Thumb-size USB-to-sensor interface supports efficient experimentation in multilevel education of physics and other disciplines
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Publication
- K. Kopasz, P. Makra, Z. Gingl, Edaq530: a transparent, open-end and open-source measurement solution in natural science education, Eur. J. Phys. 32 (2011) 491-504
- Download e-print:arxiv
The Edaq530 measurement solution
Software download
- USB driver installer
- .NET measurement software with C# source code
- Alternative software (single executable)
- LabVIEW driver and sample programs
- Linux library and sample programs in Python
- Linux library and sample programs in C
Hardware documentation
- Schematic and PCB design (pdf)
- Bill of materials (xls, ods)
- Source files, Eagle format (Cadsoft)
- CAM files (drill, Gerber)
- Firmware: C source code, Intel hex file (SDCC, Silicon Labs IDE), Configuration file (Silicon Labs Config Wizard)
- How to build your EDA530? See our instructional video.
Our publications in the subject
- Edaq530: a transparent, open-end and open-source measurement solution in natural science education, submitted to European Journal of Physics
- Thumb-size USB-to-sensor interface supports efficient experimentation in multilevel education of physics and other disciplines
References
- Eagle Scematic and PCB design software, Cadsoft
- Silicon Laboratories
- SDCC - Small device C compiler
- Comlab: Computerised laboratory in science and technology teaching
- Experiments, measurement devices from Picotech
- Vernier interfaces for science education
- Steven W Smith: The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing