Sensor, Instrumentation and Cyber Physical System Engineering Center (SeNSE)

About

The research center aims to identify and initiate foundational multi-disciplinary research and applied research projects, create and combine patentable Intellectual Property (IP) components, design and develop prototypes, manage and market products and solutions (through know-how transferred incubated companies), and work to deliver funded research projects.

Center for Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber Physical System Engineering (SeNSE) is actively involved in theoretical and applied research in the broad areas of Wireless networks (Sensor, adhoc and cellular), Signal Processing, Virtual instrumentation and Cyber Physical Systems. The centre provides an umbrella environment for faculty, under graduate and post graduate students to carry out research in various aspects related to the respective fields.

The primary functions of the research centre are to

• Provide excellent research culture and infrastructure.
• Serve as a platform for strong interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge sharing.
• Publish papers in high quality journals of international repute.
• Create quality human resources for scientific research.
• Promote industrial collaborations involving active and mutually beneficial R & D projects.
• Understanding of technology transfer processes and practices that lead to successful commercialization

Major Equipment

NI ELVIS II PROTOTYPING BOARD

The NI ELVIS II prototyping board is an incredibly useful tool to test your circuits before you go through all the work of soldering. The board contains a breadboard and channels where you can use a multitude of tools on a computer to test your circuit.

NI ELVIS III COMMUNICATIONS BOARD

It provides hands-on experiments that develop a comprehensive understanding of advanced analog and digital telecommunication principles.Teaching resource topics inlcude AM and FM modulation or demodulation, ASK, FSK, and QPSK.

ZYBO Z7 BOARD

The Zybo Z7 is a ready-to-use embedded software and digital circuit development board built around the Xilinx Zynq-7000 family. A rich set of multimedia and connectivity peripherals make the Zybo Z7 a formidable single-board computer. A MIPI CSI-2 compatible Pcam connector, HDMI input, HDMI output, and high DDR3L bandwidth establish the Zybo Z7 as an affordable, yet capable, solution for

ZED BOARD

ZedBoard is a low-cost development board for the Xilinx. This board contains everything necessary to create a Linux, Android, Windows or other OS/RTOS-based design. Additionally, several expansion connectors expose the processing system and programmable logic I/Os for easy user access.

PCB Design

PCB is designed to train the students on Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and incorporated in the curriculum with the intent of giving the students hands-on experience of designing and testing PCB. Apart from this, students come to know about fabrication techniques. PCB Software combines Schematic Capture and PCB Layout modules to provide an affordable, powerful and easy to use suite of tools for professional PCB design.

NI LabVIEW

LabVIEW is an integrated development environment designed specifically for engineers and scientists building measurement and control systems. With a native graphical programming language, built-in IP for data analysis and signal processing, and an open architecture that enables integration of any hardware device and any software approach, LabVIEW is the software you need to build the optimal solution that can meet your custom requirements and solve the challenges at hand.

my DAQ and my RIO

NI myDAQ is a low-cost portable data acquisition (DAQ) device that uses NI LabVIEW-based software instruments, allowing students to measure and analyze real-world signals.

NI myDAQ is ideal for exploring electronics and taking sensor measurements, Combined with NI LabVIEW on the PC, students can analyze and process acquired signals and control.

myRIO provides educators with an embedded, WiFi-enabled solution to deliver an engaging approach to learning controls, investigating mechatronics, and designing imaginative creative projects.

The myRIO student embedded device features I/O on both sides of the device in the form of MXP and MSP connectors. It includes analog inputs, analog outputs, digital I/O lines, LEDs, a push button, an onboard accelerometer, a Xilinx FPGA, and a dual‐core ARM Cortex‐A9 processor. Some models also include Wi-Fi support. We can program the myRIO student embedded device with LabVIEW or C. With its onboard devices, seamless software experience, and library of courseware and tutorials, the myRIO student embedded device provides an affordable tool for students and educators.

INTERNET of THINGS (IOT)

Internet of Things (IoT) is simply the network of interconnected things/devices which are embedded with sensors, software, network connectivity and necessary electronics that enables them to collect and exchange data making them responsive. Knowledge on internet of things and how important it is in present scenario. IoT is a connecting bridge between physical world and cyber world and Machine to Machine communication i.e. with automation as one subset. IoT refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet like structure. Measurement of various electrical quantities and functioning of induction motor in the case of over voltage, current is using arduino. Design a relay to protect the home appliances from over currents, under voltages and over voltages.

Machine Characterization of Telugu Phonemes

Machine analysis of speech finds applications in speech compression, speech recognition, speaker identification, text-to-speech synthesis, speech therapy, speech enhancement and human-computer interface. This analysis is done by automatic cha characterization of phonetic-acoustic events of the speech waveform. The phonetic-acoustic characteristics of phonemes of a stress-timed language like English and those of syllable-timed Indian languages, are significantly different. Hence the characteristics of a syllable in English or any other Indian language cannot be directly transferred or extrapolated to characterize the similar syllables in Telugu language. This research work aims at the acoustic characterization of Telugu phones, the building blocks of spoken Telugu. The duration and time-frequency analysis of Telugu stops, affricates, fricatives, the semivowels, nasals, trills and laterals are carried out.

Speech Recording Equipment

• Low Noise Speech Amplifier
• EGG Amplifier
• Two pairs of EGG electrodes
• Dynamic microphone
• Speech Analysis Software (2 CDs)
• A Course in Phonetics (1 CD)
• Two Hardware keys to activate the software

ARM Processor

An ARM processor is one of a family of CPUs based on the RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture developed by Advanced RISC Machines (ARM).

ARM makes 32-bit and 64-bit RISC multi-core processors. RISC processors are designed to perform a smaller number of types of computer instructions so that they can operate at a higher speed, performing more millions of instructions per second (MIPS). By stripping out unneeded instructions and optimizing pathways, RISC processors provide outstanding performance at a fraction of the power demand of CISC (complex instruction set computing) devices.

ARM processors are extensively used in consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, multimedia players and other mobile devices, such as wearables. Because of their reduced instruction set, they require fewer transistors, which enables a smaller die size for the integrated circuitry (IC). The ARM processor’s smaller size, reduced complexity and lower power consumption makes them suitable for increasingly miniaturized devices.

ARM processor features include:

• Load/store architecture.
• An orthogonal instruction set.
• Mostly single-cycle execution.
• Enhanced power-saving design.
• 64 and 32-bit execution states for scalable high performance.
• Hardware virtualization support.

Major Software List

NI LabVIEW

This software is widely used in industry and academia for automation, data acquisition, instrument control and Industrial automation. These contemporary real-world working skills are important for Electronics and Communication Engineering students and are also among the top priorities of student outcomes in our engineering programs.

Vivado

Vivado Design Suite is used for synthesis and analysis of HDL designs, superseding Xilinx ISE with additional features for system on a chip development and high-level synthesis. Vivado represents a ground-up rewrite and re-thinking of the entire design flow (compared to ISE). It includes the in-built logic simulator ISIM, also introduces high-level synthesis, with a toolchain that converts C code into programmable logic. Vivado IP Integrator provides a graphical and Tcl-based, correct-by-construction design development flow.

Cadence PG Bundle

To create high-quality, differentiated electronic products, Cadence offers a broad portfolio of tools to address an array of challenges related to custom IC, digital, IC package, and PCB design and system-level verification. Using the Cadence tools and methodologies, the required power, performance, and area targets; overcome mixed-signal design constraints; achieve faster design closure; and much more is possible

MATLAB

A high-performance language for technical computing. It integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an easy-to-use environment where problems and solutions are expressed in familiar mathematical notation.

Utilization

The center is mainly utilized for research purposes which are highly beneficial to faculty members, Research Scholars, UG and PG students. Many training programs and workshops using the center hardware equipment and software are conducted which produce high impact publications from members and students. The center is also technically supported by industries. In addition to this, the facilities available in the centers can be used by the students and research scholars of other institutions with prior permission and approval from the head of the institution.

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