Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering Advanced College of Engineering and Management 2070 Falgun

Exam. Level Programme Year / Part

BE BEL III / I

Final Assessment Full Marks 40 Pass Marks 16 Time 1.5 hrs.

Subject: - Instrumentation II Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Attempt questions with total marks of 40 with your choice: question no. 12 is compulsory.

1. How can you use Microprocessor in Instrumentation Design? Describe the various PC interfacing techniques involved while interfacing an I/O device with a PC. [8] 2. Assume that your group has decided to make a PC based control system for a wine company. After studying the system, your group found out that the following to be implemented for controlling purpose: Pressure measurement (6 points), Temperature measurement (5 points), Weight measurement (1 point), and Volume measurement for filling (5 points). [8] Your group also decided to use 8255A PPI card at base address 0550H. a) List out collected documents and components b) List out different signals you need to derive and or can be directly connected to your interfacing circuit. c) Draw minimum mapping circuit for above system d) What are the address captured by card e) Generate necessary control word 3. What are the benefits of NULL model in serial communication? Explain NULL model with suitable diagram. [5] 4. Explain USB protocols which should be followed during the USB design. [5] 5. Describe the detailed phenomena with suitable block diagram for Interfacing an 8-bit ADC using status check. List out the characteristics of DAC circuits. [8] 6. Explain data acquisition system with suitable block diagram. Analyze different types of Data Archiving and Data Compression techniques. [8] 7. Mention the differences between grounding and shielding? Explain the different types of grounding. [4] 8. An op-amp circuit is receiving noise interference from a nearby digital switching circuit. The digital circuit switches logic levels between 4.5 V and 1.0 V within 10 ns. Its current changes from 0 to 10 mA within 100 ns. Identify the coupling mechanism of noise interference. [2] 9. An instrumentation company requires some system to be implemented in a defined schedule. If they ask you as an instrumentation engineer having the knowledge of Computing, Electronics and Electrical circumstances, how could you suggest them the techniques of converting their requirements into a proper design? [6] 10. Explain the different types of circuit boards and PCBs used in circuit layout. [6] 11. Once you have tested, verified, and release software, you have to maintain it. As with testing, you cannot separate software maintenance from system concerns. Discuss at length how you get common bugs in software and develop a good corrective action to fix software bugs in your distributed software. [8] 12. What have you learned from case study? Draw the complete block diagram of the industrial process control involved in your case study and explain the function of each block. What are the critical factors effecting the production you have noticed in the visited industry and what measure you can suggest for the same? [12] ***** Good Luck *****