DI05000231 · Semester 5 · 5G scheme
Virtual Instrumentation
Notes and solutions following the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) syllabus for DI05000231. Independent material — not issued by the university.
Automation & RoboticsInstrumentation & Control Engineering
Materials
Complete Book
The whole syllabus, unit by unit, written for the exam.
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Syllabus units
Unit 1: Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation
- Historical perspective of virtual instrumentation
- Basics of Virtual instrumentation
- Role virtual instrumentation in real-time world
- Block diagram and Architecture of Virtual Instrumentation
- Data flow techniques in virtual instrumentation
- Compare virtual instrumentation and traditional instrumentation
- Limitations of traditional instrumentation
- Application of virtual instrumentation in Industry
- Hardware and Software in Virtual Instrumentation
- Role of hardware in virtual instrumentation
- Role of software in virtual instrumentation
- Virtual Instrumentation for Test, Control and Design
- Virtual instrumentation for Test
- Virtual instrumentation for Industrial I/O and Control
- Virtual instrumentation for Design
Unit 2: Programming techniques in Virtual Instrumentation environment
- Basics of Graphical User Programming (GUI)
- Compare conventional programming and GUI based programming
- Prepare basic program in virtual instrumentation software
- Compare graphical programming and text based programming
- VI and Sub-VIs: Concepts of modular programming; creating, saving, and calling Sub-VIs within a main Virtual Instrument
- Structural Control and Execution Logic: Iterative Structures, Decision Making, Mathematical Operations
- Data Handling and Organization: Data Storage Entities, Variable Management, Strings and File I/O
- Visualization and Signal Display: Basics of Charts, Basics of Graphs, Signal Generation
Unit 3: Elements Of Data Acquisition in virtual instrumentation environment
- Introduction to Data acquisition system
- Block diagram of DAQ System
- Selection criteria of hardware and software for data acquisition system
- Basics of Analog to Digital Converter (ADC), Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), Digital Input Output (DIO)
- Describe Basics of ADC, DAC, DIO
- Basics of Counters and timers
- Function and application of Counters and timers
- Timing, Interrupts; RS232C/ RS485
- Describe concept RS232/ RS485 module
- Signal Processing in DAQ
- Signal processing in a DAQ system
- Define analog signal.
- Define digital signal.
- Define sampling
- Define quantization
- Define sampling rate.
- Explain signal conditioning
Unit 4: Operating System And Hardware Overview
- PC architecture, current trends, operating system requirements
- PC based instrumentation
- Interface requirement for virtual instrumentation
- Basics of analog and digital interfaces
- Need for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion
- Working principles of ADC and DAC
- Definition and characteristics of analog signals
- Definition and characteristics of digital signals
- Timing concepts (clock, synchronization)
- Compare PC based and PXI based system
Unit 5: Virtual Instrumentation for Environment Sustainability
- Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
- Definition of environmental sustainability
- Importance of environmental protection
- Role of technology in sustainable development
- Role of Virtual Instrumentation in environmental Monitoring
- Advantages of VI in environmental monitoring
- Energy monitoring and management using virtual instrumentation
- Role of VI in Robotics
- Basics of robotics control system using Virtual Instrumentation
About this course
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the principles and applications of Virtual Instrumentation. Students will leverage software-defined measurement techniques to design, model, and analyze complex electronic circuits and control systems. By mastering industry-standard simulation tools, learners will bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical implementation, gaining the proficiency required to build and test advanced automation and electronic architectures in a virtual environment.