Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Ramya Chakinarapu, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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Instrumentation

, mixed-signal simulation and design, system modeling and algorithmdevelopment, digital design methods, interfacing, and the use of microcontrollers asbasic building blocks in data acquisition and control applications. The rest of this paperbriefly describes the laboratory equipment, discusses the experiments that weredeveloped to support teaching a microcontroller course, and describes a recentlycompleted graduate research project.Laboratory EquipmentComputers, logic analyzers, development boards, and software form a basic set of toolsrequired to teach advanced digital design techniques and microprocessor-based systems.In addition, electronic instruments such as power supplies, function generators, digitalmultimeters, and oscilloscopes must be

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-1898: THE ULTIMATE CAP STONE COURSE: A LABORATORY BASEDPROBLEM SOLVING DESIGN PROJECTJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine JOHN MARSHALL’s specialization is Industrial Power and Automation, focusing on active/intelligent materials and advanced control systems. Grants have enabled him to design and equip a state-of-the-art power and control problem solving learning environment. Page 13.1276.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Ultimate Capstone Course: A Laboratory Based Problem Solving Design ProjectIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to provide

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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Instrumentation

book approach for teaching computer implementation ofindustrial control systems”, IEEE Transaction on Education, Feb. 2003, Vol. 46, pp. 177 – 184.[4] E. W. Kamen, M. J. Gazarik, “A course in industrial controls and manufacturing for EE students andother engineering majors”, Proceeding of the 1997 American Control Conference, June 1997, Vol. 5, pp.3160 – 3165.[5] J. C. Anderson, “Design a flexible industrial controls lab module”, 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education,Nov 2002, Vol. 1, pp. 17 – 22.[6] J. Rehg, “PLC laboratories – the next generation”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June2002.[7] J. J. Blakley, D. A. Irvine, “Teaching programmable logic controllers using multimedia-basedcourseware”, International Journal of Electrical