2. • An electronics
instrument that
Data record
measurement
• Characteristics:
logger the ability to take
sensor
measurement and
store the data
3. • The process of
using a computer to
collect data through
Data sensors, analyze the
data and save and
logging output the result of
the collection and
analysis.
6. SPEED OF SOUND
This experiment describes the use
of the ADC -212 virtual oscilloscope
to measure the speed of sound.
7. Scientific concept :
The speed of sound is the distance
travelled during a unit of time by a sound
wave propagating through
an elastic medium.
In common everyday speech, speed of
sound refers to the speed of sound waves
in air.
However, the speed of sound varies
from substance to substance. Sound
travels faster in liquids and non-
porous solids than it does in air.
8. Last weekend, my family and I decided to go to
Gua Kelam in Perlis. As we walk through the cave
there is a lot of nice things to watch. Then, I notice
something interesting, when we talk through the
cave, we can hear our voice be reflected. We hear
our own voice echo. Why this happened? I also
notice the same phenomena when I talk in empty
house or when I shout in the tunnel. How can this
happen and what is the cause?
9. EMPOWER
Equipment required
2 microphones-crystal Mics were used since
they are cheap and give a large output
1 metre wooden rule
Fast digital storage oscilloscope-the ADC-212
was used
A balloon-to burst for a sudden loud sound
source
10. Experiment set up
The experiment was set up as shown below with two
crystal microphones placed 1 metre apart
11. Results :
The balloon was burst approximately 2 m away from
the foremost Mic. The plot below shows the results
clearly.
The lefthand “BLUE” trace is from the fpremost Mic
(Mic 1) and the righthand “red” trace is from mic
( Mic 2)
The waveform from Mic 1 between -164µs and 500 s
is clearly visible in the trace from Mic 2 delayed by
2929 µs. There is second variation , in the waveform
from Mic 1, around 1.5 ms caused by an echo from
one wall or ceiling.
12.
13. ENHANCE
Telling how far away a person with a starter’s gun, at a
running race, is by comparing the time difference from
when you can see the gun’s smoke to when you hear
the sound.
Telling how far away a cliff is by making a sound and
measuring how long it takes for the echo to return
Telling where an enemies gun was fired.
Telling how far away a lighting strike.
14. CONCLUSION
The speed of sound wave refers to how fast the
disturbance is passed from particle to particle.
Frequency refers to the number of vibrations that an
individual particle makes per unit of time, speed refers
to the distance that the disturbance travels per unit of
time.
Data logging is commonly used in scientific
experiments and in monitoring systems where there is
the need to collect information faster than a human
can possibly collect the information and in cases where
accuracy is essential.
