ELVIS. A new tool for teaching and training

Abstract

ELVIS (educational laboratory virtual instrumentation suite) is a LabVIEW based virtual instrument of National Instruments, a multifunction data acquisition device, a custom-designed bench top workstation and prototyping board. As a virtual tool it has a high potentiality in the education and training of basic electronics and circuit design, to engineering students. ELVIS has full testing, measurement, and data saving capabilities needed for such training. A removable prototype board offers students the ability to build circuits at home, thus using laboratory time more effectively. LabVIEW facilities as a Web, e-tool and VI server allow the configuration of ELVIS in order to be fully accessible remotely.