Course detail

Computer Measuring and Control

FAST-HB51Acad. year: 2012/2013

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: Agilent, Tectronics, Instruments of the Czech production.
Instructions of the Selected Instruments: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series. Programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A. Others instruments width GPIB of the Czech production.
Programming of the Interface Card GPIB: Instructions of the interface card IOtech. Example of the Unit visa_simul. Example of Unit INSTRUMENT. Example of the Measuring Program.
Practice Exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the geodesy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Pavel Schauer, CSc.

Department

Institute of Physics (FYZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of sensors and automated methods for measurement, knowledge of electrical and non electrical quantities. Transfer of non-electrical quantities into electrical or optical signals. Knowledge of the signal processing using the computers. Computer programming in a modern language (now in Python). Knowledge and the application possibilities in the geodesy and knowledge of the last trends in measurement.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Computer programming.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Participation in the exercise. Development of individual task according to the task list. Submission of a functional computer program of the designated task. Examination of the preparation of a simple task. Credit. Examination.

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

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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

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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

doc. RNDr. Pavel Schauer, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: Personal computer (PC) in measuring. Asset in the area of economy and quality.
2. Sensors and converters: pressure sensors, temperature sensors, mechanical stress sensors, changes in length sensors, volume changes sensors.
3. Input and Output communication ports and systems: Serial bus RS232. Parallel I/O LPT1, 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, other selected instruments width GPIB.
6. Instructions of the selected instruments - 1st part: Oscilloscopes of the Agilent 54600 series.
7. Instructions of the selected instruments - 2nd. part: Programmable Power Source of the Agilent E363xA series. Digital Multimeter Agilent 34401A.
8. Programming of the interface card GPIB: Instructions of the GPIB interface card Agilent. Examples of the units visa_simul and instrument. Example of the measuring program.
9. Practice exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering
9. Practice exercise: Preparation, debugging and testing of the particular program from the civil engineering

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Pavel Schauer, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, subject and content, exercise plan, basic information
2. Sample of the sensors according to their category. Practice working with sensors in groups.
3. Presentation of the measuring unit for the selected tasks (GPIB, coaxial connection, PC-devices, USB module quido, Agilent), work in small groups. Presentation of the measuring unit for other tasks, work in groups.
4. Calibration of the thermistor. Calibrating of the thermal diode. Implementation of automated unit, work in groups on tasks partially prepared by the teacher.
5. Computer programming of the automated tasks in the language Python.
6. Programming of the tasks (named in the 8th week exercise) in the Python language, debugging using software simulation unit "visa_simul".
7. Programming tasks of 18th week tasks in the Python language, debugging using software simulation units "visa_simul".
8. RI characteristics measurement of diodes (group A). Measuring UI characteristics of the resistance (group B). Implementation of automated measuring workplace, job involvement.
9. Measurements in groups of the tasks (named in the 8th week exercise), using the programs of the 6th week exercise, using the unit "visa_simul". Measurement report.
10. Measuring of the UI characteristics of the diodes (group A). Measuring RI characteristics of the resistance (group B). Implementation of automated measuring workplace, job involvement.
11. Measurements in groups of the tasks (named in the 10th week exercise), using the programs of the 7th week exercise, simulation width the unit "visa_simul". Measurement report. Credit