Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain

of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
Anand nagar Krishanan Koil – 626126
Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
EVEN Semester 2017-2018
Course Plan

Subject with code VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION-ICE18R6003

Course M.Tech
Semester/Section II,A
Course Credit 3
Course Coordinator D.Ganeshaperumal
Module Coordinator Dr.B.Kannapiran
Programme Coordinator Dr.B.Subathra

PRE-REQUISITE(S): Nill

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Concepts of Data Acquisition Systems and Basics of LabVIEW Programming
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To familiarize the students with
To know about virtual versus traditional instruments, programming techniques. To know about A/D and
D/A converter and data acquisition. To know about PC buses, Instrumentation buses and network
protocols. To design using VI software of controllers To know about PC operating system and
Instrumentation

COURSE OUTCOMES (COS):

Student will be able to
CO1: Develop ability for programming in LabVIEW using various functions.
CO2: Understand the basics of interfacing and programming using related hardware
CO3: Understand the interfacing of DAQ devices and customized user designed hardware with Lab
VIEW
CO4: Acquire knowledge about implementation and designing of Machine Vision and motion
control
CO5: Analysis the different tools .

Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS:

The graduates of the department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering will be capable
of:
PEO1: Graduates of the programme will have professional competency by successful career
in Instrumentation, control and inter- disciplinary fields
PEO2: Graduates of the programme will demonstrate life-long independent skills in research
and contribute to technological growth in control and instrumentation
PEO3: Graduates of the programme will exhibit project management skills and ability to
work in team to perform collaborative, multidisciplinary tasks in their profession.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:

PSO1: Analysis & Solution of complex problems in Electronics and Instrumentation
Engineering using modern tools.
PSO2: Design and Development of Electronics and Instrumentation products /systems that
meets specified needs.
PSO3: Understand and demonstrate the importance of control system and sensor
development.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
The Outcomes of Post Graduate Programme in the Department of Instrumentation and
Control Engineering are as follows: On completion of the Post Graduate Programme, the
students would possess the ability to:
1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering
problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and
design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research
methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of
the information to provide valid conclusions.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations.
6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need
for sustainable development.
8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and
norms of the engineering practice.
9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or
leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the
engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and
write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and
receive clear instructions.
11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and
leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to engage
in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological Change.

Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
 Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
PO AND PEO MAPPING
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

PEO1 X X X X X
PEO2 X X X X X X
PEO3 X X X

CO AND PO MAPPING

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 H H H H H H
CO2 H L H L L M
CO3 H H H H H L
CO4 H H M H H H L
CO5 L L L
H – High Correlation M – Medium Correlation L – Low Correlation
BOOKS
S.No Name of the book Author / Publisher(s)/Year

1. Basic Concepts of lab view Sokoloff, Prentice Hall, 1998

Text

2. PC interfacing for Data Acquisition & Process S. Gupta, J. P. Gupta, 2nd Edition,
Control Instrument Society of
America, 1994
3. Lab view graphical programming Gary Johnson, 2nd Edition
Reference

McGraw Hill, 1997

4. Lab view for everyone Lisa K Wells & Jeffrey
Travels,Prentice Hall, 1997

WEB RESOURCES:
S.no Units Website
1. I http://www.ni.com/
2. II http://www.ni.com/
3. III http://www.ni.com/
4. IV http://www.ni.com/

Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
 Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
5. V http://www.ni.com/

WEB LINKS FOR SIMILAR COURSES OFFERED TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES

S.N Course Title Name of the University Web site
o
1. LabVIEW UC Berkeley http://instrumentationlab.berkeley.edu/lab
Programming viewprograms
http://instrumentationlab.berkeley.edu/La
b9

JOURNALS /MAGAZINES
• International Journal of Instrumentation Technology
• Journal of Advanced Research in Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Lesson Plan:
S.No Topic Name References No. of Cum.
periods no. of
periods
I REVIEW OF VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION
1. Historical perspective, advantages T1 3 3
2. block diagram T1 3 6
3. architecture of a virtual instrument T1 3 9
II DATA – FLOW TECHNIQUES
4. Graphical programming in data flow T1 4 13
5. comparison with conventional programming T1 5 18
III VI PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES
6. VIs - sub-VIs - T1 1 19
7. loops - charts T1 2 21
local - global variables - string - file I/O
8. arrays - clusters – T1 2 23
9. graphs - case T1 2 25
10. Sequence structures T1 1 26
11. formula nodes T1 1 27
12. local - global variables - string - file I/O
IV DATA ACQUISITION AND INSTRUMENT INTERFACE
13. ADC – DAC DIO - T1 2 29
Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
software - hardware installation - current loop -
RS 232/RS485 – GPIB - USB - PCMCIA
14. counters – timers T1 2 31
15. PC hardware structure – timing – interrupts – T1 2 33
DMA
16. software - hardware installation - T1 1 34
17. current loop - RS 232/RS485 – GPIB - USB - T1 2 36
PCMCIA
VANALYSIS TOOLS AND APPLICATION
18. Some tools from the advanced analysis tools T2 1 37
revalent to the discipline may be included e.g.
Fourier Transform
19. power spectrum - correlation methods T2 2 39
20. windowing – filtering T2 2 41
21. VI applications in various fields T2 1 42
22. VISA T2 1 43
23. IVI T2 1 44
24. Image acquisition and processing T2 1 45

ASSIGNMENTS AND TUTORIALS:

S.no Assignment/Tutorials Topics Date
1. Assignment – I th
10 JAN 2019
2. Assignment – II 27th JAN 2019
3. Assignment – III 15th FEB 2019
4. Assignment-IV 4th MAR 2019
5. Assignment-V 6th APR 2019
MAPPING OF CO TO ASSIGNMENTS:
A/T/COs Assignment I Assignment II Assignment III Assignment Assignment
IV V
CO1 ✓ ✓
CO2 ✓ ✓
CO3 ✓ ✓
CO4 ✓ ✓
CO5 ✓ ✓

Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.
Vision: To emerge as a diversified knowledge sharing and research driven base in the domain
of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE COURSE:

S.no Course Outcomes Measurement Tools Time of Measurement
1. CO1 Assignment, Online Quiz Two Weeks, 30 minutes
2. CO2 Assignment, Online Quiz Two Weeks, 30 minutes
3. CO3 Assignment, Online Quiz Two Weeks, 30 minutes
4. CO4 Assignment, Online Quiz Two Weeks, 30 minutes
5. CO5 Assignment, Online Quiz Two Weeks, 30 minutes

SAMPLE MEASUREMENT TOOLS: Online Quiz

RELATED PROJECTS (IF ANY): Nil
CONTENT DELIVERY METHODOLOGIES:
1. Flipped class Room Lecture
2. Smart Class Room Lecture using Web page, Video etc
3. Blackboard Lecturing
ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES:
Direct Indirect
• Examinations • Course Entry Survey
• Assignments • Course Exit Survey
• Minute Paper and Student Feedback
• Participative & Experimental
Learning

Test Portions:
S.no Test Number Topic Number
1. Sessional Examination I 1-5
2. Sessional Examination II 6-17
3. End Semester Examination 1-24

Prepared By Verified By
Course Coordinator Module Coordinator

(Signature of Programme Coordinator with (Signature of Head of the Department

date) with date)

Mission:
• To provide quality education in the domain of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
through updated curriculum, effective Teaching and Learning process and state of the art
Laboratory facilities.
• To provide opportunities for students and researchers to carryout research on advanced
topics of Instrumentation and control system.
• To produce technically competent and readily employable Instrumentation and Control
graduates with ample exposure towards team work, ethical standards and social
responsibilities.