%0 Journal Article
%T Embedding Instruments & Modules into an IEEE1451-FPGA-based Weblab Infrastructure
%A Ricardo JGSN Costa
%A Gustavo Ribeiro Alves
%A M Zenha Rela
%J International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)
%D 2012
%I Kassel University Press
%R 10.3991/ijoe.v8i3.2064
%X Adopting standard-based weblab infrastructures can be an added value for spreading their influence and acceptance in education. This paper suggests a solution based on the IEEE1451.0 Std. and FPGA technology for creating reconfigurable weblab infrastructures using Instruments and Modules (I&Ms) described through standard Hardware Description Language (HDL) files. It describes a methodology for creating and binding I&Ms into an IEEE1451-module embedded in a FPGA-based board able to be remotely controlled/accessed using IEEE1451-HTTP commands. At the end, an example of a step-motor controller module bond to that IEEE1451-module is described.
%K Weblabs
%K Remote labs
%K FPGA
%K IEEE1451.0 Std.
%K Step-motor controller.
%U http://www.online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/2064