Comparative Study of the Functionality and Cost Effectiveness of Electronic Laboratory Virtual Instrumentations
- Conference
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San Antonio, Texas
- Publication Date
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June 10, 2012
- Start Date
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June 10, 2012
- End Date
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June 13, 2012
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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Electrical and Computer
- Page Count
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10
- Page Numbers
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25.329.1 - 25.329.10
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--21087
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/21087
- Download Count
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625
Paper Authors
Lars K. Hansen University of Texas, San Antonio
Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr. University of Texas, San Antonio
Keith Delahoussaye is a student at the University of Texas, San Antonio. He is a member of the Multifunctional Electronic Materials Devices Research Lab of the Electrical Engineering Department. He is also a member of IEEE’s student chapter. Before graduation, he worked full-time for the U.S. Air Force as an Avionic Technician in the status of an Air Reserve Technician. He is hopeful to be an electronic/electrical engineering governmental employee. He is married and a proud father of six children.
Ruyan Guo University of Texas, San Antonio
Ruyan Guo is Robert E. Clarke Professor of electrical engineering and Interim Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTSA. She was professor of electrical engineering of Penn State University, until 2007. She is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SWE, AAAS, and a Fellow of ACerS and SPIE.
Abstract
Comparative Study of the Functionality and Cost Effectiveness of Electronic Laboratory Virtual Instrumentations Keith Delahoussaye, Lars Hansen, and Ruyan Guo Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USAThe need in electrical engineering education and the advancement in electronic instrumentationhave enabled several virtual instruments of multiple functionalities, with a prototype boardand/or integrated data acquisition. As the result, laboratories at universities can do more inundergraduate education and in graduate level research trainings, with less space and money.However for department and researchers looking to the right choice of the board, a comparativeevaluation is not yet available. This paper reports evaluation results in comparison of severalexcellent boards, including National Instrument’ ELVIS II+ USB Design and PrototypingPlatform and Digilent Electronics Explorer Board, for their functionalities, ease of use, and costeffectiveness. The analysis will be useful to help educators and users to make most logicalchoices based on the emphasis of necessary features and availability of the resources.
Hansen, L. K., & Delahoussaye, K. G., & Guo, R. (2012, June), Comparative Study of the Functionality and Cost Effectiveness of Electronic Laboratory Virtual Instrumentations Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21087
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