Boole-WebLab-FPGA: Creating an Integrated Digital Electronics Learning Workflow Through a Hybrid Laboratory and an Educational Electronics Design Tool

Authors

  • Javier García-Zubía University of Deusto
  • Ignacio Angulo University of Deusto
  • Luis Rodriguez-Gil University of Deusto
  • Pablo Orduña University of Deusto
  • Olga Dziabenko University of Deusto
  • Maria Güenaga Deusto Institute of Technology â?? DeustoTech, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v9iS8.3362

Keywords:

remote laboratories, digital electronics, hybrid laboratories, augmented reality, virtual laboratories

Abstract


During the last years the presence of remote laboratories has been growing. However, many labs focus on providing a very specific experience, intended to prove a specific point or to carry out a specific practice, rather than to help the student acquire a wider range of skills through several different uses of the lab. This paper describes the creation of Boole-WebLab-FPGA, a system which integrates Boole-Deusto â??an educational electronics design toolâ?? and WebLab-Deusto-FPGA. The latter is a hybrid remote laboratory which lets users program a real FPGA board remotely. This real, physical board has been given the capability to interact with not only real hardware (LEDs), but also with virtual simulations of more complicated models, such as a watertank. The integration of these tools in a single system provides an attractive workflow for teachers and students. Students can design a combinational circuit easily through Boole-Deusto and immediately (in the same lecture session, if they so wish) try it on real hardware. Because additionally that real hardware can also be interacting with a virtual simulation, a wide range of experiments can be proposed and the replay potential of the laboratory is increased.

Author Biographies

Javier García-Zubía, University of Deusto

Faculty of Engineering

Ignacio Angulo, University of Deusto

Faculty of Engineering

Luis Rodriguez-Gil, University of Deusto

DeustoTech - Deusto Institute of Technology

Pablo Orduña, University of Deusto

DeustoTech - Deusto Institute of Technology

Olga Dziabenko, University of Deusto

DeustoTech - Deusto Institute of Technology

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Published

2013-12-04

How to Cite

García-Zubía, J., Angulo, I., Rodriguez-Gil, L., Orduña, P., Dziabenko, O., & Güenaga, M. (2013). Boole-WebLab-FPGA: Creating an Integrated Digital Electronics Learning Workflow Through a Hybrid Laboratory and an Educational Electronics Design Tool. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 9(S8), pp. 19–22. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v9iS8.3362