Development of a Technology Program Laboratory for Automation, Instrumentation, and Process Control at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

这个项目为一个新的电气系统开发了一个学生实验室。 三大专业结合的工程技术课程 领域：仪器仪表、微处理器和可编程逻辑 控制器。 实验室设备包括 示波器、函数发生器和个人计算机， LIP488总线控制器卡，用于与 仪器仪表 可编程逻辑控制器和软件， 微控制器开发系统、输送机和机器人还 提供。 学生们在这方面的实验达到了顶峰 实验室是一个工业型项目， 调整和测试电路板。 学生配置和 对设备进行编程，使得可编程逻辑控制器 定位机器人手臂，微控制器调整 电位器与机器人，直到所需的电压是 测量，以及个人计算机和仪器测试 董事会以验证操作。 这个项目意义重大 在课程中，因为没有现有的课程或 实验室是仪器，计算机，微控制器， 和可编程逻辑控制器连接在一起。

This project develops a student laboratory for a new Electrical Engineering Technology course which combines three specialty areas: instrumentation, microprocessors, and programmable logic controllers. Equipment in the laboratory includes oscilloscopes, function generators, and personal computers with lEEE 488 bus controller cards to interface with the instrumentation. Programmable logic controllers and software, microcontroller development systems, conveyors, and robots also are provided. The culmination of student experiments in this laboratory is an industrial type project to automatically adjust and test circuit boards. The students configure and program the equipment so that the programmable logic controller positions the robot arm, and the microcontroller adjusts a potentiometer with the robot until a desired voltage is measured, and the personal computer and instrumentation tests the board to verify operation. This project is significant within the curriculum because in no existing course or laboratory are instrumentation, computers, microcontrollers, and programmable logic controllers interfaced together.