The VISIR project – an Open Source Software Initiative for Distributed Online Laboratories
| Document type: | Conference Papers |
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| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
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| Author(s): | Ingvar Gustavsson, Johan Zackrisson, Lars Håkansson, Ingvar Claesson, Thomas L Lagö |
| Title: | The VISIR project – an Open Source Software Initiative for Distributed Online Laboratories |
| Translated title: | VISIR-projektet - ett öppen-källkodsinitiativ för distribuerade onlinelaboratorier |
| Conference name: | REV 2007 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| City: | Porto |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | School of Engineering - Dept. of Signal Processing (Sektionen för teknik – avd. för signalbehandling) School of Engineering S- 372 25 Ronneby +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.tek.bth.se/ |
| Authors e-mail: | ingvar.gustavsson@bth.se, johan.zackrisson@bth.se, lars.hakansson@bth.se, ingvar.claesson@bth.se, thomas.lago@acticut.com |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Sweden has started a project known as VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality) together with National Instruments in USA and Axiom EduTech in Sweden to disseminate an online laboratory concept created at BTH using open source technologies in collaboration with other universities and organizations. The concept is about adding a remote operation option to traditional instructional laboratories to make them more accessible, irrespective of whether the students are on campus or mainly off campus. The BTH option is equipped with a unique interface enabling students to recognize on their own computer screen the instruments and other equipment most of them have previously used in the local laboratory. The first remote control option implemented is for an electronics laboratory and the second one is for a signal processing laboratory with emphasis on mechanical vibration experiments. The electronics lab option features remote circuit wiring using a virtual breadboard and a relay switching matrix combination. The goal is an international standard, enabling teams worldwide to expand and develop jointly this powerful approach into distributed online laboratories by using standardized software such as IVI (Interchangeable Virtual Instruments) and equipment platforms such as PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) and LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation). |
| Subject: | Signal Processing\General |
| Keywords: | Electronics, online lab, remote lab, signal processing, VISIR project |
