Course: Programmable Instrumentation
Code: 3ФЕИТ03012
ECTS points: 6 ECTS
Number of classes per week: 3+0+0+3
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhivko Kokolanski
Course Goals (acquired competencies): Knowledge on the design of sophisticated programmable instrumentation, optimization, testing and exploitation.
Course Syllabus: Introduction to programmable instrumentation development technologies: systems on chip (SoC), microprocessors, custom and semi-custom integrated circuits. Data converters: analog-to-digital (AD) and digital-to-analog (DA) conversion, AD and DA converters testing, time-to-digital conversion. Instrumentation – operation and application principles: multimeters, electronic counters, logic analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, sensor-based instruments, conventional and arbitrary signal generators. Testing of digital instruments. Testing of digital and analog channels. Data analysis. Instrumentation interfaces and VLSI testing. Programmable instrumentation. Designing digital measuring systems and their practical implementation. Real-time operation. Testing under development of microcontroller-based instruments.
Literature:
Required Literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
Nihal Kularatna | Digital and Analogue Instrumentation – testing and measurement | Institution of Engineering and Technology | 2008 |
2 |
Dominique Planco | Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurements | Antony Rowe Ltd. | 2007 |
3 |
Patrick H. Garrett | Multisensor Instrumentation – Six Sigma Design | John Wiley & Sons | 2002 |
Additional Literature |
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No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
Robert A. White | Electronic Test Instruments – Analog and Digital Measurements | Prentice Hall | 2002 |
2 |
M. Burns, G. Roberts | An Introduction to Mixed-Signal IC Test and Measurement | Oxford University Press | 2001 |
3 |
James A. Blackburn | Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers | Springer | 2001 |