Expanding the Possibility of Performing Laboratory Exercises Using Solutions Based on the use of SCPI and LoRa Networks

10th International Scientific Conference Technics, Informatics and Education – TIE 2024, str. 364-371

АУТОР(И) / AUTHOR(S): Predrag Stolić , Danijela Milošević , Željko Mravik , Marija Grujičić , Marko Jelić

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DOI: 10.46793/TIE24.364S

САЖЕТАК /ABSTRACT:

Laboratory exercises are an important part of the teaching process at many faculties. However, despite the fact that today the implementation of laboratory exercises is carried out on modern equipment, the full potential of that equipment is often not used, that is, often some of the possibilities of modern equipment are not fully used in student practice. In the paper, it will be shown on two cases from practice how the student user experience can be expanded by using exactly those „forgotten“ options. In the first case, a solution based on the full use of Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI), which are implemented on most modern measuring devices, will be presented. The second case will consider the application of open source hardware and software supported by LoRa connectivity, which enables the expansion of the spectrum of exercises performed by students. It will be shown that both solutions can be implemented without a high level of complexity and large financial efforts for the higher education institution itself

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS: 

Arduino, ESP, higher education, instrumentation, Linux, LoRa, SCPI

ПРОЈЕКАТ/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

This research was supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, grant No. 6706, Low-dimensional nanomaterials for energy storage and sensing applications: Innovation through synergy of action – ASPIRE and by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (contracts No. 451-03-65/2024-03/200131 and 451-03-66/2024-03/200017).

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