Course detail

PCs in Intrumentation.

FEKT-BPMTAcad. year: 2011/2012

Basic application PC i measurement. Virtual instrumentation. Separation SW. SW for postprocessing, planing, construction and simulation. Summary of world sw firm produce. LabVIEW systems. Hardware, measurement cards for PC.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Miloslav Čejka, CSc.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Completance for work with mesurement systems, participate for its project.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

40 points - work on PC
60 points - final examination

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, used software division course, Introduction to LabVIEW
2. Peripherals and ways of obtaining data about the target object (measuring card, 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 IO, data collection NIDAQ, 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-RT FPGA module, distributed applications

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Be familiar with application of personal computers in measurement. Get knowladges about commercial software for planing and realization of experiments, selectin sw and hw. Train on evalutin version sw, work with real instruments.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-B Bachelor's

    branch B-AMT , 2. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized
    branch B-EST , 2. year of study, summer semester, optional interdisciplinary

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miloslav Čejka, CSc.

Syllabus

Introduction, basic application for on-line, off-line.
Basic principes for communication PC with measurement instruments. RS..., GPIB, VXI.
Pluggin PC card for measurement
SW separation, examples
Statistical and visualization sw.
LabWindows-structure, language, libraries.
LabWindows-Advanced Analysis library, user interface
Instrument library creation
Data Acqusition, GPIB and RS232 libraries, toolsets
LabVIEW adds-on
LabVIEW toolsets, basic examples of programing technics
Distributed measurement systems, computer network

Exercise in computer lab

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miloslav Čejka, CSc.

Syllabus

Introduction
Sinple SW for basic application
Setting Up Hardware
Navigating LabVIEW
Troubleshooting and Debugging VIs
Implementing VI
Relating Data
Managing Resources
Developing Modular Applications
Common design Techniques and Patterns
Using Variables
Project
CLAD Examen

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miloslav Čejka, CSc.

Syllabus

Self work