Diagnozer: A laboratory tool for teaching research in diagnosis of electronic systems

Abstract

In this work, we propose a multifunctional remote e-learning environment for teaching research by learning and investigating the problems of fault diagnosis in electronic systems. It is a collection of software tools which allow to simulate a system under diagnosis, emulate a pool of different methods and algorithms of fault location, analyze the efficiency of different embedded self-diagnosing architectures, and investigate the effect of real physical defects in electronic circuits. Hands-on experiments target research teaching issues. The interactive character of the environment makes the experiments attractive and helps to raise the students' curiosity for finding innovative procedures for debugging digital systems.