Demonstration: Virtual Lab for Analog Electronic Circuits

Abstract

The Objective of this Virtual Lab is to give an access to student community to learn the concepts of Analog Electronics circuits by Experiential Learning. Virtual lab, allows user to analyze basic analog electronic circuits by controlling the experiments remotely and measuring necessary nodal voltages virtually. In phase-I of virtual lab, experiments on rectifiers and regulators has been considered. User while performing experiments through virtual lab will have the similar experience of conducting it live. The Virtual Lab will provide complete information about the circuit under test, design specifications, waveforms at various test points and tabular column with expected values. User will be able to make the necessary measurements at the test points using National Instruments (NI) Analog Discovery-2 NI Edition and other interfacing circuitry. Video tutorials will guide the user to perform experiments without any difficulties. Virtual lab is designed by keeping students community in mind and made options to vary many circuit parameters. This virtual lab gives a platform for the students to solidify their concepts learned in the classroom by repeatedly doing experiments and with variations in the circuit parameters. Anyone from Anywhere at Anytime can access the circuits to perform experiments on Half wave, Full wave and Bridge rectifiers along with option to perform voltage regulation.