A Web Service and Interface for Remote Electronic Device Characterization

Sumit Dutta, Shreya Prakash, David Estrada, Eric Pop

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Abstract

<div class="line" id="line-9"> A lightweight Web Service and a Web site interface have been developed, which enable remote measurements of electronic devices as a &ldquo;virtual laboratory&rdquo; for undergraduate engineering classes. Using standard browsers without additional plugins (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or even Safari on an iPhone), remote users can control a Keithley source-measurement unit and monitor results in real time from anywhere on the Internet. As an in-class example, students in a solid-state electronics course used the Web site interface to make real-time transistor measurements. Recommendations are made on how to best integrate the interface into electronics classes based on the student assignment responses. The present interface is &fllig;exible and could be expanded to many other devices and instruments. The source code has been openly posted online.</div>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalIEEE Transactions on Education
Volume54
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • educational technology
  • engineering education
  • metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs)
  • online services
  • virtual laboratory

EGS Disciplines

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering

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