laboratory “Controllers, microcontrollers and microprocessor devices and systems in EA”

  1. The full name of the laboratory is “Controllers, microcontrollers and microprocessor devices and systems in EA” – 405 “i”.
  2. Supervisors – Khoroshaylo Yuri Evgenievich, Ph.D., Galkin Pavel Viktorovich – Certified PLC Programming Specialist in PC WORX and CoDeSys, Information Technologies (Ethernet, Profinet, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth), Compass-3D CAD and KOMPAS -Graphic, Embedded Linux Kernel Development.
  3. Directions in which the activity of the laboratory is carried out.

3.1 Study direction.

The laboratory was established in 1986 in connection with the introduction of the preparation of students into the curriculum, the formulation and reading of the disciplines “The use of microprocessors in the construction and technology of electronic equipment”, “Microprocessors and microcomputers in the REB”. Over the years of the laboratory’s existence, thanks to the efforts of the staff, its material base has repeatedly been almost completely re-equipped, constantly being updated, so that at any given time it was equipped with modern microprocessor equipment.

Currently, the laboratory is designed to conduct laboratory workshops, practical exercises, independent work in the following disciplines: “Fundamentals of controller programming”, “Computing and microprocessor tools”, “Microcontrollers in embedded systems”, “Intelligent radio electronics and systems”, “Electronic equipment for the intelligent home”, “Electronic equipment of intellectual technology”, “Industrial controllers”, “Computer simulation”, as well as to complete graduation projects, masters their work and research work of students.

3.2 Research area

The main activities of the laboratory:

– carrying out laboratory, practical and independent work of students on microcontroller and microprocessor-related topics;

– carrying out laboratory, practical and independent work of students on industrial controllers and HMI;

– conducting laboratory, practical and independent work of students on wireless sensor networks;

– carrying out optional programming of microcontrollers with the involvement of employees of leading IT companies (EKTOS, Global Logic, SAS Automation, ELAKS)

– preparation of students for participation in international and All-Ukrainian competitions on programming microcontrollers and PLC;

– constant participation in competitions Xplore New Automation Award from the German company Phoenix Contact Gmb & Co. KG, like the EduNet lab;

– carrying out research and development work on wireless sensor networks and IoT;

– conducting research on the creation of UAVs and flying sensor networks;

– carrying out research works on industrial IoT (IIoT);

– conducting round tables of APPAU (Association of Enterprises for Industrial Automation Ukraine)

3.3 Basic hardware and software:

PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers):

  • 6 ILC 130 Starterkit booths from Phoenix Contact, used in the framework of the international educational network EduNet. Used for learning programming languages ​​(IEC61131-3) FBD, LD, ST, Il, SFC and HMI creation work;
  • 1 ILC 390 from Phoenix Contact, which is used to study industrial networks PROFINET, INTERBUS, PROFIBUS;
  • 1 ILC 151 from Phoenix Contact, which is used to study wireless industrial networks;
  • Licensed Automationworx software (PCWORX, VISU +, WebVisit) and PHOENIX AUTOMATION soft SUITE 2016;
  • Industrial PC Phoenix Contact;
  • 3 sets of HMI Phoenix Contact.

Microprocessors and microprocessors:

  • 3 kit EV8031 / AVR (8-bit microcontroller MCS-51, AVR) from Open System, used to prepare teams for participation in the International Programming Contest for Firmware Microcontrollers and Microcontroller Systems
  • 10 board ML-1 (8-bit microcontroller AVR) with a periphery used to learn the programming languages ​​Assembler and C
  • 10 Arduino UNO, used for the optional Microcontroller Programming
  • 10 stands ML-2 (8-bit AVR microcontroller)
  • 20 ESP8266 (ESP12E) used to study microprocessors
  • 2 MSP430 based development kits (16-bit MSP430 microcontroller) from Texas Instruments;
  • 4 sets of STM32 MCU Nucleo F401RE (32-bit microcontroller STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4) by STMicroelectronics
  • 2 sets of STM32 STM32F303VC F401RE (32-bit microcontroller STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4) STMicroelectronics
  • Software – CodeVisionAVR Evaluation, AVR Studio, MCStudio, Eclipse

Wireless sensor networks:

  • Hardware complex for the study of wireless sensor networks based on the received equipment from the American company Texas Instruments under the European University Program project, consisting of two sets of “CC2530ZDK“, set-up kit “CC2530 ZigBee Mini Kit“, experimental board “MSP-EXP430FG4618“, programmer “MSP-FET430UIF“, software “SmartRF Studio“
  • 2 sets of Xbee (XBee Series 2) full ZigBee modules that support the ZigBee-2007 specification and allow you to build a mesh network.
  • 5 sets of CC2530 (transceiver and 8051 core);

Single board computers:

  • 2 Raspberry Pi (built on a system-on-chip (SoC) Broadcom BCM2835, which includes an ARM processor with a clock frequency of 700 MHz, a graphics processor VideoCore IV)
  • Orange Pi (Cortex-A7 Quad-core H.265 / HEVC 4K, 1.6 GHz) Unicameral computer based on ARM processor, manufacturer Shenzhen Xunlong Software.
  • C.H.I.P – running Allwinner R8 with a frequency of 1GHz, has 512Mb RAM, 4GB eMMC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
  1. The existing achievements over the past 5 years:
  2. a) grants, works commissioned by foreign representatives.
  3. 2013-2017 Implemented project 544010-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES “Trainings in Automation Technologies for Ukraine TATU“, received equipment for 40,000 euros and teachers underwent training in European universities partners.
  4. Participation in the work of the international educational network EduNet. Lecturers at the EEA department underwent internship in industrial technologies in Bad Pyrmont, Germany (2017-2018 and 2010, 2012).
  5. Participation in the TI Innovation Challenge of the American company Texas Instruments in the framework of the “European university program”.
  6. b) state budget and contract work;
  7. Conducting the “FESTO Automation Days”, received an industrial taxation of 3,000 UAH.
  8. c) copyright certificates, patents;
  9. Patent for a useful model “Method for determining the coordinates of a wireless sensor network node” No. 99932 dated 2015/6/25.
  10. Panent to the utility model “Method of collecting information in a wireless sensor network” No. 100463 of 2015/7/27
  11. d) other initiative works (monographs, etc.)
  12. 2011- As a result of R&D under the European University Program program, a functioning hardware system “CC2530ZDK” has been developed, worth 30,000 hryvnas;
  13. e) contest works with students, received prizes.
  14. 2015 – the participation in the competition of the German company Phoenix Contact “XPlore-New Automation Award 2015” was received, and possession of 3,000 euros.
  15. 2018 – was taken in the competition of the German company Phoenix Contact “XPlore-New Automation Award 2018” received equipment for 6000 euros
  16. 2017 – 2nd place in the Olympiad “Programming of microprogram automation and microcontroller systems”
  17. 2017 – Winners Aviator 2017, a trip to Le Bourget
  18. 2018 – Interspersing Aviator 2018, a trip to Farnborro
  19. Promising areas in which research is planned:

– carrying out research and development work on wireless sensor networks and IoT;

– conducting research on the creation of UAVs and flying sensor networks;

– carrying out research works on industrial IoT (IIoT).

  1. Laboratory equipment:

The laboratory has 12 PC workstations equipped with ML-1 and ML-2 training complexes based on the ATmega 128 microcontroller, seven seats are equipped with industrial logic controllers from Phoenix Contact Gmb & co. KG. with Automation Worx (PC WORX, PC WORX EPRESS, Web Visit, OPC Server, Visu +, Wireless Simulation tools for PLC). There is a compiler of language C Codevision 7, 5 and 4, software simulators MCS-51 studio and AVR studio, Eclipse KDE, IAR for Zigbee, Composer Studio. All workplaces are integrated into a local network with the ability to access the Internet, there is a projection technique and the necessary electronic versions of the lecture material necessary for it.

The laboratory has an information and training system, including a full-fledged training course on the discipline “Computational and Microprocessor-based Means” with the possibility of remote laboratory work, including admission to its implementation and without paper electronic technology for submitting a report, testing by sections and the entire course. This development is universal, cross-platform and time-efficient at work both in local and global networks. Test questions for admission to laboratory work and testing of students, 250 tasks for individual performance of laboratory practical exercises have been developed for this electronic manual. For independent work of students in all disciplines, a database of electronic teaching materials and a library of literary sources has been created; it has more than 170 titles.

The laboratory has repeatedly won prizes in competitions “KNURE-best specialty” and was awarded the winner of diplomas.

From December 17, 2010, the EduNet laboratory of the German company Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. began to operate on the basis of the KM IPS laboratory. KG ”, which allowed the students of the Department of DOED to begin the practical study of PLCs based on the ILC 130 Starterkit stands, designed to teach controller programming based on the IEC 61131-3 programming languages. The software of the stands allows programming the controllers of the 100th family of Phoenix Contact GmbH & co. KG by creating flowcharts for the operation of a PLC in PC WORX or PC WORX EPRESS. Such automation tools are used in automated process control systems (APCS), “Smart Home” systems, dispatching and control systems.

Scientific supervisor: Professor Iurii Khoroshailo, Senior Lecturer Pavlo Galkin

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