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

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

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5 The Era of Experimentation Theory Experimentation

6 Engineering Grand Challenges Advance health informatics Engineer the tools of scientific discovery Reverse-engineer the brain Provide energy from fusion Engineer better medicines Provide access to clean water Enhance virtual reality Restore and improve urban infrastructure Develop carbon sequestration methods Advance personalized learning Make solar energy economical Prevent nuclear terror Secure cyberspace Manage the nitrogen cycle

7 Obstacles to Duplicating Edison s Lab: $ Cost Accessibility Ratio

8 The Rise of Simulation (1980 s) Theory Simulation Experimentation

9 The Return to the Era of Experimentation Theory Simulation Experimentation

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11 Elements of Engineering Measurement and Control I/O Deployable Math and Analysis User Interface Deployable Targets Technology Integration Models of Computation

12 Compatible Elements Measurement and Control I/O Deployable Math and Analysis User Interface Technology Integration Models of Computation

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16 NI ELVIS Do Engineering: In the Lab ni.com/nielvis

17 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 Digital Multimeter Isolated measurements 5½ digit resolution 60 VDC, 20Vrms, 2 ADC, 2 RMs, 100MΩ Internal Circuit Protection Resettable fuses NI ELVIS USB Connectivity Plug-and-play capability USB 2.0 Connection 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

18 NI ELVIS Virtual Instruments Digital Frequency Digital Thermometer Karaoke Circuits DC Digital Motor Multimeter H-Bridge Respiration Oscilloscope Monitor Resistor Function Color Generator Code Magnetic Variable Power Field Supply Bode Measurement Analyzer Light Dynamic Intensity Signal Analyzer Measurement DC Motor Control Using a Tachometer H-Bridge DC Motor LED Harp PID Motor Control Arbitrary Servo Motor Function Controller Generator Digital Pitch Measurement Input Digital Pulse Width Output Impedance Modulation Analyzer Output 2-Wire Edge Counting Resistance 3-Wire Angular Resistance Position IV Curve Tracer Adjustable Pulse Width Modulation Digital Waveform Measurement (NI ELVIS only)

19 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 ]

20 USING NI ELVIS II+ AT Uni of Sydney Classes ELEC1103: Fundamental of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits ELEC3803: Bioelectronics NI Products LabVIEW and NI ELVIS II+ 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 Images: Integrated Industrial Systems (I2S)

21 NI ELVIS Multidisciplinary Teaching Platform Circuits Measurements Control Embedded Communications Electrical, Biomedical, Mechatronics Physics, Chemistry Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Electrical, Computer Electrical, Computer, Physics

22 NI mydaq Do Engineering: Anywhere, Anytime Analog ICs Supplied by ni.com/mydaq

23 NI mydaq USB controlled, bus powered 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 Power Supply: +5V 8 DIO lines, 1 counter 2 AI lines 2 AO lines Power Supply: +/- 15 V Audio IN/OUT Analog ICs Supplied by Integrated DMM

24 Universities Using NI mydaq

25 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 ]

26 NI USRP Do Engineering: In Communications Design ni.com/usrp

27 NI USRP 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 1 Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity Plug-and-play capability Up to 25 MS/s baseband IQ streaming

28 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 ]

29 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)

30 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)

31 Lab Ready Packet Radio & OFDM Communications Systems Labs by Dr. Sachin Katti, Stanford Digital Communications Labs by Dr. Robert Heath, UT Austin 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 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)

32 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

33 Established a live, over-the-air communication OFDM link 1024 subcarriers NI USRP Research Case Study: TU-Dresden: Dirty RF 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

34 NI RF Platform Optimized APIs Cellular, Wireless, and GPS Test Toolkits ( a/b/g/n, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, LTE, WiMAX, GPS, etc.) Soft Front Panels Highly Modular Hardware & Software Reference Architectures Multicore Processing RF Signal Generators & Analyzers FPGA I/O and Coprocessing RF Vector Network Analyzer Switching, Amplifiers, Attenuators Power Meters

35 Controls, Mechatronics, and Robotics Do Engineering: On One Platform from Concept to Proof ni.com/academic/controls

36 ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE INTRODUCTORY

37 Turn-key Platform for Controls Education Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping Toolkit Quanser Courseware and VI s Quanser Experiment and Amplifier Quanser Q1-cRIO Module NI CompactRIO

38 Student Design Do Engineering: On a System Level ni.com/studentdesign

39 Student Design Competition Finalists Haptics for Tumor Detection During Surgery University of Leeds 3D Display System Tsinghua University Rotary UAV Autopilot Konkuk University Tuneacious Perfect Tuner The University of California, San Diego PitchPALS: Pitch Pressure Analysis and Logging System Rice University

40 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

41 National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC) What the competition involves: Integration Object Handling Obstacle Avoidance Navigation

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43 What is the NI LabVIEW Academy? Empowers schools to teach LabVIEW Promotes LabVIEW professional certification ni.com/academy Increases the pool of qualified LabVIEW developers

44 NI Graphical System Design in Education Circuits & Electronics NI ELVIS Meas. & Inst. NI mydaq RF & Comm. Courses I/O and Targets NI USRP Controls & Robotics NI CompactRIO, DaNI 2.0 Student Design LabVIEW Interface for Arduino

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