Making Accurate Low-Level Measurements Course

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Dates:               Feb 13 - 14, 2007, Irvine, CA

                            Jun 19 - 20, 2007, Cleveland, OH

List Price:         $990
Part Number:   TRN-LLM-1-K
Included:           Certificate of completion, Comprehensive Workbook, Coffee (AM), Lunch, Soft Drinks (PM)

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Audience:
Engineers and scientists who need to make low-level electrical measurements.

Summary: 
This course provides users with a detailed understanding of how to make accurate low-level electrical measurements. Users will learn what constitutes a low-level measurement, the limitations of these measurements, sources of measurement error, and techniques to eliminate these errors. Additional topics include selecting the proper product for a desired measurement and understanding the basics of how to communicate with an instrument from a PC. The session consists of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs.

Prerequisites:
None.

After Attending This Class, You Will Be Able To:

• Identify fundamental limitations of basic electrical measurements
• Understand and recognize common sources of measurement error
• Implement techniques to minimize the effect of measurement errors
• Select the best instrument for a desired measurement
• Apply low-level measurement methods to your specific application

Benefits You Will Receive:

• Avoid costly delays by recognizing common measurement problems
• Avoid measurement errors by learning how to use various measurement techniques
• Increase productivity by selecting the proper instrument for a specific application
• Optimize your testing by understanding the speed vs. noise tradeoff

Outline (Agenda):

• Introduction to low-level measurements
• Common challenges of basic electrical measurements and measurement techniques to address them

• Voltage measurements
• Current measurements
• Resistance measurements

• Selecting the appropriate instrument for a desired measurement
• Measuring multiple devices or using multiple test instruments
• Converting environmental measurements to electrical measurements
• Introducing remote control of instruments from a PC
• Measurement examples for nano-science applications: how the discussed measurement methods and techniques have been implemented in practice

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