Real-time analysis of mechanical and electrical resonances with open-source sound card software

Makan, Gergely and Kopasz, Katalin and Gingl, Zoltán (2014) Real-time analysis of mechanical and electrical resonances with open-source sound card software. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 35 (1). ISSN 0143-0807

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Abstract

We present an easily reproducible, open-source, sound card based experimental set- up to support transfer function measurement. Our system is able to visualize signals of mechanical and electrical resonances and their spectra in real time. We give a brief description of the system, and show some examples of electrical and mechanical resonance experiments that are supported by the system. The theoretical background, experimental set-up, component selection and digital signal processing are all discussed, and more detailed information (building instructions, software download) is provided on a dedicated web page (http://www.noise.inf.u-szeged.hu/edudev/RealTimeAnalysisOfResonances/) The experimental set-up can support undergraduate and graduate education of students of physics, physics education and engineering by means of experimental demonstrations and laboratory exercises. The very low cost, high efficiency and transparent system provides a scalable experimental environment that can be easily built in several instances.

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