A computer-controlled LED stroboscope for measuring angular frequency

Authors

Jennifer T. Damasco Ty ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Benjamin O. Chan ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University

Abstract

A computer-controlled LED stroboscope can be put together using the computer's parallel port, a DB25 cable and an LED. This device provides a cheap alternative to stroboscopes that are built using integrated circuits and those that are commercially available. This paper describes the construction of such a stroboscope and its use in high school or college level physics courses as an apparatus to demonstrate the measurement of angular frequency and as a device in experimentation for characterizing the speed of DC motors.

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Issue

2008: Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2008-PB-37

Section

Poster Session B (Instrumentation, Environmental, and Theoretical Physics)

Published

2008-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

JTD Ty and BO Chan, A computer-controlled LED stroboscope for measuring angular frequency, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 26, SPP-2008-PB-37 (2008). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2008-PB-37.