REMOTE ACCESS ENVIRONMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES

计算机工程(32)这个项目正在为本科计算机工程实验室提供远程访问能力，这些实验室正在创建启用网络和动手操作的实验室环境。三个计算机工程本科教学实验室可远程访问。为了能够将实验室实验转变为启用网络的状态，私人投资机构设计了基于可编程逻辑器件(现场可编程门阵列)的定制硬件接口。这些定制接口为实验中使用的设备以及示波器、逻辑分析仪和路由器等仪器设备提供网络功能，以便于远程访问。配备了这些新的接口/面板，通过向设备的互联网地址发送命令来配置这些设备。服务器/客户端软件组件专注于远程实验的直观用户界面开发，并促进远程学生与实验室教师和/或助教之间的电话会议的集成，以进行现场交互。这个偏远的实验室设施正在帮助计算机工程实验室和课程工作吸引大量的本科生。除了提供远程学生参加计算机工程项目基于实验室的课程的能力外，该项目还代表了其他学科甚至其他本科学位授予机构内部实验室改造的基础。

Computer Engineering (32)This project is providing remote access capability for undergraduate computer engineering laboratories where cyber-enabled and hands-on laboratory environments are being created. Three computer engineering undergraduate teaching laboratories are accessible remotely. To enable the transformation of the laboratory experiments into cyber-enabled status the PIs have designed custom hardware interfaces based on programmable logic devices (FPGA units). These custom interfaces provide network functionality to the devices employed in the experiments and to the instrumentation devices such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and routers in order to facilitate remote access. Equipped with these new interfaces/faceplates, such devices have been configured by sending commands to the Internet address of the device. The server/client software component is focusing on intuitive user interface development for remote experiments and also facilitates integration of teleconferencing between remote students and the lab instructor and/or teaching assistant for live interaction. This remote lab facility is helping to attract a large undergraduate student body in computer engineering laboratories and coursework. Apart from providing the capability to allow the remote students to take laboratory based courses in the computer engineering program, this project represents the basis of laboratory transformations within other disciplines and even other undergraduate degree granting institutions.