1. NME-ICT Project Implementation of virtual laboratory for online e-learning of control and Instrumentation courses R.Anandanatarajan M.E.,Ph.D. Professor & Head, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College. Puducherry 605 014. www.pec.edu

2. NME-ICT Project Motivation Creating virtual laboratory and a community of young learners, teachers and researchers to explore collaboratively the practical aspects of Engineering curriculum. Significance and importance of laboratory work in E-Learning Internet provides connectivity everywhere and broadband access enables high capacity connections. Non – Availability of high-cost equipments in all universities. Why not we Collaborate different universities in India and share the Laboratory resources for quality education.

3. NME-ICT Project Project Objectives To implement online virtual & Remote laboratory for Engineering curriculum of Electronics, Control & Instrumentation Engineering. To determine what set of fundamental concepts can be addressed in a laboratory environment for Engineering Curriculum To parse each experiment undertaken into pieces that can be addressed by simulation, by Virtual lab using stored experimental data by actual manipulation of equipment remotely. To collaborate and share the laboratories of different universities.

4. NME-ICT Project The Innovation Statement n Collaborating and cooperating universities by sharing lab resources will offer n Collaborating and cooperating universities by sharing lab resources will offer cooperative programs of studies. n Laboratory ware will be usable for many different groups of learners n Open universities studies can be integrated

5. NME-ICT Project Architecture of Remote Lab

6. NME-ICT Project Course and Lab Integration Hybrid Mode: Lecture in Class and experiment conducted on- line. Each experiment can be conducted in three phases: Simulation Virtual lab using stored experimental data Remote access & operation of real equipment Physical Lab Remote Lab

7. NME-ICT Project Online Laboratory Teaching Model Custom built simulation package designed for virtual laboratory. Remote experiment uses SCPI, Run time Active-X for each experiment with web services. Simulation Orientation video Remote Experiment Report and Knowledge Evaluation Pre-Lab Feedback and Continuous Improvement Model and laboratory update

8. NME-ICT Project Simulations Used as Laboratory Primer – Functional verification

9. NME-ICT Project Experiment Implementation Example operation of remote Laboratory Instrument screen and controls available on client interface Students access through Active-X plug-in on web browser Experiment Module Instrument-1 Instrument-2 Instrument Bus Web Services

10. NME-ICT Project Virtual Laboratory Features Remote lab interface Customized controls – more like actual instrument Online charting facility. Report Generation facility

11. NME-ICT Project Remote Laboratory – Web Implementation

12. NME-ICT Project Survey on our students

13. NME-ICT Project Implementation –Design of Programmable Electronic Test Bench Hardware for the implementation of Virtual Laboratory. –Implementation of Communication interface between the hardware and server end. –Web services Design with ETB server and client – Deploying Active-X runtime libraries. –Integrating the Electronic Test Bench (ETB) for various Virtual Laboratories. –System Validation,Testing and Launching.

14. NME-ICT Project Our Expertise - Existing online remote Lab - Intranet Based.

15. NME-ICT Project Budget Estimates Sl.No.ItemAmount in laks per annum DurationTotal amount in laks per annum ADevelopment of Virtual laboratory10,00,0002 years20,00,000 Contingency travel approx.1,00,0002 years2,00,000 Total A22,00,000 BRecurring Expenses on account of engaging of human recourses and materials etc 5,00,0002 years10,00,000 Travel Contingency1,00,0002 years2,00,000 Total B12,00,000 Total A & B34,00,000 Sl.No.ItemTotal amount in laks CPurchase of Electronic Test Bench Equipments High end Server, nodes/ hiring the services/ Software and tools 1,25,00,000 Total A+B+C1,59,00,000 Recurring Non-Recurring

16. NME-ICT Project Non recurring Expenditure Sl.No.ItemTotal amount in lakhs 1Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Basic electronics Lab, purchase of Equipments. 10,00,000 2Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for electronic Circuits Lab, purchase of Equipments. 10,00,000 3Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for control systems Lab, purchase of Equipments. 20,00,000 4Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Microprocessors lab, purchase of Equipments. 5,00,000 5Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Process control Lab, purchase of Equipments. 25,00,000 6Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Transducers Lab, purchase of Equipments. 10,00,000 7Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Digital Instrumentation Lab, purchase of Equipments. 10,00,000 8Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for Measurements Lab, purchase of Equipments. 10,00,000 9Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for electrical Machines Lab, purchase of Equipments. 20,00,000 10Development of Virtual laboratory and ETB for calibration Lab, purchase of Equipments. 5,00,000 Total1,25,00,000

17. NME-ICT Project Time Frame per Laboratory Procurement of equipments 2 weeks ETB Design 2 weeks ETB Development 4 weeks Web Services Deployment 1 week Testing and Validation1 week Total10 weeks per Laboratory For completing all the 10 labs the time frame requirement is 100 weeks in total. The project duration would be for 2 years. Total Time Frame

18. NME-ICT Project Scope and Use Students can remotely operate laboratories Laboratory instruments can have multiple student users Students can "design" their own experiments High-cost instruments can be shared Students can use resources efficiently Virtual laboratories can become part of distance-learning curricula Standardization of course/laboratory format Enlarge the availability of teaching/ training material Collaborating and sharing lab resources from different universities.

19. NME-ICT Project Thank you.