Virtual Instrumentation (INGE3A) — DU B.Sc. (Hons) Instrumentation Previous Year Question Papers

Suggestive readings 1. Nakamura, S., Numerical Analysis and Graphic Visualization with MATLAB - Second Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time. COMMON POOL OF GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE) COURSES OFFERED BY THE GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-3): Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Pre-requisite Code course criteria of the course Lecture Tutorial Practical/ 04 02 0 02 Course admission eligibility Basic knowledge Learning Objectives The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:  To study the basic structure of virtual instrumentation  To learn the basic programming concepts in LabVIEW  To understand the basics of data acquisition for designing a Virtual Instrument Learning outcomes The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:  Understand the importance and applications of Virtual Instrumentation  Learn the basic programming concepts in LabVIEW  Recognize the components of Virtual instrumentation and use them for PC Based measurement UNIT – I (8 hours) Graphical System Design: Graphical system design model, Design flow with GSD, Virtual Instrumentation, Virtual instrument, and traditional instrument, Hardware and software in virtual instrumentation, Virtual instrumentation for Test, control & design, Graphical system design using LABVIEW, Graphical programming & textual programming. UNIT – II (7 hours) LabVIEW Basics: Introduction, advantages of LABVIEW software environment, palettes, front panel controls & indicators, Block diagram, Data flow program. Repetition and Loops: For loops, while loops, structure tunnels, terminals inside or outside loops, shift registers, feed-back nodes, control timing, case structure. UNIT – III (8 hours) Arrays and Clusters: Arrays, Introduction, arrays in LABVIEW, creating one – dimensional array controls, indicators, and constants, creating two-dimensional arrays, creating multidimensional arrays, initializing array, deleting, inserting, and replacing elements, rows, columns, and pages within arrays, arrays functions. Clusters: Cluster controls and indicator, order of cluster elements, Cluster operations. Plotting Data: Types of waveforms, waveform graphs, waveform charts, XY graphs, Intensity graphs & charts, Digital waveform graphs, 3D graphs, customizing graphs & charts, configuring a graph or chart, Displaying special planners on the XY graph. UNIT – IV (7 hours) File Input/ Output: File for mats, file write &read, generating filenames automatically, String handling,string functions, LABVIEW string for mats, parsing of strings. Instrument Control: Introduction, GPIB communication, Hardware specification, software architecture, Instrument I/O assistant, VISA, Instrument drivers, serial port communications, using other interfaces. Practical component: (60 hours)