Title :
Remote experimentation for introductory digital logic course
Author :
Gomes, L. ; Patricio, G. ; Ferreira, Ricardo ; Costa, Alberto
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Cienc. e Tecnol., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
In this paper, a remote laboratory for experimentation within an introductory digital logic courses is proposed in order to alleviate laboratory´s occupation, while providing adequate support for experimentation around a set of combinatorial and sequential circuits, and keeping possible remote interaction among students of the same working group. In this sense, the remote laboratory can be used by different students at different remote locations, maintaining their interactions. A low-cost platform based on one microcontroller and two FPGAs was chosen for implementation of the laboratory server, which can be used autonomously or in combination with a Learning Management Systems.
Keywords :
combinational circuits; computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering education; field programmable gate arrays; laboratories; microcontrollers; sequential circuits; virtual instrumentation; FPGA; combinatorial circuit; digital logic course; introductory digital logic course; laboratory server; learning management system; low cost platform; microcontroller; remote experimentation; remote laboratory; sequential circuit; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Employment; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Logic testing; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; Remote laboratories; Sequential circuits;
Conference_Titel :
E-Learning in Industrial Electronics, 2009. ICELIE '09. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4653-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4655-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICELIE.2009.5413204
