Course
Specifications
Valid as from the academic year 2015-2016
Data Aquisition (E745022)
Course size
Credits 3.0
(nominal values; actual values may depend on programme)
Study time 90 h
Contact hrs
36.0 h
Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2015-2016
A (semester 1)
lecture
6.0 h
practicum
24.0 h
lecture: plenary exercises
6.0 h
Lecturers in academic year 2015-2016
Van den Berghe, Charles
TW08
Offered in the following programmes in 2015-2016
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (main
subject Automation)
Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering Technology
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (main
subject Electrical Engineering)
lecturer-in-charge
crdts
3
offering
A
3
3
A
A
Teaching languages
Dutch
Keywords
Data-aquisitie, Virtual instrument, computerassisted measurements labview
Position of the course
Please refer to E744050.
Part of the learning line “Elektriciteitstechnologie en installaties”
Computerbased processing of datathrough LabView, Excel, ..
To be able to know and implement data-acquisition software. To be able to design
efficiently a virtual instrument, to implement and debug it. To export measurement data
to an office software.

Contents
At his own pace and under supervision, the student can explore the numerous
problems – tackled in the theoretical courses – that occur in a design:
• real-time and interrupt-based systems
• programming concepts
• labview environment
• Programming VI's (Virtual Instruments) and functions
• data communication and synchronisation
• VI server
• error handling
• VI design patterns
• debugging
• VI design and documentation
• Memory, performance and determination.


Initial competences
The student has achieved the final competences of: PLC (3Ba EM).
The student has achieved the final competences of: Signalen en sytemen (2Ba)
(Approved)
1
The student has achieved the final competences of: Bachelorproef (3Ba Em)
Final competences
1 To be
2 To be
3 To be
4 Using
5 To be
able to use advanced data-acquisition systems.
able to implement advanced computer-assisted techniques effectively.
able to implement advanced computer-assisted techniques effectively.
the virtual instrument software efficiently.
able to design, research, analyse and diagnose.
Conditions for credit contract
Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences
assessment
Conditions for exam contract
This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract
Teaching methods
Lecture, practicum, lecture: plenary exercises
Learning materials and price
learning material through the learning latform
informatiebundel "data acquisitie"
several manuals, sites,..
References
"Labviec core1" National Instruments
"Labview core2" National Instruments
"CLAD study guide" National Instruments
Course content-related study coaching
Personal contact, after making an appointment with the prof, to solve individual
problems about learning content.
Evaluation methods
end-of-term evaluation and continuous assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the first examination period
Oral examination
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the second examination period
Oral examination
Examination methods in case of permanent evaluation
Skills test
Possibilities of retake in case of permanent evaluation
examination during the second examination period is possible
Extra information on the examination methods
Theorie: oral examen
Lab, exercices, (permanente evaluation, tests, projects)
Calculation of the examination mark
Theorie: oral examen : 40 %
Lab, exercices, (permanente evaluation, tests, projects): 10% + 50 %
A weighted average is used to compute the final score for a training item. However, if a
student gains a score of 7 or less on 20 on one of the different parts of this course, this
indicates that his skill for certain subcompetencies is insufficient. Consequently, the
examiners can deviate from the arithmetical calculation of the final marking of a training
item and use another marking in mutual consensus.

(Approved)
2