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An Online Laboratory-based Graduate Engineering Technology Course in Programmable Devices and Systems
2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
01 Jan 2011
Abstract
In this paper we describe the development of an online graduate engineering technology course in programmable devices. The course is intended to provide the graduate engineering technology student with an overview of programmable devices and systems for industrial and embedded applications. Microprocessors, microcontrollers, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are compared with respect to suitability, performance, and cost (both device and implementation costs) in industrial and embedded environments. Industry standard development and modeling tools are introduced and used to develop representative control programs and to predict performance. A key feature of the course is the extensive use of web-based laboratory exercises using equipment housed in Drexel University's PLC Laboratory. This equipment includes Dragon12 microcontroller development boards, Digilent Spartan-3E FPGA boards, and Amatrol PLC workstations. For microprocessor experiments students use their own PCs or PCs in the lab.
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- Title
- An Online Laboratory-based Graduate Engineering Technology Course in Programmable Devices and Systems
- Creators
- Warren A. Rosen - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAM. Eric Carr - Drexel UniversityASEE
- Publication Details
- 2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION
- Series
- ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Engineering Education
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Leadership and Society/Engineering Technology
- Identifiers
- 991019170592404721
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