What can a CRO measure?

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  1. Capacitance. 
  2. resistance
  3. inductance
  4. frequency

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Option 4 : frequency
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  • CRO is a very versatile instrument in the laboratory for measurement of voltage, current, frequency and phase angle of any electrical quantity.
  • A Lissajous figure is a pattern which is displayed on the screen when sinusoidal signals are applied to both horizontal & vertical deflection plates of CRO.
  • These are used to measure the frequency of the given signals and phase difference between the signals.
  • From the shape of the Lissajous pattern displayed on the CRO screen information about relative phases of signals and the frequency ratio of signals can be determined.
  • It is not used for precise measurement; it depends on the type of signals.
  • If one frequency is an integral multiple (harmonic) of the other, the pattern will be steady. If not, the figure will not be stationary.

 

Notes:

Common Lissajous pattern observed when two signals with different phase angle are applied to the two plates is as shown:

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