Lab 6: UART Serial Communication
Digilent uC32 Connected to Analog Discovery 2
This lab allows students to explore the basics of serial communication using a microcontroller (such as a Digilent chipkit uC32) as the transmitter and the Analog Discovery 2 as the receiver. Students will explore and visualize the effects of different factors (such as baud rates and endian-ness) on serial communications. Advanced students can challenge themselves to build a multi-device transmitter and receiver system or investigate decoding signals from binary back to decimal values.
by National Instruments
This is lab 6 of
7 in the course,
Complementary Labs for Electrical Engineering.
STUDENT MATERIALS
- UART Serial Communication Lab Manual
- UART Serial Communication VIs
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Introductory Embedded Systems or Microcontrollers
Related Resources
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Analog Discovery 2
Analog Discovery 2
Gives students access to a 100 MS/s oscilloscope, a logic analyzer, and six other instruments in a pocket-sized lab device.
LabVIEW
LabVIEW
LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights.
Required Software
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- LabVIEW 2015 or later
- Digilent LINX
- Digilent WaveForms VIs
Required Hardware
Purchase Engineering Education Products
- Analog Discovery 2 - NI Edition
- Digilent chipKIT uC32 or other LINX supported microcontroller - Full List Available Here
- Jumper Wires
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