The rationale and content are described for an electronics‐oriented course in computer‐aided measurements. Performed on a prototyping board connected to an IBM PC‐AT, the experiments emphasize digital‐to‐analog and analog‐to‐digital conversion at the chip level. Techniques are presented for parallel and serial communication; waveform generation; the acquisition, display, and analysis of data; the use of graphics; control and feedback; mechanical positioning with stepper motors; and signal averaging. Students have undertaken a wide range of original projects.
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1992
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