Cloud-Based, Expandable—Reconfigurable Remote Laboratory for Electronic Engineering Experiments

This article describes the design and development of the NI myRIO device-based remote laboratory. The cloud-based, expandable, and reconfigurable remote laboratory is intended to give students access to an online web-based user interface to perform experiments. Multiple myRIO devices are programmed...

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Published in:Electronics (Basel) 2022-10, Vol.11 (20), p.3292
Main Authors: Chamunorwa, Tinashe, Modran, Horia Alexandru, Ursuțiu, Doru, Samoilă, Cornel, Hedeșiu, Horia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cloud computing
Colleges & universities
COVID-19
Design and construction
Distance learning
Electronic engineering
Electronics
Equipment and supplies
Finite state machines
Laboratories
Laboratory equipment
Online instruction
Reconfiguration
Software
Students
Technology application
User interfaces
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Summary:This article describes the design and development of the NI myRIO device-based remote laboratory. The cloud-based, expandable, and reconfigurable remote laboratory is intended to give students access to an online web-based user interface to perform experiments. Multiple myRIO devices are programmed to host several experiments each. A finite state machine is used to select specific experiments, while a single state can contain several. The laboratory web virtual instruments interfaces are hosted on the SystemLink cloud and SystemLink server. A user-friendly interface has been designed to help students to understand important electronic concepts. Virtual and real experiments were fused to give students a wide range of experiments they can access online. The instructor can check outputs of an experiment being executed on the device. Achieving connection between myRIO and SystemLink through global variables and SystemLink ensured that the low-cost device was utilized, and this is suitable for third-world countries’ universities that cannot afford expensive equipment. Students can perform the experiments which have some resemblance to physical execution. The system is expandable in that the number of myRIO devices or number of experiments can be increased to suit changing requirements. The reconfigurability of the system is such that the finite state machine-based coding technique permits only one experiment to be selected, configure the system, and run while other experiments are idle.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics11203292