The construction of remote microcontroller laboratory using open software

Abstract

A microcontroller can be considered a self-contained system with a processor, memory and peripherals. It is used in automatically controlled products and devices by programming. Therefore it is adopting with the essential subject in our department. We implemented a remote laboratory for 80196KC microcontroller. The remote laboratory provides functions with which learners can perform experiments by remote-controlling circuits and equipment related to experiments and practices on the Web and gets data and image information, so through it learners can make realistic experiments at any time and in any place. Although student can not physically touch any equipment, they can confirm the operation process of the 80196KC microcontroller by observing the result of experiment transferred through the web camera. The remote laboratory module based on Internet open sources such as JAVA Web start technology, FTP technology and Telnet technology in server-client environment can be implemented at low cost. It has the object of introducing remote experimentation, offering to students the opportunity to run a C code for 80196 KC microcontroller. Our remote Lab, therefore, is a useful tool that allows students to make real experiments with 80196 KC microcontroller. It will be used an auxiliary lab for teaching and learning microcontroller. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.