Do Engineering: Experimentation for Every Single Student David Ore, District Sales Manager (NSW & ACT)

The Era of Experimentation

Theory Experimentation

Advance health informatics

Engineer better

medicines

Enhance virtual

reality Provide access to

clean water

Advance personalized learning

Reverse-engineer the brain

Develop carbon

sequestration methods

Make solar energy economical

Provide energy from fusion

Prevent nuclear terror

Secure

cyberspace

Manage the

nitrogen cycle

Engineering Grand Challenges

Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

Restore and improve

urban infrastructure

Obstacles to Duplicating Edison’s Lab:

$ Cost

Accessibility

Ratio

The Rise of Simulation (1980’s)

Theory Experimentation Simulation

The Return to the Era of Experimentation

Theory Simulation Experimentation

Measurement and Control I/O

Elements of Engineering

Deployable Math and Analysis

User Interface

Deployable Targets

Technology Integration

Models of Computation

Measurement and Control I/O

Compatible Elements

Deployable Math and Analysis

User Interface

Technology Integration

Models of Computation

Easily Combined

NI ELVIS | Do Engineering: In the Lab

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Digital Multimeter Isolated measurements 5½ digit resolution 60 VDC, 20Vrms, 2 ADC, 2 RMs,

100MΩ

Internal Circuit Protection Resettable fuses

Function Generator 10 bit, ±5V range 0.2 Hz to 5 MHz Sine 0.2 Hz to 1 MHz

Triangle/Square Software or manual

control BNC or prototyping

board connection

USB Connectivity Plug-and-play capability USB 2.0 Connection

Oscilloscope ELVIS II+: 100MS/s Sampling

Rate ELVIS II: 1.25 MS/s single

channel, 500kS/s two channel aggregate

16-bit resolution 1 to 1.5 MHz Bandwidth 1x and 10x probe ±10 V input range AC/DC coupling

NI ELVIS

Digital Multimeter Oscilloscope Function Generator Variable Power Supply Bode Analyzer Dynamic Signal Analyzer

Arbitrary Function Generator Digital Input Digital Output Impedance Analyzer 2-Wire Resistance 3-Wire Resistance

NI ELVIS | Virtual Instruments

Digital Frequency Digital Thermometer Karaoke Circuits DC Motor H-Bridge Respiration Monitor Resistor Color Code Magnetic Field Measurement Light Intensity Measurement DC Motor Control Using a Tachometer

H-Bridge DC Motor LED Harp PID Motor Control Servo Motor Controller Pitch Measurement Pulse Width Modulation Output Edge Counting Angular Position IV Curve Tracer Adjustable Pulse Width Modulation Digital Waveform Measurement (NI ELVIS only)

Electronics at The University of Manchester

…students are now exposed to the hands-on learning experience throughout the first course to complex final year projects.

Dr. Danielle George

[ School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ]

USING NI ELVIS II+ AT Uni of Sydney

Images: Integrated Industrial Systems (I2S)

With NI ELVIS II+ and LabVIEW students can characterise Bipolar and CMOS transistors, analyse photodiode circuits and develop a pulse-oximeter as a class project. These NI resources support three undergraduate courses spanning first-year to third-year and also fourth year student projects.

Craig Jin, A/Prof. USyd

NI Products

LabVIEW and NI ELVIS II+

Classes

ELEC1103: Fundamental of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits ELEC3803: Bioelectronics

Circuits Measurements Control Embedded Communications

Electrical, Biomedical, Mechatronics

Physics, Chemistry Electrical, Mechanical,

Systems

Electrical, Computer

Electrical, Computer,

Physics

NI ELVIS | Multidisciplinary Teaching Platform

NI myDAQ | Do Engineering: Anywhere, Anytime

Analog ICs Supplied by

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Integrated DMM

USB controlled, bus powered

Audio IN/OUT

8 DIO lines, 1 counter

Power Supply: +/- 15 V

Power Supply: +5V

2 AO lines

2 AI lines

Analog Input: 2 channels, 200kS/s/ch,

16-bit

Analog Output:

2 channels, 200kS/s/ch, 16-bit

DIO: 8 lines

CTR: 1 counter

Integrated DMM: V, A, Ohm

Power Supply: +5V, +/-15V

3.5mm stereo audio jacks

ELVISmx SW Instruments:

DMM, O-scope, FGEN, Bode, DSA, ARB, Digital In/Out

NI myDAQ

Analog ICs Supplied by

Universities Using NI myDAQ

NI myDAQ at University of Colorado Boulder

…I am convinced that this can cause a revolution in education.

Professor Michael Lightner

[ Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer, and

Energy Engineering, and Former IEEE President ]

NI USRP | Do Engineering: In Communications Design

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NI USRP

1 Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity Plug-and-play capability Up to 25 MS/s

baseband IQ streaming

Tunable RF Transceiver Front Ends Frequency Range

50 MHz – 2.2 GHz (NI-2920) 2.4 GHz & 5.5 GHz (NI-2921)

Signal Processing and Synthesis NI LabVIEW to develop

and explore algorithms NI Modulation Toolkit

and LabVIEW add-ons to simulate or process live signals

Applications FM Radio TV GPS GSM Zigbee

Safety Radio OFDM Passive Radar Dynamic Spectrum Access

NI USRP at Stanford University

…with the NI USRP, we’re able to provide exposure in introductory courses for the first time.

Dr. Sachin Katti

[ Electrical Engineering & Computer Science ]

NI USRP at Stanford University

Awesome class! I really enjoyed the lectures, where I learned a lot, and the labs were really cool because we got to use the hardware. … I am glad that I took this class!

Source: Stanford EE 49: Teaching Evaluations (Spring Quarter 2011)

NI USRP at Stanford University

Awesome class! I really enjoyed the lectures, where I learned a lot, and the labs were really cool because we got to use the hardware. … I am glad that I took this class!

Source: Stanford EE 49: Teaching Evaluations (Spring Quarter 2011)

Communications Systems Labs by Dr. Sachin Katti, Stanford

Lab 1 Source Coding

Lab 2 Packet Communication, Sync, and Channel Correction

Lab 3 Modulation

Lab 4 Demodulation

Lab 5 Design Challenge:

Packet based Transceiver

Digital Communications Labs by Dr. Robert Heath, UT Austin

Lab 1.1 AWGN Simulator

Lab 1.2 Intro to the NI USRP

Lab 2.1 Modulation /Demodulation

Lab 2.2 Pulse Shaping

Lab 3 Energy Detection

Lab 4 Equalization

Lab 5 Frame Detection

Lab 6 Intro to OFDM

Lab 7 Frequency Correction & Sync

Lab 8 OFDM Channel Coding

(Available Online) (Ships in Bundle)

Lab Ready| Packet Radio & OFDM

NI USRP Research Case Study:

Cognitive Radio and White Space

LabVIEW Graphical System Design – Spectral sensing with blind detection – GPS geographic localization – Adaptive spectrum utilization

“LabVIEW software and the NI USRP hardware are key components of this research project, allowing the team to rapidly prototype and successfully deploy the first cognitive radio test bed of this kind.”—Dr. Paulo Marques, COGEU

Aveiro, Portugal

NI USRP Research Case Study:

TU-Dresden: “Dirty RF”

Established a live, over-the-air communication OFDM link – 1024 subcarriers

– 256-QAM modulation per subcarrier

– Bit rate of about 1.4 Mbps on laptop

LabVIEW host-based VIs

– Imported .m file scripts

– Extensive use of LabVIEW MathScript RT Module

• ~2 month timeframe – reducing project time by 2/3

RF Signal Generators &

Analyzers

Switching, Amplifiers, Attenuators

RF Vector Network Analyzer

Power Meters

FPGA I/O and Coprocessing

Multicore Processing

Optimized APIs

Cellular, Wireless, and GPS Test Toolkits

(802.11 a/b/g/n , GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, LTE, WiMAX, GPS, etc.)

Reference Architectures

Soft Front Panels

NI RF Platform

Highly Modular Hardware & Software

Controls, Mechatronics, and Robotics Do Engineering: On One Platform from Concept to Proof

ni.com/academic/controls

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

INTRODUCTORY

www.Quanser.com

www.Quanser.com

Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping Toolkit

NI CompactRIO Quanser Q1-cRIO Module

Quanser Experiment and Amplifier

Quanser Courseware and VI’s

Turn-key Platform for Controls Education

Student Design | Do Engineering: On a System Level

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“PitchPALS: Pitch Pressure Analysis and Logging System”

Rice University

Student Design Competition Finalists

“Haptics for Tumor Detection During Surgery”

University of Leeds

“Tuneacious Perfect Tuner”

The University of California, San Diego

“3D Display System”

Tsinghua University “Rotary UAV Autopilot”

Konkuk University

National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC)

• NI ARC 2012: 24 teams from top universities in Australia and New Zealand

• 2013 Theme: Mining-orientated

• Prizes: – Winner: $3,000

– Runner Up: $1,500

– Best Robot Design: $500

– Teams who complete the tasks in the finals get to keep the development kit worth over $20,000

National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC)

• What the competition involves:

– Integration

– Object Handling

– Obstacle Avoidance

– Navigation

What is the NI LabVIEW Academy?

Increases the pool of qualified LabVIEW developers

Promotes LabVIEW professional certification

Empowers schools to teach LabVIEW

ni.com/academy

Controls & Robotics

RF & Comm.

Meas. & Inst.

Student Design

NI CompactRIO,

DaNI 2.0

LabVIEW Interface for Arduino

NI USRP

NI ELVIS

NI myDAQ

Courses I/O and Targets

NI Graphical System Design in Education

Circuits & Electronics