrument and needs adjustment
YES – Null Instrument
NO – Deflection Instrument
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
VS
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
VS
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
Null Type Deflection Instrument
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
Null Type Deflection Instrument
1. Review of instrument types - Null and
Deflection Instruments
Null Type Deflection Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Analogue and digital instruments
Classification criteria
Q1: Is instrument output varies continuously (infinite steps) as the
physical quantity being measured changes?
YES – Analog Instrument
NO – Digital Instrument
Q2: Is instrument output varies in discrete steps (0 to 1 and 1 to 0)
as the physical quantity being measured changes?
YES – Digital Instrument
NO – Analog Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Analogue and digital instruments
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
LDR Switch
1. Review of instrument types - Active
and passive instruments
Revolution Counter
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Analogue and digital instruments
Analogue Instrument Digital Instrument
Wrist-
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Classification criteria
Q1: If instrument gives an audio or visual indication that varies
with the magnitude of the physical quantity being measured
YES – Indicating Instrument
NO – Signal Instrument
Q2: If instrument gives an electric output that varies with the
magnitude of the physical quantity being measured?
YES – Signal Instrument
NO – Indicating Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
VS
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Indicating Signal
Instrument Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Current
Voltage
Phase
Resistance
Capacitance
Frequency
Reluctance
Signal Inductance
Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Current
Voltage
Phase
Resistance
Capacitance
Frequency
Reluctance
Signal Inductance
Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Voltage
Signal
Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Signal
Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
Indicating Signal
Instrument Instrument
1. Review of instrument types -
Indicating and signal instruments
DRAWBACK
S
Indicating
CANNOT BE A PART OF
HUMAN
INTERVENTI
PARALLAX
ERROR
AUTOMATED Instrume
FEEDBACK SYSTEM
