Abstract
Recent trends show an increasing number of weblabs, implemented at universities and schools, supporting practical training in technical courses and providing the ability to remotely conduct experiments. However, their implementation is typically based on individual architectures, unable of being reconfigured with different instruments/modules usually required by every experiment. In this paper, we discuss practical guidelines for implementing reconfigurable weblabs that support both local and remote control interfaces. The underlying infrastructure is based on reconfigurable, low-cost, FPGA-based boards supporting several peripherals that are used for the local interface. The remote interface is powered by a module capable of communicating with an Ethernet based network and that can either correspond to an internal core of the FPGA or an external device. These two approaches are discussed in the paper, followed by a practical implementation example. © 2009 IEEE.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - ICELIE 2009, 3rd IEEE International Conference on e-Learning in Industrial Electronics |
Pages | 57-63 |
Number of pages | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | 3rd IEEE International Conference on e-Learning in Industrial Electronics - Porto, Portugal Duration: 3 Nov 2009 → 5 Nov 2009 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd IEEE International Conference on e-Learning in Industrial Electronics |
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Abbreviated title | ICELIE 2009 |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 3/11/09 → 5/11/09 |
Keywords
- Fpgas
- Reconfigurable systems
- Remote experimentation
- Remote labs
- Weblabs