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| Unit 1: Introduction to sensors. |
Energy conversions. Concepts of sensor, transducer and actuator. Dynamic and static features. Other features. Selection of sensors. Conditioning. Application examples on ICT. |
Unit 2: Temperature resistive sensors. Strain gauges.
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Temperature resistive sensors: General features. Types. Conditioning . Application examples.
Strain gauges: Basic principles. General features. Types of using. Conditioning . Application examples. |
Unit 3: Photoresistive and Optoelectronic. Other resistive sensors.
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Photoresistive and Optoelectronic: Basic principles. General features. Encoders. Conditioning. Application examples.
Other resistive sensors: Gas sensors. Magnetoresistors. Potentiometers. Basic principles. General features. Conditioning . Application examples. |
Unit 4: Capacitive sensors. Inductive and magnetic sensors.
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Capacitive sensors: Introduction. Measurements principles. Features. Conditioning . Proximity sensors. Application examples .
Inductive and magnetic sensors: Introduction. Basic principles. Variable transformer types. Features. Conditioning. Hall effect sensors. Application examples. |
Unit 5: Pyrometric sensors and Infrared thermography. Thermocouples. Other sensors.
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Pyrometric sensors and infrared thermography: Basic principles . General features . Conditioning. Application examples.
Thermocouples: Basic principles. General features. Calibration scales. Conditioning. Application examples
Other sensors: Pyroelectric. Ultrasounds. Magnetostrictive. Radar level detection. Biosensors. Chemical sensors. High energy and nuclear sensors. |
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Unit 6: Programmable instrumentation.
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Historical events in electronic instrumentation: Evolution of instrumentation. Instrumentation systems. Definitions. Current needs and future trends. Programmable instrumentation. Switched instrumentation. Hybrid systems on instrumentation.
GPIB bus: General features. Configurations and equipment. Standards IEEE 488.1/488.2. Transference procedures. Standard HS488. Command groups. Basic functions. Integrated circuits. Controllers on cards. SCPI Standard. Design environments for ATE systems. |
Unit 7: Standard multiprocessor buses.
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Systems on cards. Applications of standard buses. Classification. Types of connectors and cards. Multiprocessor systems. Common memory multiprocessor systems. Multiplexing. Bus arbiters. Arbiter techniques.
Asynchronous bus concept. Addressing. Data transfer. Interrupts. Electrical design of high speed buses. ECL and TTL signals. Backplane features. Drivers, receivers and transceivers. International standards. |
Unit 8: The VME bus.
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Introduction . Functional modules. Subbuses and signals. Data transfer. Types of arbitration. System controller. The interrupt chain. Commercial products. |
Unit 9: Standards on programmable instrumentation.
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Introduction to VXI and PXI buses. Subbuses and signals. Configurations. Types of devices. Products and systems of development. PCI Express and the switched instrumentation. Ethernet and its LXI version for instrumentation. The AXIEe for high features. |
Unit 10: Field bus architectures for sensors.
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General features. Classification. Practical examples: PROFIBUS and CAN. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Embedded buses for automotive applications: LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY, JSAE 1939 and others. Standard IEEE 1451 for intelligent sensors. Development tools. |
Unit 11:Wireless networks for sensors.
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The ISM bands. Basic features of wireless networks. Multiplexing and modulation. The SDR concept. Standards for WLAN and WPAN. IEEE standards 802.15.1/4/3. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Other commercial networks. |
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| Practice 1: Introduction to the LabVIEW Application Development Environment |
Introduction to LabVIEW environment by means of basic examples of programming. |
| Practice 2: Temperature sensors. NTC thermistor. |
Signal conditioning and virtual instrument development for measurement |
| Practice 3: Optoelectronic sensors. PIN photodiode. |
Spectral response analysis. |
| Practice 4: Capacitive sensors. Accelerometer. |
Signal analysis and post-processing, and virtual instrument developing for tilt measurement. |
| Practice 5: Programmable Instrumentation I. |
Frequency response test of two RC circuits via the programmable control of the laboratory instrumentation. The programmable control will realise through a USB connection from the PC to each instrument.
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| Practice 6: Programmable Instrumentation II. |
To develop an application that verify the frequency response of a RC circuit by means of the programmable control of some of the instruments situated in a VXI chassis. The programmable control of each instrument from the PC will realise through a LAN connection and using a GPIB -Ethernet gateway . |
