NDLI: An iLab for Teaching Advanced Logic Concepts With Hardware Descriptive Languages

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ayodele, K.P. Inyang, I.A. Kehinde, L.O.
Copyright Year	1963
Abstract	One of the more interesting approaches to teaching advanced logic concepts is the use of online laboratory frameworks to provide student access to remote field-programmable devices. There is as yet, however, no conclusive evidence of the effectiveness of such an approach. This paper presents the Advanced Digital Lab, a remote laboratory based on the batched MIT iLab Architecture. With a hardware system under test designed around an Altera EP2C20F484 field-programmable gate array (FPGA), the lab makes it possible for students to implement finite-state machines on a field-programmable device using VHDL. A study was carried out to evaluate the lab. Study results indicated that the Advanced Digital Lab is an effective pedagogical tool. Some observations drawn from the results of the study are also discussed; these may have far-reaching implications for the argument about the effectiveness of the general class of remote laboratories. An important contribution of this paper is that it provides a template for the proper evaluation of remote laboratories along multiple dimensions, particularly those of pedagogy, logistics, and cost.
Sponsorship	IEEE Education Society
Starting Page	262
Ending Page	268
Page Count	7
File Size	721629
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189359
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Hardware Laboratories Servers Field programmable gate arrays Education Software Computer architecture VHDL Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) iLab online laboratories
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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