1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
3. winter term 2017/2018
4. Electrical Engineering - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Digital measurement systems

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Digital measurement systems - course description

Aim of the course

• To provide knowledge about: the measurement systems organization, principle of operation and characteristics of measurement systems elements.
• To provide knowledge about the communication standards used in wired and wireless measurement systems.
• Forming skills in the area of software designing for measurement systems.
• Forming skills in the area of hardware structure designing of simple measurement systems and measurement and control systems.

Prerequisites

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Metrology, Measurement transducers, Electronic measurement instruments.

Scope

Measuring systems - introduction. Definition, classification, basic tasks, basic configurations, kinds of transmission, methods of transmission coordination, functional blocks of measuring and control systems. Data acquisition systems. Destination of data acquisition systems, configurations, basic functional blocks: conditioning system, multiplexer, measuring amplifier, isolating amplifier, filters. Data acquisition cards, basic functional blocks of the cards. Programming of data acquisition cards . Interfaces of measuring systems: Definition of interface, classification of interfaces, interfaces used in measuring systems. Serial interfaces: RS -232, RS -422, RS -485, serial interfaces programming. Parallel interface IEEE 488: principal tags of IEEE 488 standard, bus of the interface, types of devices, word of status, serial control of devices, parallel control of devices. Widening of IEEE -488 standard: enlargement of speed, enlargement of range, enlargement of number of devices. IEEE 488.2 standard. Requirement relating to controller requirements relating to devices, word of status, synchronization of devices. Controller and devices software. VXI standard. Principal tags of VXI, card chassis, bus of VXI. PXI standard. Principal tags of PXI, card chassis, bus of PXI. SCPI standard. SCPI device model, structure of commands, trigger system, status system. Profile of commands for Example devices. Digital industrial nets. Net: MODBUS, PROFIBUS, PROFInet, CAN, LONWORKS, INTERBUS - S. Internet technologies in measuring systems. Embedded WWW servers. Profiles of hardware structure and software of embedded WWW servers. Wireless measuring systems. GSM technology in measuring systems. Radiomodems. BlueTooth and ZigBee standards. Virtual measurement instruments. Definition, structure and basic tags of virtual instruments. Programming of virtual instruments. Metrological and computer characteristics of virtual instruments. Measuring systems programming. Programming of measuring systems using software development environments. Characteristics of integrated environments: LabWindows, LabView, Agillent Vee. Software of interfaces and chosen DSP software. VISA library. Software drivers for measuring instruments. IVI drivers. Visualization systems. Structure of company computer system, functions of SCADA, measuring and control instruments in SCADA, design of visualization systems. Examples of SCADA applications. Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC). PAC in measuring and control systems as an Example of B&R systems. Hardware and software architecture of PAC. Automation Studio - integrated software development environment. Process visualization in PAC. Design and starting of measuring systems. General principles of design. Task analysis, consolidation of requirements, stages of design. Starting of hardware and starting of software. Failure of measuring systems.

Teaching methods

Lecture, laboratory exercises.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture – obtaining a positive Grade in written or oral Exam.

Laboratory – the main condition to get a pass are sufficient marks for all exercises and tests conducted during the semester.

Calculation of the final Grade: lecture 50% + laboratory 50%

Recommended reading

1. Winiecki W.: The Organization of Computer Measuring Systems. Warsaw University of Technology Press, Warsaw, 1997 (in Polish).

2. Mielczarek W.: Measuring Instruments and Systems with SCPI Compatibility, Helion, Gliwice 1999 (in Polish).

3. Lesiak P., Świsulski D.: Computer Measuring Technique in Examples, PAK, Warsaw, 2002 (in Polish).

4. Nawrocki W.: Computer Measuring Systems, WKiŁ, Warsaw, 2002 (in Polish).

5. Rak R., J.: Virtual Measuring Instrument - Real Tool of Present Metrology, Warsaw University of Technology Press, Warsaw, 2003 (in Polish).

6. Nawrocki W.: Distributed Measuring Systems, WKŁ, Warsaw 2006 (in Polish).

7. Pietrusiewicz K., Dworak P.: Programmable Automation Controllers PAC. Nakom, Poznań, 2007. (in Polish)

8. Bentley J. P.: Principles of Measurement Systems, Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, England, 2005.

9. Caristi A., J.: IEEE-488 General Purpose Instrumentation Bus Manual, Academic Press, INC., San Diego, California, 1992.

Further reading

1. Lesiak P., Świsulski D.: Computer Measuring Technique in Examples, PAK, Warsaw, 2002 (in Polish).

2. Johnson G.W., Jennings R.: LabView Graphical Programming, MacGraw-Hill, New York, 2006.

Notes

Modified by dr hab. inż. Radosław Kłosiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 02-05-2017 12:55)