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Teaching electronics in engineering encompasses
several issues related to the specific technical subjects and
the educational model considered. The first embraces a set
of specific scientific concepts while the second usually
includes a big number of laboratorial classes. Electronic
design usually includes analog and digital components that
are developed using different technologies, an analog device
usually consisting of the association of different components,
while a digital device is nowadays designed using hardware
programming languages. In any case, circuit design should
include the intended mission circuit but also additional
circuitry in order to support debug and test operations. The
additional functionalities included for this purpose assume
special importance during the circuit prototype validation
phase. The most common errors result from the use of
programmable and configurable devices (e.g.
microcontrollers, FPGA) although those resulting from
analogue components are usually harder to diagnosis and
correct. A structured way to face those issues is the use of
IEEE1149.1/4 test infrastructures. Laboratorial classes on
advanced subjects like this are one of the reasons why
electronics is an expensive engineering education. Remote
labs are presently being advertised as a mean to make the
educational model more cost effective. Part of the
laboratorial classes can be performed autonomously by the
student, using remote circuits to verify if the developed code
matches the intended result. Furthermore, as the remote
laboratories are intrinsically based on ICT, it is easy to
produce and use students' knowledge information to
optimize the educational model. This document presents
part of an IEEE1149.1/4 remote access educational platform
for use on electronics courses.
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Remote labs Structural test Parametric test Debug Digital circuits Mixed-signal circuits
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers