Course detail

Computer Measuring and Control

FAST-HB51Acad. year: 2011/2012

Introduction: Personal computer (PC) and measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality.
Input and Output Communication Ports and Systems: Serial bus RS232. Universal serial bus (USB), Interface card GPIB (IEEE488).
Introduction to the Measuring System GPIB: Basic requirement. GPIB interface bus description. Instructions of GPIB interface bus.
Basic GPIB Instruments Overview: Hewlett Packard, Tectronics, Metra Blansko and Tesla Brno.
Instructions of the Selected Instruments: Oscilloscopes of the HP 54600 series. Programmable Power Source of the HP E363xA series. Digital Multimeter HP 34401A. Digital Voltmeter M1T 330. Precise Measuring Module M1T 386. Multiplexor M1T 293. RLCG Bridge-Voltmeter BM 559. RLC Gauger BM 595. D/A Converter BM 572. Programmable Power Source BS 575. Universal Counter BM 640a. Universal Counter BM 642.
Programming of the Interface Card GPIB: Instructions of the interface card IOtech. Example of the Turbo Pascal Unit IMSDRV. Example of Turbo Pascal Unit INSTRUMENT. Example of the Measuring Program.
Practice Exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Physics (FYZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge in the field of sensors and methods of measuring of non-electrical and electrical quantities. Orientation in the transfer of non-electrical quantities to electrical or optical signals and knowledge of the converted signal processing using computer technology. Knowledge and application overview of the opportunities and current trends in measurement.

Prerequisites

Basic methods of measurement, computer principles, data processing, input and output computers operations, knowledge of the computers programming.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Machine-Controlled Measuring
1. Introduction: Personal computer (PC) and measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality.
2. Sensors and converters:
3. Input and Output communication ports and systems: Serial bus RS232. Universal serial bus (USB). Interface card GPIB (IEEE488).
4. Introduction to the measuring system GPIB: Basic requirement. GPIB interface bus description. Instructions of GPIB interface bus.
5. Basic GPIB instruments overview: Agilent, Tectronics, Metra and Tesla.
6. Instructions of the selected instruments - 1st part: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series. Programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A.
7. Instructions of the selected instruments - 2nd. part: Digital Voltmeter M1T 330. Precise Measuring Module M1T 386. Multiplexor M1T 293. RLCG Bridge-Voltmeter BM 559. RLC Gauger BM 595. D/A Converter BM 572. Programmable Power Source BS 575. Universal Counter BM 640a. Universal Counter BM 642.
8. Programming of the interface card GPIB: Instructions of the GPIB interface card Agilent. Example of the card’s Turbo Pascal Units. Example of instrument’s Turbo Pascal Unit. Example of the measuring program.
9.-14. Practice exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The graduate achieves the aim in the region of the quantity sensors and method of the electrical and non-electrical quantities measurement. He will learn about the conversion of the non-electrical quantities to electrical ones and he obtains the knowledge of the processing this signal by the computers. He acquires the application possibilities and tendency in the measurement techniques too.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Pavel Schauer: Laboratorní cvičení z fyziky I. PC-DIR, 1994. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch G , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer