Warren, S., & Dong, X., & Sobering, T. J., & Yao, J. (2011, June), A Rapid Analysis and Signal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) Design Compatible with the National Instruments myDAQ® Platform  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17373

\bibitem{asee_peer_17373}
  Warren, S., \& Dong, X., \& Sobering, T. J., \& Yao, J. (2011, June), \emph{A Rapid Analysis and Signal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) Design Compatible with the National Instruments myDAQ® Platform}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17373

Steve Warren, Xiongjie Dong, Tim J. Sobering, and Jason Yao.  "A Rapid Analysis and Signal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) Design Compatible with the National Instruments myDAQ® Platform".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17373 Internet.  04 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17373}
  Steve Warren, Xiongjie Dong, Tim J. Sobering, and Jason Yao.
  "A Rapid Analysis and Signal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) Design Compatible with the National Instruments myDAQ® Platform".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17373 Internet.  04 Dec, 2024

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AB  -     A Rapid Analysis and Signal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) Design        Compatible with the National Instruments myDAQ® PlatformAbstractVirtual instruments and mobile data acquisition hardware for engineering education offerflexibility in learning venues and can help to alleviate overcrowding in traditional benchtopinstrumentation laboratory space. This paper presents a new design for a Rapid Analysis andSignal Conditioning Laboratory (RASCL) hardware toolset that provides a hardware bridge forthe myDAQ personal instrumentation platform recently released by National Instruments. ThemyDAQ platform is a handheld hardware unit that interfaces to a computer through a universalserial bus connection. It hosts two analog input channels, two analog output channels, eightdigital input/output channels, power supplies, and digital multimeter functionality. LabVIEWvirtual instruments then allow the myDAQ unit to provide the roles of, e.g., an oscilloscope, afunction generator, and a frequency-domain signal analyzer. The new RASCL design connectsto the myDAQ unit via a ribbon cable and provides a student with direct access to breadboardspace, a wide-frequency-range analog function generator, two electrically isolated signalchannels, various connectors (audio, BNC, and banana jack) for input/output signals, a walloutlet power adapter, and a wrist strap for electrostatic discharge protection. Mounting screwshold the myDAQ unit securely underneath the larger RASCL board. A carrying caseaccommodates the entire assembly and a parts/tools storage bin.The effectiveness of this learning toolset was assessed within the context of a Fall 2010 course:ECE 628 – Instrumentation. The course, which typically utilizes benchtop instrumentation, wassupplemented with virtual instruments and mobile hardware to support sessions that address amyDAQ/RASCL tutorial, instrumentation amplifiers, second-order filters, electrocardiography,and electrooculography. Pre- and post-session surveys and assessments indicate that (a) learningobjectives were effectively met with this technology, (b) students find the toolset to be a sensiblealternative to learning environments that employ desktop instrumentation, and (c) students wouldbe willing to invest in a such a resource, as it would be useful for many analog and digitalcourses offered in standard electrical and computer engineering curricula.
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