Title :
A handheld data acquisition system for use in an undergraduate data acquisition course
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., Seattle Univ., WA, USA
fDate :
11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A handheld data acquisition (DAQ) system was designed and built for use in an undergraduate engineering course. The system is based on a PocketPC computer and a low-cost serial DAQ card. The DAQ system runs under WindowsCE, an embedded real-time operating system. The DAQ hardware is supported by a free development system and custom software that allows applications to be tested under emulation with simulated I/O before being downloaded to the DAQ hardware. Several lab experiments were developed that complement the DAQ hardware.
Keywords :
data acquisition; educational courses; electrical engineering education; notebook computers; student experiments; PocketPC computer; custom software; embedded real-time operating system; engineering course; free development system; handheld data acquisition system; serial DAQ card; undergraduate data acquisition course; Application software; Data acquisition; Data engineering; Design engineering; Hardware; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2002.804402
