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Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation Based on FPGA for Science and High-Education

Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation Based on FPGA for Science and High-Education

ISBN13: 9781522502999|ISBN10: 1522502998|EISBN13: 9781522503002
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0299-9.ch005
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Crespo, Maria Liz, et al. "Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation Based on FPGA for Science and High-Education." Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Technologies for High Performance Instrumentation, edited by Julio Daniel Dondo Gazzano, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 99-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0299-9.ch005

APA

Crespo, M. L., Cicuttin, A., Gazzano, J. D., & Rincon Calle, F. (2016). Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation Based on FPGA for Science and High-Education. In J. Gazzano, M. Crespo, A. Cicuttin, & F. Calle (Eds.), Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Technologies for High Performance Instrumentation (pp. 99-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0299-9.ch005

Chicago

Crespo, Maria Liz, et al. "Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation Based on FPGA for Science and High-Education." In Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Technologies for High Performance Instrumentation, edited by Julio Daniel Dondo Gazzano, et al., 99-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0299-9.ch005

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Abstract

In this chapter we will show how modern FPGA offers the possibility of implementing Reconfigurable Virtual Instrumentation, a new kind of electronic instrumentation which generates interesting opportunities for regular users but that also poses several technical challenges for advanced users and instrument developers. We will analyze some of the main problems and we will give some ideas and possible strategies to deal with them. In order to put the subject in the right context we will review some general concepts regarding instrumentation in general and we later proceed with some more specific concepts and definitions. The chapter also describes two hardware/software platforms for science and high-education developed at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) where the concept of RVI proposed in this chapter was applied. Although we mainly adopt a scientist's prospective to define and analyze instrumentation, most of the conclusions drawn along this chapter can be easily generalized for a wide range of applications in commercial or industrial sectors.

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