Remote laboratory support for an introductory microprocessor course

Abstract

Introductory microprocessor design courses can benefit from the usage of laboratory assignments, leading, normally, to high rates of laboratory space and time occupation. In this paper, a remote laboratory is proposed in order to alleviate the laboratory's physical occupation. An 8031 microcontroller based set-up was used to support a set of experiments. Local and remote accesses to the experiments are possible, supported by the LabView environment, and complemented by a specific virtual workbench adaptor to emulate user presence.