Title :
Integrated engineering workstation using the NeXT Step operating system
Author :
Bollini, Raghupathy ; Foster, Larry D. ; Gent, Greg
Author_Institution :
Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville, IL, USA
Abstract :
The authors outline the progress and experiences to date on the development of an automated laboratory workstation configuration funded by the National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, (NSF-USE-9051175). This workstation was developed at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville using the NeXTStep Unix Mach-based object-oriented operating system. This networked workstation configuration is designed to increase efficiency of the laboratory sessions by automating the data acquisition process and permitting students to analyze data in laboratory session at the workstation. The automation, the ease of data acquisition, and the programmability have provided the students the time to explore and the opportunity to expand their horizon. The authors discuss types of experiments that lend themselves well to automation, review the network configuration and software, and describe both the positive and negative results with this approach
Keywords :
Unix; computer aided instruction; computer networks; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; engineering workstations; object-oriented methods; student experiments; teaching; CAI; NeXT Step operating system; USA; University; Unix Mach-based object-oriented operating system; automated laboratory workstation; automation; data acquisition; electrical engineering; experiments; network configuration; networked workstation; programmability; software; students; teaching; Automation; Circuit testing; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Laboratories; Operating systems; Power generation; Power supplies; Test equipment; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1482-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1993.405455
