Development of a framework and system for remote electronics experiments

Abstract

The outreach activities organized by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at National University of Singapore (NUS) are geared towards bringing interesting engineering projects, workshops, talks and other engaging activities to the students and teachers in the various high schools in Singapore. To expand the scope of the outreach activities, a framework and system to facilitate remote electronics experiments has been developed, utilizing remote virtual instrumentation concepts. Using the proposed setup, the students are able to design electronic circuits and observe/analyze the responses from the circuits to excitation, while being physically distant from the laboratory where the electronic circuits and instrumentation/measurement systems are located. © 2009 TEMPUS Publications.