DocumentCode :
3224976
Title :
Advanced integration of OpenLabs VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality) with Weblab-Deusto
Author :
Rodriguez-Gil, L. ; Orduña, P. ; García-Zubia, J. ; López-de-Ipiña, D.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
fYear :
2012
fDate :
4-6 July 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
7
Abstract :
During the last years, VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality) has proved itself a useful tool for electronics remote experimentation, having been deployed in several different universities. As a domain-specific remote laboratory, VISIR offers those features which are required for its stand-alone usage, such as authentication, scheduling, user management, etc. Though for certain purposes this may be adequate, often it is more appropriate to offer VISIR as one kind of experiment among many, under a generic remote laboratories framework, such as WebLab-Deusto, MIT iLabs or Labshare Sahara. These frameworks provide integrated access to several different kinds of experiments, such as electronics, robotics, etc. Through this integration, a smooth experience can be provided to the user, and VISIR can benefit from all the functionality that the generic framework provides (common authentication, load-balancing, scheduling, etc). Efforts are currently being made to integrate VISIR with various laboratories. In this paper, we describe what the integration of VISIR with Weblab-Deusto involves; how certain VISIR-specific functionalities that depended on its original framework were handled, and how through Weblab-Deusto VISIR can easily gain certain new features. Some of those are the integration with different environments such as Facebook, or with Learning Management Systems such as Moodle. Another feature is collaboration among VISIR users, which makes it possible to share a VISIR circuit in real time. Furthermore, through this association VISIR gains new possibilities, such as federation.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational institutions; laboratories; virtual instrumentation; virtual reality; Labshare Sahara; MIT iLabs; OpenLabs VISIR; VISIR circuit; VISIR user collaboration; VISIR-specific functionality; Weblab-Deusto; advanced integration; common authentication; domain-specific remote laboratory; electronics remote experimentation; generic remote laboratories framework; integrated access; learning management systems; load-balancing; scheduling; stand-alone usage; university; virtual instrument systems in reality; Cameras; Field programmable gate arrays; Laboratories; Real time systems; VISIR; integration; remote-labs;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2012 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bilbao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2540-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2541-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/REV.2012.6293150
Filename :
6293150
Link To Document :
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