New Dimensions in Teaching Digital Electronics: A Multimode Laboratory Utilizing NI ELVIS IITM, LabVIEW and NI Multisim
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Date
2010
Authors
Mwikirize, C.
Asiimwe, A.T.
Musasizi, P.I.
Tickodri- Togboa, S.S.
Katumba, A.
Butime, J.
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International Journal of Online Engineering
Abstract
Over the years, conventional Laboratories in African
Universities have been hampered by inadequate resources
in terms of the required hardware, space and skilled
personnel to administer them. This paper describes a multidimensional
approach to experimentation, developed by the
Makerere University iLabs Project Team, hereafter referred
to as iLABS@MAK. The two dimensional approach
involves both Virtual Labs and Online Laboratories designed
to address laboratory deficiencies in Digital Electronics,
encompassing five courses in the curricula of the Bachelor
of Science (B.Sc) in Computer, Electrical and Telecommunication
Engineering Programmes. A digital Online
Laboratory, the Makerere University Digital iLab (MDEi)
supporting experiments in the fields of combinational logic
circuits and asynchronous sequential logic circuits has been
developed. The laboratory utilises the National Instruments
Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI
ELVIS II™) platform, the Laboratory Virtual Instrument
Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) graphical programming
environment and NI Multisim. Typical experiment
setups supported by the MDEi are presented.
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Keywords
Digital Electronics, Digital Reader, Digital Writer, Online Laboratory, Virtual Instruments
Citation
Mwikirize, C., Tumusiime, A. A., Musasizi, P. I., Tickodri-Togboa, S. S., Katumba, A., & Butime, J. (2010). New dimensions in teaching digital electronics: a multimode laboratory utilizing NI ELVIS IITM, LABVIEW AND NI MULTISIM. International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), 6(4), 49-54. doi:10.3991/ijoe.v6i4.1396