Course detail
PCs in Intrumentation
FEKT-KPMTAcad. year: 2014/2015
The course deals with programming of measurement systems and equipment with focus on virtual instrumentation. Students will recognize the different means used by software producers with emphasis on the software from National Instruments (LabVIEW). At the user level, they learn to use hardware devices for measurement. Attention is also paid to non-PC systems and systems based on real-time OS. Within exercises, students can obtain (after performing special test) an internationally recognized certification CLAD (NI Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer).
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Number of ECTS credits
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Up to 60 points for written exam.
Course curriculum
2. Peripherals and ways of obtaining data about the target object (acquisition cards, RS ..., GPIB, VXI).
3. Basic concepts and navigation in LabVIEW.
4. Troubleshooting and debug in LabVIEW.
5. Implementing VI in LabVIEW control structures.
6. Relating data in LabVIEW (arrays, clusters, type definitions).
7. Managing resources in LabVIEW (file I/O, data collection NI-DAQ, instrument drivers).
8. Developing modular applications in LabVIEW.
9. Common design techniques and patterns in LabVIEW.
10. Using variables in LabVIEW.
11. LabVIEW add-ons, examples of applications.
12. LabVIEW RealTime, FPGA module, distributed applications.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
VLACH, J. Začínáme s LabVIEW. BEN technická literatura, Praha 2008. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
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Lecture
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Syllabus
SW separation, examples
SW for measurement instrument construct.
Statistical and visualization sw. HiQ (NI).
LabWindows-structure, language, libraries. Formatting and I/O library
LabWindows-Advanced Analysis library, user interface
Basic principes for communication PC with measurement instruments. RS..., GPIB, VXI.
Pluggin PC card for measurement
LabWindows-Instrument library creation
LabWindows-Data Acqusition, GPIB and RS232 libraries, toolsets
LabVIEW basic development environment, programs, libraries
LabVIEW toolsets, basic examples of programing technic
Distributed measurement systems, computer network
Exercise in computer lab
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Sinple SW for basic application
SW from Hewlett-Packard, VEE
SW for HW projects EAGLE, SW TestPoint
LabWindows Basic development environment, libraries, user interface
LabWindows off-line basic examples
LabVIEW Basic development environment, libraries, user interface
LabVIEW off-line basic examples
Written test
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Self work - callibration system with GPIB
Self work - scope and spectral analyzer on PC card PC-LPM-16
Self work - Frequency characteristic meter with GPIB