Development of an Upper-Division Laboratory Course on Computer Interfacing

该项目涉及开发一门高年级计算机接口实验课程。本课程的目的是教学生使用个人电脑（PC）自动化实验的基本方面。在课程中，学生使用电脑控制对流电池底板的温度，并监测通过电池的热通量。从传导状态到对流状态的转变将由这种热通量测量来确定。在整个课程中，学生将学习Windows NT操作系统，C/ c++编程语言，以及模拟到数字和数字到模拟转换器。关于Labview（一种流行的计算机接口编程语言）和GPIB（一种流行的仪器接口标准）的补充材料被纳入课程。

The project involves the development of an upper-division laboratory course on computer- interfacing. The purpose of the course is to teach students the elementary aspects of automating experiments using a personal computer (PC). During the course, students use a PC to control the temperature of the bottom plate of a convection cell and to monitor the heat flux through the cell. The transition from the conduction to the convection state will be determined by this heat flux measurement. Throughout the course, students learn about a Windows NT operating system, a C/C++ programming language, and an analog to digital and digital to analog converter. Supplementary materials on Labview (a popular programming language for computer interfacing) and GPIB (a popular instrument interface standard) are being incorporated into the course.