E2LP remote laboratory: Evolution of the system and lessons learned

Abstract

Embedded Engineering Learning Platform (E2LP) was a FP7 funded project, which focused on Embedded Systems Education at University level and required a multidisciplinary approach, involving different technologies and system solution optimizations. The paper presents the results of Remote Laboratory (RL) services evolution for distance learning for Embedded Systems, developed under E2LP. The paper addresses advanced information technologies solutions in the integration stages along with novel hardware technologies involved. E2LP RL assembled hardware and the education materials, and delivered secure and open access e-learning portal, which allowed to create full course and provided alternative teaching methods through the real-time experiments. This paper reports also on Remote Laboratory evaluation results performed in Warsaw University of Technology, where we introduced the new learning model in Digital System Design course.