Course detail

Computer Measuring and Control

FAST-HB51Acad. year: 2021/2022

Introduction: Personal computer (PC) and measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality.
Input and Output Communication Ports and Systems: Serial bus RS232. Universal serial bus (USB), Interface card GPIB (IEEE488).
Introduction to the Measuring System GPIB: Basic requirement. USB and GPIB interface bus description. Instructions of GPIB interface bus.
Basic selected GPIB Instruments Overview: Agilent.
Instructions of the Selected Instruments: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series. Programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A. Others instruments width GPIB of the Czech production.
Programming of the Interface Card GPIB: Instructions of VISA library. Example of the Unit visa_simul. Example of Unit INSTRUMENT. Example of the Measuring Program.
Practice Exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the geodesy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Miroslav Luňák, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physics (FYZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge in the field of sensors and methods of measuring of non-electrical and electrical quantities. Orientation in the transfer of non-electrical quantities to electrical or optical signals and knowledge of the converted signal processing using computer technology. Knowledge and application overview of the opportunities and current trends in measurement.

Prerequisites

Basic methods of measurement, computer principles, data processing, input and output computers operations, knowledge of the computers programming.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction: Personal computer (PC) in measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality.
2. Sensors and converters: pressure sensors, temperature sensors, mechanical stress sensors, changes in length sensors, volume changes sensors.
3. Input and Output communication ports and systems: Serial bus RS232. Parallel I/O LPT1, Universal serial bus (USB). Interface card GPIB (IEEE488).
4. Introduction to the measuring system GPIB: Basic requirement. GPIB interface bus description. Instructions of GPIB interface bus.
5. Basic GPIB instruments overview: Agilent, Tectronics, other selected instruments width GPIB.
6. Instructions of the selected instruments - 1st part: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series, programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A.
7. Programming of the interface card GPIB: Instructions of the GPIB interface card Agilent. Examples of the units visa_simul and instrument. Example of the measuring program.
8. Python programming introduction.
9. Python programming by use instruction for Agilent instrument control.
10. Excursion, selected equipment performance.
11. Practice exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The graduate achieves the aim in the region of the quantity sensors and method of the electrical and non-electrical quantities measurement. He will learn about the conversion of the non-electrical quantities to electrical ones and he obtains the knowledge of the processing this signal by the computers. He acquires the application possibilities and tendency in the measurement techniques too.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Pavel Schauer: Laboratorní cvičení z fyziky I. PC-DIR, 1994. (CS)
Schauer Pavel: Poznámky k předmětu Automatizované měřící systémy. nevyšlo tiskem, autor poskytuje studentovi zdarma elektronicky, 2013. (CS)

Recommended reading

Pavel Schauer: Notes to the Computer Measuring and Control. Only the electronic version. Author provides to the students free.. 2013. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch GD , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Miroslav Luňák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: Personal computer (PC) in measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality. 2. Sensors and converters: pressure sensors, temperature sensors, mechanical stress sensors, changes in length sensors, volume changes sensors. 3. Input and Output communication ports and systems: Serial bus RS232. Parallel I/O LPT1, Universal serial bus (USB). Interface card GPIB (IEEE488). 4. Introduction to the measuring system GPIB: Basic requirement. GPIB interface bus description. Instructions of GPIB interface bus. 5. Basic GPIB instruments overview: Agilent, Tectronics, other selected instruments width GPIB. 6. Instructions of the selected instruments - 1st part: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series, programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A. 7. Programming of the interface card GPIB: Instructions of the GPIB interface card Agilent. Examples of the units visa_simul and instrument. Example of the measuring program. 8. Python programming introduction. 9. Python programming by use instruction for Agilent instrument control. 10. Excursion, selected equipment performance. 11. Practice exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Miroslav Luňák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, subject and content, exercise plan, basic information 2. Sample of the sensors according to their category. Practice working with sensors in groups. 3. Presentation of the measuring unit for the selected tasks (GPIB, coaxial connection, PC-devices, USB module quido, Agilent), work in small groups. Presentation of the measuring unit for other tasks, work in groups. 4. Calibration of the thermistor. Calibrating of the thermal diode. Implementation of automated unit, work in groups on tasks partially prepared by the teacher. 5. Computer programming of the automated tasks in the language Python. 6. Programming of the tasks (named in the 8th week exercise) in the Python language, debugging using software simulation unit "visa_simul". 7. Programming tasks of 18th week tasks in the Python language, debugging using software simulation units "visa_simul". 8. RI characteristics measurement of diodes (group A). Measuring UI characteristics of the resistance (group B). Implementation of automated measuring workplace, job involvement. 9. Measurements in groups of the tasks (named in the 8th week exercise), using the programs of the 6th week exercise, using the unit "visa_simul". Measurement report. 10. Measuring of the UI characteristics of the diodes (group A). Measuring RI characteristics of the resistance (group B). Implementation of automated measuring workplace, job involvement. 11. Measurements in groups of the tasks (named in the 10th week exercise), using the programs of the 7th week exercise, simulation width the unit "visa_simul". Measurement report. Credit